“Off Campus Drive” – is kind of another chance to apply for Internships or placements for students of Engineering and others.
Did you sit for the ‘Campus Placements’, but couldn’t get the dream offer or the desired role you wanted ? Not to worry, look out for opportunities outside as the companies initiate the “Off Campus Drive”.
What exactly is an Off-Campus Placement drive? And how to apply for them?
- In simple words, Off-campus Placement is when a company hires you as Freshers without the involvement of your college placement department.
The Hirings Outside Campus usually happens through following ways:
- Applying Manually: Through Recruitment portal or Organisation Career Portal
- Hiring/ Walk In Drive: Organisations directly or with the help of Recruitment partners organise Walk-In
- Referrals: Employees of the organisation, referring buddies for the open positions.
How Does Off-Campus Placement Differ from On-Campus Placement?
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OFF – CAMPUS |
ON – CAMPUS |
| Candidate approaches several organisation, without involvement of college | College requests several companies to their respective Campuses to recruit students studying in their college |
| The students or the individuals applying must have the needed skills as advertised , additional work experience counts a lot . | Organisations set some criteria and skills for students to qualify for the various rounds of interviews and on clearance of all rounds successfully the student is being issued offer letter. |
| High Competition | Comparatively Less competition and more options |
How to Prepare for Off Campus Placement?
- Focus on Skills: Candidate should focus on both Soft Skills (Personality Traits, Behaviour – Attitude , Comm Skills & Time Management) & Hard Skills (Programming & Technical Skills) which varies from role to role.
- Build a strong Resume
Organisations conducting “Off -Campus” Placement Drives: 2023
