ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PUNE

Journey From Codes to Corporate

A Legacy of 27 years…

Prof. Manoj Khaladkar / Mr Deven

TRAINING &Mali
PLACEMENT CELL
Email : tpo@aitpune.edu.in
Phone : +91 97649 21274
http://www.aitpune.com
 Sharing With You the Journey From
Codes to Corporate
Key To Getting the RIGHT & BRIGHT placement…

 It’s A Long Battle - Goal : Product based / Service Based / Core Elex/Mechanical ??
First & foremost preparing for placement requires continuous & consistent efforts
with a clear goal.

 Self Evaluation Before Placements – General Preparation for any company

Before starting your preparation , you should self evaluate your strengths with respect to
General Aptitude ,Competitive Coding , Algorithms , Data Structures , OOPs , DBMS,
Computer Networks , SDLC as well as your soft skills which include presentation of your
projects .
 Selecting the right Niche - This is where you will be DIFFERENT !!
Explore and exploit yourself in different technologies such as Full Stack Development, AI,
ML ,Android etc & then select the one you feel interested in and would want to build your
profile.
After selecting your niche , participate in Hackathon, Paper Publishing, Competitive
Programming Competitions (like Google CodeJam, Facebook Hackercup, Google Hashcode,
ICPC).
Not only will this help build your resume, but will also give you a lot of exposure.
Build your resume such that you are comfortable to discuss at-length on anything written
there.

 Preparation & Practice , Practice , Practice !!!!

Common Preparation – Competitive Programming,OOPs, DBMS, CNS , SDLC, DSA ,S/W
testing ,Aptitude (Quant +Logical +Verbal  Practice lot of mock tests)
Skill Based Preparation – Create POCs ,industry level end to end projects and mention them
in your resume very strategically .
Interview Preparation – (Technical + Managerial + HR ) including situational cum behavioral
based questions .
 Online platforms to be referred

1.Hacker Rank : For going through the basic coding. The Algorithm part here should be
followed by everyone.
2.Codeforces : Once you have learned the basics of coding, you can test your
implementation part here. Sort the question from easy to hard level and start solving it.
3.Geekforgeeks : One of the trusted platforms for complete preparation. There is a sudo
placement course which can be done. Also, they have company-wise sorted questions.
4.Hacker earth/Techgig/D2C : for hackathons and hirings.
5.Stack overflow : for almost every doubt related to coding.
6.medium.com / dev.to : For articles related to coding. Some of the good channels to
follow on medium are freecodecamp, hackernoon, faun etc.
7.Leetcode : This is really an awesome platform for working on your DS and Algo
section.
8.Interview bit : Mock interview section of interviewbit is also one of the section one
must explore.
 Online Presence : Portals , LinkedIn ,GitHub & much more…
1.Be active on LinkedIn , you get lot of good opportunities, specially for girls lot of
company have diversity hiring eg: Amazon, Adobe, Ms etc.
Keep your LinkedIn profile updated, add every achievement and skill that you have
acquired. Send connection request to recruiter of targeting company.

2.Make connections , be in touch with seniors of your college who are working for
some good company & seek guidance.

3. Focus on skills , learn as much as possible. Participate more on various competitions.

Have good coding profile.

4. Whenever you make some project, keep it on GitHub and do proper documentation
If you learn something new, write an article about it on medium or dev.to or you can
make a small YouTube video. It makes you confident as well as increases your online
presence. Make a portfolio website. It does not need to be very fancy. But it should be
the updated one which defines your skills clearly.
 Skill Enhancement through Online Courses –
Udemy, Edx , Coursera ,Coding Ninjas…

1. MOOC courses enhance knowledge. But getting a certificate doesn’t guarantee you
job. At the end of the interviews how much understanding you develop is what
matters. So, just completing a course for the sake of certification is not advisable.
However, in depth understanding of the topic would surely help you out.
If you are willing to do some MOOC courses but facing financial difficulty. Coursera
has a financial aid plan. The majority of courses are eligible for financial aid. You have
to write a small application and you are good to go.

2. Watch a course on any of the above websites , make notes & prepare end to end
projects by referring to similar skills oriented professionals on LinkedIn & portals .
 AIT – Best Environment , Best Culture !

1. One of the best things about AIT is the community it has.

Seniors help out their juniors in every possible way.
Various clubs like OSS Club and CP Club organize coding related
classes and activities that help out the student.

2. Cultural activity like GD , debate helps in improving confidence

and communication skills.

3. Participate , Volunteer & Network !!!! During workshops ,

internships , competitions , fests .
 Small Tips for Our Upcoming batches

1 .Take advantage of the free and widely available knowledge on the internet.
2 .Learn to ask the right questions and to find their answers online.
3 .The bridge between the students & the corporate is swiftly shrinking with
national/international virtual contests, knowledge available on YouTube and other
websites.
4 .For placements, you can apply to reputed companies through their national level
recruitment processes that reward your talent and hard work.
5. Make an informed and aware choice , hence EXPLORE , EXPLOIT & EXPERIENCE !
6. Be Consistent about your choices and PRACTICE rigorously .
7. COVID-19 has made us realize that you need to be flexible enough with your
preparation strategies be it offline or online , you have to give your best !
8 . Be patient enough to keep recovering from rejections & learning from your
mistakes so that you don’t repeat them in further recruitment processes .
 Change is all we fear ,
Be PATIENT when companies
don’t come…
Be READY when formats of tests
change…
Be CALM when you don’t know
the answer…
Be CONFIDENT when you are
rejected…
Be GROUNDED when you are
placed…