5 Ways To Catapult Placement Of Tech Students In 2022

Karun Tadepalli Dec 17, 2021

In the past few years, most students have been fed with the insecurity of whether they will land a job once they complete college. The reality is that most students are not qualified as per the industry standards. By the time students earn their degrees, their skills would have become obsolete to meet the industry requirement. Career readiness is the only way to address the issue. There are very few reliable knowledge and skill providers that strengthen the students beyond graduation. But what are the ways that will help increase the number of placement in tech students in 2022? Here are a few ways that can be adopted to help students, universities and corporates to beat the competition when it comes to guaranteed recruitment:

Applying the right algorithm

Transitioning to a SaaS model wherein the progress of the students will be determined by a set algorithm is essential. It is a great way to identify the level of mastery of each student in the existing module and take them to the next level only after the required satisfactory levels are met. Incorporating other modules in its curricula that include the likes of IOT and Blockchain should be the order of the day. Universities must partner with auxiliary course providers that always focus on imparting the right learning and the right training which will reduce the costs of corporate training. Employers are certainly more interested in candidates who have earned better hands-on experience and are better equipped at problem-solving.

Rethinking the curricula will increase student placement numbers

Career accelerator platforms that have a hybrid approach as in self-taught and instructor-led modules must be accompanied by AI and AV modes deployed through AI-based delivery engines. Very few EdTech companies have proprietary and copyrighted content of their own. Such platforms must also have their curriculum vetted by industry leaders to offer the latest state-of-the-art modules and methodologies; with the possibility of expert supervision to analyse the learning of those students from institutions and build the expert product. Besides the curriculum, soft skills and interview practice modules make the students career-ready before they can complete their college studies. In a way, they are ready to hit the ground right after college. Most training could entail a 2-3 year engagement as students are exposed to various coding challenges and groom them for bigger industrial applications.

Identifying the multi-tier colleges

EdTech platforms should be able to identify the segment they need to cater to. Depending on the section of the students, they can design the course modules a little differently owing to the abilities of those absorbed at the premium institutions and those enrolled at the rest. For example, the cream of the students enrolled at IITs and IIMs might not require soft skills or the fundamentals of programming training, nor will they require too much interview preparation or placement assistance. However, they will still need to maintain their edge over others in the competition which is where the EdTech platforms will play a role by offering expert modules. The Tier-2 and 3 colleges will invariably include advanced programming, and competitive coding besides soft skill training, interview preparations, and placement assistance.

Assessments and Certifications

The best part about Certifications is that they work as labels for the students and trained personnel at corporates as they serve as a testimony to their levels of mastery on the subject. It’s not only the credibility, but also the morale boosters that certifications work as. EdTech companies must have a robust report generation and UI for online assessments across expert modules in Emerging Technologies is Global Industry Certification and Real-Time projects in areas of Full-Stack, Cyber-Security, DevOps & Cloud, AI/ML. The certifications boost the student confidence and success rates as well.

Unburdening the corporates

The current education system in India does not suffice to produce employment-ready talents. Therefore, most organizational budgets including the leading IT companies and MNCs are driven towards training the entry-level candidates. Companies are said to invest at least 15-20 per cent in employee training which leads to perceived investment loss incurred by the employer. The EdTech platforms will significantly reduce these training costs.

EdTech industries must be aware of their student and their needs. The forte of any company lies in the fact that they know their market and have rightly envisaged how and when to cater to the needs of both students and corporates at the same time create a win-win situation for both leading to more placements and saving training costs. The EdTech platforms that are meticulous enough in this regard are surely going to catapult the student placement numbers and are here to stay.