Plan and prepare in advance

Get the recent information about all the upcoming placement

processes from officials, seniors, and department committees
to set your timelines in advance.

Prepare a list of immediate tasks for participation to address

priorities

Choose a place of your comfort and away from all distractions

for study and preparation
Connect with people & Socialize
Sometimes during the selection process, you may feel
overwhelmed, but talking to people you trust about your
concerns and how you feel may result in a coping
mechanism against stress

Check on your loved ones too; it would

be nice to know that you’re not going
through a stressful time alone
The D-day preparation

 Try to stay calm and composed

 Follow all the instructions to be on top of all the
tasks and activities
 Be on time for all placement related rounds
 Try to be natural. This will not bring stress during the
interviews and interactions
 Be dressed as per the code of conduct
 Stay focused and positive
Understand your Stress
 Difficulty sleeping
 Weight gain or weight loss
 Stomach pain
 Irritability
 Teeth grinding
 Panic attacks
 Headaches The Stress Continuum
 Difficulty concentrating
 Sweaty hands or feet Sign of Depression
 Heartburn
 Excessive sleeping
 Social isolation
 Fatigue
 Nausea
 Feeling overwhelmed
 Obsessive or compulsive behaviour
Stress Control Avoid sleep deprivation

See the bigger picture

Avoid Alter Adapt Accept

Make room for

Learn how to say Make your Don’t try to Avoid impulsive
yourself –
no-take control feeling known- control the
of situation don’t bottle up
Delegate/postpo
uncontrollable decision
ne

Be Assertive and Focus on

Give some time
Cut down your improve your positive and Adjust your standard:
and sit back to
TO-DO list time change your
analyse Reframe your problems
management attitude

Use self-control Apps

 Make time
to unwind
 Sometimes Overdo of anything
can create imbalance, so
involve yourself in day to day
hobbies that you enjoy like
gardening and exercising etc.

 Meditate, eat well-balanced

meals, take deep breaths to
keep your mind and body
healthy

 Take the required break to rest

your eyes and mind
Relaxation techniques
Our brain fires electrical waves at 14 or more cycles a second. These are beta waves and are great for getting tasks done,
but not for learning new things. Taking a few minutes to relax deeply slows your brain waves down. These slower waves
are alpha waves. They occur at between 7 and 14 cycles a second, studies show alpha waves improve learning.

Complete relaxation -
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/complete-relaxation-lit

Resources to deal with stress

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The Mindfulness -
https://themindfulnessapp.com/
https://www.7cups.com/exercises/mindfulness1/

Calm: Meditate, sleep & relax -

https://www.calm.com/
 ABC Techniqu
Stay persistent till end
 Take help and guidance when needed A-
 If plan A is not working, try to have a Adversity, or
the stressful
backup plan B in action event.
 Break jobs/tasks into manageable parts
 Set reasonable/realistic goals
 Avoid procrastination
 Set boundaries B- Beliefs, or
the way that you
 Know your strengths and weaknesses in respond to the
advance to present yourself as per your event.
capabilities and keep working on
weaknesses for betterment
 Don’t compromise your values/beliefs C- Consequences,
the result of your
 Never lose hope and believe in yourself beliefs lead to the
actions and outcome
of that event.