CAMPUS PLACEMENT POLICY

For the students of full–time course of WE School

Version 1.1

Date: 12th October,2009

1. Pre-Placement Process
2. Selection Process
3. Post-Placement Process
4. Other Guidelines
5. Best practices for students

Pre-Placement Process

• Timeliness
The CMC fixes the time for the pre-placement talks and other interactive events relating to
placements, keeping in mind the Institute’s academic calendar and convenience of the
participating companies. Timings are communicated to all concerned, well in advance.
- Students failing to be on time for any such interactions shall be disallowed from further process
with that company.
- Students who are repeatedly not adhering to timelines and are cause of embarrassment for the
Institute shall be further barred from the placement process.

• Attendance at company Pre-Placement Talk (PPT)

Pre-Placement Talks are meant to be an interactive session between the company and the
students. Hence, all students interested in a company and future employment opportunities
therein, should be present for the company’s PPT.
- Information about a company’s PPT shall be advertised on the CMC notice board, well in
advance. An email shall also be sent to the respective class e-groups.
- Interested students MUST register for the PPT themselves, in person. No proxy registration
shall be allowed.
- Thereafter, applications shall be considered only from amongst those students who have
attended the company PPT. Students who have not attended the company PPT shall not qualify to
apply to the company.
- All students who have registered for the PPT, MUST attend the PPT. Failure to do so shall result
in the student being barred from the placement process.

• Application to company
Having attended the company PPT, students interested in applying to the company must apply
within the stipulated application period. Late applications shall not be accepted by the CMC. Only
those students who have applied to the company through the CMC would be eligible for the
company’s selection process.

• Application to multiple companies

A student can apply to any number of companies through campus. Even after having applied to
one company and during the company’s ongoing selection process, the student can continue to
apply to multiple companies.
- However, once the student has received a job offer from any of the companies he/she has
applied to, the student cannot apply to any company thereafter or continue to participate in the
selection process of the impending companies.
- The CMC shall then inform the other companies where the student’s application or the selection
results are impending, that the student has already been placed and is no longer available for
selection.

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 Selection Process

• Responding to a Job Offer

The first offer made by a company to the student for executive placements shall be accepted by
the student immediately. The response shall not be altered at a future date.
- A student who does not accept the employment offer made by a company or who had initially
accepted a job offer, later refuses the same, stands to be blacklisted for further campus
placement processes.
- The student’s passing certificates and marksheets shall also be withheld by the Institute, in
extreme cases.

• Salary negotiation
Students are given a free hand to negotiate salary with the company, only where the company
has indicated that the pay package is negotiable and will be dependant on the merit of the
student interviewed.
- In other cases, no negotiation with the company shall be permitted, if the company has
announced the pay package to be offered to students, prior to the selection process.

• Missed Interviews
A student missing interviews and/or group discussions or any part of a company’s selection
process, stands to miss out on the further process with that company.
- The student shall be asked to write a letter of apology to the company and could stand a
chance to be barred from the campus placement process.

Post- Placement Process

• Employment Formalities
Selected students shall go through all employment formalities, as outlined by the company. This
could include medical tests, visits to the company and other prescribed formalities.

• Offer Letters
Students shall coordinate with the CMC for their offer letters sent by the companies.
It is common for companies to send the offer letters to the Institute, several months after
placements. Students must be patient and be in touch with the CMC for the same.
- Any discrepancy in the offer letter needs to be resolved directly between the student and the
company, since several matters are discussed directly between the student and the company,
during the interview process, which the CMC could be unaware of.
- Only in severe cases of discrepancy, should the CMC be requested to intervene.

Other Guidelines

• Code of conduct
Students are expected to behave in a dignified and professional manner, in all their interaction
with the company. This refers to the overall conduct of students and spans across areas like
attendance, dress code, body language and verbal as well as non-verbal communication.
- Students shall not coordinate directly with the company, unless specifically asked to do so. All
queries shall be routed through the CMC.
- Students shall be barred from the campus placement process if found using unsolicited
language during the Campus Placement process.

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• Dress code
Students need to be dressed in business formals at all times, for any interaction with the
company during the placement process. This includes: business suits for either gender or sarees
for ladies.

• Timelines for Joining

Students selected by companies shall join the company only on the completion of their course at
WE School – i.e. in the month of June, in the subsequent year. Students shall therefore not be
permitted to miss lectures in order to begin their employment with the company – full time or
part time.

• Withdrawal Notice from Campus Placement Process

Students, who do not wish to be part of the campus placement process, shall inform the CMC, at
the beginning of the academic year. This enables the CMC and the student council to work in a
more focused manner, towards placements only for the interested students.
- The student shall submit a computer typed letter; personally signed, mentioning the same in
the prescribed format available with the CMC.

Best Practices for Students

• Strategy
Develop a plan early on during your academic year and select a team of students in the form of a
Placement Council and Secretary to carry the plan forward. Communicate a single point contact
to the CMC. An organized team approach results in a more successful recruiting effort.

• Communication with the Placement Council

By and large, the students’ placement council serves as a representative of the students and a
link between the students and CMC. General queries, applications to companies and other follow
up should be routed through the class placement council.

• Communication with CMC

It is advisable to go through the CMC notice board everyday, especially during placement season,
in order to avoid missing any important notices and updates.
- All important announcements shall be made on the CMC Notice board and also via email.
- It is also important for students to be in touch with the CMC members, for consultation and any
specific individual issues.

• Prompt follow-up
Based on company feedback, students who fail to follow up quickly with the CMC, may lose their
candidature to other students who keep in touch with CMC.

• Leveraging on Alumni presence

Students are advised to be in touch with the WE School alumni who are working with companies,
where students seek employment opportunities. It is advisable to meet and interact with such
alumni right from the beginning of the year, rather than towards the placement period only.
- The Institute provides several occasions and opportunities for students to interact with alumni.
Many a time, WE School alumni are part of the company’s selection panel during placements.

• Making the most of Summer and other Internships

A summer internship or a short-term project with a company is in most cases your best bet to
create an impact and win yourself a Pre Placement Offer. The 2 month internship if well done, has
the potential to enhance your career.
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• Interaction at Multiple Events
Make the most of the opportunity to interact with the companies and their personnel at various
events, including case competitions, guest lectures, class discussions, ongoing projects, industry
visits and club activities.

Wish you all the best!

Sd/-

Prof Ramesh Kharwa

Head – Career Management Cell

Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai