Placement Coordinator (IT)

Role overview

Industry engagement and candidate alignment

• Build relationships with IT companies, engineering firms, R&D organizations, and startups; identify hiring needs and coordinate recruitment drives and industry interactions.
• Assess student skills, projects, and certifications; match candidates to suitable roles and work with trainers or faculty to address skill gaps.

Training and placement coordination

• Organize technical training, mock interviews, and aptitude tests; prepare students for assessments such as HackerRank and LeetCode.
• Plan placement drives, hackathons, and recruitment events; coordinate interview schedules, technical tests, and hiring processes.
• Facilitate internships, live projects, fellowships, innovation programs, and technical competitions.

Reporting and academic collaboration

• Maintain student profiles, skills, and placement records; track placement rate, average salary, and domain-wise hiring and report insights.
• Monitor post-placement performance and retention, gather employer feedback, and support upskilling and certifications.
• Work with faculty to align curricula with industry standards and support emerging-technology topics, projects, and capstone work.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or a related STEM field.
• At least 2 years of placement experience and at least 1 year of NGO/CSR experience.
• One year of IT placement experience is preferred.
• Basic understanding of STEM domains and technical roles; knowledge of technical hiring processes and assessments.
• Strong communication, employer engagement, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and coordination skills.
• Campus placements or EdTech/STEM program experience and familiarity with coding platforms or technical interviews are preferred.

Pay

• ₹30,000–₹35,000 per month.

Work location

• Work is in person.