SUMMER PLACEMENTS ( II )

There are two values attached to the Summer Placements (SP) of MBA students.

One is the face value, where a student makes a genuine effort to impress the prospective employer to earn a Final Placement Offer (FPO). SP is a great opportunity for a student to display his talent and skills to the prospective employer and gain a FPO. So students undergoing SP should always keep in mind their goal of getting an FPO. For this, the student should work as an integral part of the organisation rather than as an outsider. He or she should try to fit themselves in the real job profile of an entry level employee in that particular organisation and also do the job precisely. Other things the organisations are looking for are leadership qualities, drive, attitude, understanding levels, punctuality, disclipine, committment, etc.

The second value attached to SP is intrinsic value. SP gives a great opportunity to increase these intrinsic values in a student which will be usefull to him throughout his career. What are these intrinsic values? Various Skills, Vision, Clarity of thinking, practical analysis, man management, negotiations, understanding of workplace environment, team work, contribution, importance of performance, etc. If a student doesnt learn these skills in SP, then he is loosing on a valuable opportunity. Students can very well try to improve their intrinsic values in SP because there is no responsibility. The focus should always be on learning these skills. Students going for SP should make a list of skills which they can learn from a particular organisation. And periodically they should analyse as to which skills they have learnt so far and upto which level. This will help them keep a track of changes that are happening in their personality. This will also ensure that students learn every possible skill they can learn during this period, from the organisation.

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