My Placement Journey

Hello, everyone! here is my placement journey. I first joined Builders Engineering College, Erode in 2016 on a 4-year Computer Science degree.
From my higher secondary, I was interested in coding. So, I chose computer science stream.
At the end of my third year of Computer Science, I was enrolled in the placement opting group.
Then, college organized trainings to improve ourselves in problem solving skills, technical stuffs and communication parts.

Glimpse of my placement journey

During my final year of computer science , I started to attend placements and It has been a very long journey. My life was like ,”New day, New interview”.
Overall, I have attended 36 interviews and it includes both IT & Non-IT sectors. Well, I like to share here a brief description about the companies and my progress in the interviews,

1. Kumaran Systems — Round 4 — Personal Interview(kept in hold)

2. TCS — Round 1 — Online test(eliminated)

3. Heptagon Technologies — Round 2 — Programming(eliminated)

4. First American — Round 1 — Written test(eliminated)

5. Maventic Solutions — Round 1 — Programming(eliminated)

6. Jaro Education — Round 2 — Personal HR Interview(eliminated)

7. NDOT Technologies — Round 1 — Online test(eliminated)

8. Tommy Hilfger — Round 1 — Group Discussion(eliminated)

9. Photon Interactive — Round 1 — Group Discussion(eliminated)

10. Soft Solutions4U — Round 2 — Programming(kept in hold)

11. Calibriant — Round 1 — Programming(eliminated)

12. CodingMart — Round 1 — Programming(eliminated)

13. Vembu Technologies — Round 1 — Programming Online test(No result)

14. Poornam InfoTech — Round 1 — Written test(eliminated)

15. Juspay — Round 1 — Online test(eliminated)

16. Justdial — Round 2 — Personal HR Interview(No Result)

17. Surya Informatics — Round 1 — Written test(eliminated)

18. Ridsys — Round 2 — Programming(eliminated)

19. DarwinBox — Round 2 — Online test(eliminated)

20. Kanini Software Solutions — Round 1 — Aptitude Test(eliminated because of unfair evaluation)

21. Cognizant — Round 2 — F2F Technical/Personal Interview(eliminated)

22. CSS Corp — Round 2 — F2F Technical Interview(eliminated)

23. HireMe — Round 1 — Online test(No result)

24. Wipro — Round 1 — Online test(eliminated)

25. American Megatrends — Round 1 — Online Test(No result)

26. Quess Corp — Round 2 — Group Discussion(eliminated)

27. Infosys — Round 2 — F2F Technical/Personal Interview(eliminated)

28. Atos Syntel — Round 1 — Online Test(eliminated)

29. DXC Technology — Round 3 — F2F Technical Interview(eliminated)

30. Codilar Technologies — Round 3 — F2F Technical Interview(eliminated)

31. Moblutions — Round 3 — F2F Technical/Personal Interview(kept in hold)

32. VinsInfo — Round 3 — F2F Technical Interview(eliminated)

33. Religare — Round 1 — Group Discussion(eliminated)

34. CSS Corp — Round 4 — Personal HR(eliminated) 2ND ATTEMPT

35. Object Frontier Software — Round 3 — Personal HR(eliminated)

36. IBM — Round 2 — F2F Technical/Personal Interview(SELECTED)

Interview

Yes, the other 35 companies rejected me and yet, I didn’t give up.

Infosys

was my dream company and I always wished to be a part of the organization. Before the results were declared, I had a great confidence that I will get through. But unluckily, I didn’t get through.
I felt very low, and the one thing that crossed my mind was, ”Thomas Alva Edison failed 1000 times and invented the electric bulb in the 1001th time”.
So, why can’t I try until I succeed and kept self motivating me. Later on,
I decided to get a job whether it is IT or Non-IT and no matter the salary package. I was continuously putting effort and never gave up and believed in spirituality too.

I never gave up.

Finally, I was selected in IBM and I’m grateful to IBM for providing me an opportunity.
IBM was my 36th and it’s a great privilege to be a part of IBM family.
I’m really thankful to the almighty lord, my parents, teachers and my dear friends who supported me through the journey.

A great opportunity to join the IBM Family.

Advice for students interested in the industry placement

Placement can be useful for the university undergraduates who are looking to gain professional development. Now-a-days placements are more competitive, so finding you placements can be a lengthy process.
To kick start your career, each one of you must know their personal goal and must be able to make decisions for your future career.
My advices here are purely based on my experiences that I gone through and which can secure you a placement.

• Keep your Resume/CV up to date, accurate, and easy to read.
• Research the company and make sure you fully understand the job description.
• Put your 100%, Hard Work & Effort.
• Always have the “Never Give Up” mind.
• Patience is key.
• Stay Positive.

I wish this blog post of my personal life journey motivates and boosts confidence to those who ever feel low for not getting placed. I wish you can send me your suggestions, feedbacks and queries.

Thanks.
Contact me:
Email: mdpraveen0807@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-kumar-b420b1877