Placement Officer

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Job description:

Techno Dot Academy is looking for a Placement Officer / Coordinator to manage student placement activities, develop relationships with companies and recruiters, coordinate recruitment drives, and support students throughout the placement process.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication, interpersonal, networking, follow-up, and organizational skills, with a strong interest in student career development and industry engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate end-to-end student placement activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with companies, HR managers, recruiters, hiring managers, and industry partners.
• Identify and source relevant job vacancies and placement opportunities for students.
• Coordinate campus placement drives, recruitment drives, walk-in interviews, job fairs, and hiring events.
• Contact companies and recruiters to understand job requirements, eligibility criteria, skills required, salary packages, and recruitment processes.
• Source and recommend suitable students for available job opportunities based on their skills, qualifications, experience, and career interests.
• Screen and shortlist students according to company requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, aptitude tests, technical interviews, and HR interviews between students and recruiters.
• Communicate interview details, job descriptions, eligibility criteria, schedules, and other recruitment information to students.
• Maintain regular follow-ups with recruiters and students throughout the recruitment process.
• Track student applications, interview attendance, selection status, offer status, and joining status.
• Follow up with selected candidates and companies to ensure successful joining and placement closure.
• Provide career guidance and job search support to students.
• Assist students with resume preparation, interview preparation, communication skills, and job readiness.
• Conduct and coordinate mock interviews, placement preparation sessions, career guidance sessions, and employability programs.
• Maintain an updated database of students, recruiters, companies, job vacancies, interviews, selections, offers, and placements.
• Monitor current job market trends, industry requirements, in-demand skills, and recruitment trends.
• Prepare and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly placement reports.
• Monitor placement targets and work proactively to improve student placement and recruitment outcomes.
• Ensure timely communication and coordination between students, recruiters, trainers, and management.
• Perform other placement-related activities assigned by management.

Required Skills

• Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good Malayalam and English communication skills.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent follow-up and coordination skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally with corporate recruiters and hiring managers.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, email, WhatsApp, and digital communication tools.
• Passion for student career development and placement activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Management, English, Education, or a related field.
• Experience in Placement Coordination, Career Services, Campus Recruitment, Recruitment Coordination, Talent Acquisition, Corporate Relations, or Student Placement is preferred.
• Candidates with experience in educational institutions, training academies, colleges, universities, recruitment agencies, or placement departments will be preferred.
• Freshers with excellent communication, networking, coordination, and relationship-building skills may also be considered.

Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person