Placement Coordinator

NIIT Foundation; India; On-site; INR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

NIIT Foundation is seeking aPlacement Coordinator to manage industry partnerships and campus placement activities. The role covers recruiter coordination, student profiling, and drive logistics, ensuring smooth communication throughout the recruitment journey.

You will organize aptitude tests, interviews, and pre-placement talks while tracking placement data and providing career guidance to students. The position focuses on IT/STEM opportunities and related skill development.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of IT/STEM industry trends.
• Networking and relationship-management abilities.
• Experience with event and recruitment-drive management.
• Basic understanding of technical recruitment and coding assessments.
• Data management and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with IT, technology, engineering, and STEM companies.
• Communicate with recruiters regarding job openings, eligibility criteria, and recruitment schedules.
• Invite suitable companies to participate in campus placement and internship drives.
• Collect and maintain updated student profiles, resumes, academic records, and placement preferences.
• Identify eligible students according to company criteria.
• Share job and internship opportunities with relevant students.
• Organize aptitude tests, coding assessments, technical interviews, HR interviews, group discussions, and pre-placement talks.
• Coordinate interview schedules, venues, and online meeting links.
• Ensure smooth communication between recruiters and students throughout the recruitment process.
• Track opportunities in software development, data science, AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud computing, networking, electronics, engineering, research, and emerging technologies.
• Coordinate technical assessments and coding-based recruitment processes.
• Help students understand current industry requirements and in-demand technical skills.
• Organize training programs on aptitude, coding, technical skills, communication, interview preparation, and resume writing.
• Arrange workshops, seminars, hackathons, industry talks, and career guidance sessions.
• Encourage students to pursue relevant certifications, projects, internships, and industry exposure.
• Maintain accurate records of placement and internship activities.
• Track student applications, selection status, offers, joining status, and placement statistics.
• Prepare periodic placement reports for management and institutional records.
• Maintain communication with selected students and recruiters until joining is completed.
• Collect feedback from students and companies to improve future placement activities.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

IT/STEM trends

Networking

Event management

Recruitment assessments

Data management

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Industry & Recruiter Coordination

  • Establish and maintain relationships with IT, technology, engineering, and STEM companies.
  • Communicate with recruiters regarding job openings, internships, eligibility criteria, and recruitment schedules.
  • Invite suitable companies to participate in campus placement and internship drives.

• Student Placement Management

  • Collect and maintain updated student profiles, resumes, academic records, and placement preferences.
  • Identify eligible students according to company-specific criteria.
  • Share job and internship opportunities with relevant students.

• Placement Drive Coordination

  • Organize and coordinate aptitude tests, coding assessments, technical interviews, HR interviews, group discussions, and pre-placement talks.
  • Coordinate interview schedules, venues, online meeting links, and other logistical requirements.
  • Ensure smooth communication between recruiters and students throughout the recruitment process.

• IT/STEM-Specific Support

  • Track opportunities in areas such as software development, data science, AI/ML, cybersecurity, cloud computing, networking, electronics, engineering, research, and emerging technologies.
  • Coordinate technical assessments and coding-based recruitment processes.
  • Help students understand current industry requirements and in-demand technical skills.

• Student Preparation & Career Development

  • Organize training programs on aptitude, coding, technical skills, communication, interview preparation, and resume writing.
  • Arrange workshops, seminars, hackathons, industry talks, and career guidance sessions.
  • Encourage students to pursue relevant certifications, projects, internships, and industry exposure.

• Placement Data & Documentation

  • Maintain accurate records of placement and internship activities.
  • Track student applications, selection status, offers, joining status, and placement statistics.
  • Prepare periodic placement reports for management and institutional records.

• Post-Placement Follow-up

  • Maintain communication with selected students and recruiters until the joining process is completed.
  • Collect feedback from students and companies to improve future placement activities.

Key Skills Required

• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Knowledge of IT/STEM industry trends
• Networking and relationship-management skills
• Event and recruitment-drive management
• Basic understanding of technical recruitment and coding assessments
• Data management and reporting
• Problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with students, faculty, and corporate recruiters