Hiring from grad schools is a great experience. You come across students of a variety of hues.
There are students who are just concerned about ‘cracking’ that tough test that we administer to screen talent. There are others who read up every word of our website and all associated terms and are full of questions during our pre-placement talks and in interviews. Then there are the geeks who have their notions about how we should run our business. And there are also those mavericks who do not know care to know our name or business even when they fill the auditorium where we introduce ourselves.
We love all of them. A good number of us were like a good number of them. So, we tell ourselves that if could come this long a way and still see a great road ahead, we can be reasonably sure that all these undergrad and grad students have the spark in them that will help us and our clients grow.
Simple Process
We respect the process the institution lays out for us. It has been a grand company introduction in some renowned grad schools and talking to a large body of students. In some places it has also been setting up a stall and conversing one on one with students.
- Students who sign-up for our placement process have to take a test. This test is usually pretty tough. It rewards a sound knowledge of fundamentals and quick and accurate, multi-dimensional thinking
- The test is a screen. We then talk to a short-list of students. These talks can run into multiple rounds – three, five or in some cases seven.
- Each set of rounds creates a short-list till we get to the final list.
What do we look for?
- We look for what students have done in their academics and related activities
- We look for well-rounded personalities. So great extra-curricular activities and great academics is a great combination
- We also look for what the student can do – the potential, the drive, the energy, the team spirit, the creativity and more
We look for people who can live with our motto of growing with our clients. We look for people who can grow with us.