Campus placements season started last week in many engineering colleges but it was not like previous years. This year many companies insisted students to write a letter to showcase their writing skills, as part of the eligibility test.
Reportedly TCS asked students to write an e – mail congratulating a colleague on her promotion or an apology note to a client over the delay of a project. In many cases, students were asked to use specific phrases and words appropriately. “Companies find their new recruits struggling over a mail in English. And, mails are an important medium of communication in IT offices,” said M. Kailasam, a consultant with IT companies.
The effect of economic shutdown is clearly visible on campus placements. Many companies have increased the eligibility cut off to at least 65 per cent in class X, class XII and in all eight semesters of college. “Companies that allowed up to 2 arrears until last year have not given that concession,” said S. Aramugham, principal of an engineering college. Similarly, companies used to exempt students with over 75 per cent from written tests. But this year, most companies have allowed only those with over 85 per cent to do so. Many companies have applied negative marking scheme also on their written test to avoid guess work by job applicants.
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