Grabbing one placement, for most students, is an uphill task but then, there are others like Aarushi Agarwal, who work day and night and end up with as many as three in their kitty. An alumnus of Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, with a B.Tech in engineering, this bright one certainly knows how to make the best of placement time!
Well, there’s nothing ordinary about Aarushi’s placement story, that she narrates with much excitement, “I grabbed three placements! And these happened to be the first three oganisations that came to our college to hire students! I have been really lucky.” In case you’re wondering, and of course you will, she made the cut thrice in renowned organisations with important profiles and at an enviable package, “The first one that I got placed in was Vinayak Solutions (VINSOL). My profile was to work on the Ruby and Rails platform. The organisation came to our college at the end of the third year and I was offered an industrial internship for six weeks along with an offer as a software engineer at a package Rs.5 LPA. I did my internship here. The second one was ZS Associates that offered me the post of an associate data analyst at a package of Rs.6.34 LPA and finally, I had an option to join Mu Sigma as data scientist at a great package too with a joining bonus.” After much contemplation, Aarushi finally zeroed in on ZS Associated in Gurgaon, that seemed to be the most lucrative job opportunity among the three, “ZS Associates has been enlisted on list of dream companies to work for. What else could I have asked for!”
Placement time is sure to send a shudder down the spine of students. But Aarushi was more confident during the crucial period than one can imagine, “My placement experience was very awesome! I was very confident as I cracked the very first company at campus. This only added to my confidence level, which skyrocketed following the second placement.”
Here is a little secret. She wasn’t all that confident too. She reveals, “I was nervous, but I trusted my three years of investment on my studies and my skills as well. Thankfully, fate was in my favour too.” She continues, “Once you keep clearing various rounds, it boosts your confidence, but on the other hand, the pressure level rises with it. Thankfully, I managed to cope with that pressure too.”
“My placement experience was very awesome! I was very confident as I cracked the very first company at campus. This only added to my confidence level, which skyrocketed following the second placement”
Though Aarushi make it sounds like child’s play, bagging three placements has more to do with her dedication and hard work than luck, “I thoroughly practised aptitude, quant and English for around a month. Other than that, I had my technical knowledge tips and gained an understanding of concepts instead of just cramming them. Lastly, I practised tricky codes and made sure that my knowledge of coding was up to date. I never crammed any code but understood the logic, the demand of question and then create my own logic.”
Aarushi emphasises the importance of apti and quanti, as students popularly call it, “The first key to any placement drive is apti and quant. Apti is one’s own knowledge and skills. No one can teach them to you, but you can perfect them with practice, just like I did.”
“Placement procedure varies from company to company. But more commonly, around 1,000 student first appear for a written test that usually includes apti, quant, English and a few technical questions. The filtration is done on the basis the written test. Following this, companies have rounds such as GD, coding, interviews including technical and HR.”
Aarushi gushes, “I am placed with an organisation that has been listed 13th in the list of dream companies to work for! I remember being extremely excited and happy about my first day at work.” She continues to tell us about the orientation day at workplace, “I had an amazing time at the orientation too, which effectively dealt with common concerns about the company, working environment, etc.”
An alumnus of the 2016 batch, Aarushi showers praise upon her college, which is famous for its quality of education, “All colleges play a major role during the placement time. As for mine, it witnessed good companies coming in for recruitments. Secondly, faculty members helped us with the right subjects that we needed to study, make important notes and understand topics. They went all out to encourage us and did everything possible to simulate a stress-free environment.”
By Namrata Gulati Sapra
