Placement Officer

Hracers Associates; Kolkata District; Hybrid; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hracers Associates in Kolkata, India seeks a Placement Officer to build BFSI employer relationships, source local and national vacancies, and coordinate campus drives for final-year and alumni students.

You will counsel students on career opportunities, salary expectations, and interview prep, ensuring successful placements and joining conversions while maintaining accurate MIS and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in employer engagement and campus recruitment is beneficial.
• Strong counselling and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to manage end-to-end placement processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain BFSI employer relationships to source job opportunities.
• Coordinate campus recruitment drives, interviews, and onboarding processes.
• Counsel students on career opportunities, salary expectations, and interview preparation.
• Ensure timely joining conversions and manage employer feedback and MIS reporting.
• Monitor KPIs like vacancies, interviews, and offer-to-joining ratios.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The Placement Officer is responsible for generating employment opportunities for final-year and alumni students by developing strong employer relationships mainly with the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. The role involves sourcing local and national job vacancies, coordinating recruitment drives, counselling students for career opportunities, and ensuring successful placements and joining conversions.

Employer Engagement & Business Development

• Develop and maintain relationships with BFSI employers, staffing firms, NBFCs, FinTech companies, insurance organizations, and recruitment agencies.
• Generate local and national hiring opportunities aligned with student profiles.
• Meet the college SPOC and Students to align them for the job Opportunities
• Counsel the students to participate in job drives and Join the organization if selected
• Conduct regular employer meetings, presentations, and networking activities to expand the recruiter base.
• Identify emerging hiring trends and build strategic partnerships for recurring recruitment requirements.
• Ensure the student placement target is met on monthly basis

Placement Management

• Source and publish suitable job opportunities for eligible students.
• Coordinate campus recruitment drives, virtual hiring events, walk-in interviews, and assessment processes.
• Schedule interviews and ensure seamless coordination between employers and students.
• Track vacancy fulfillment and ensure timely closure of hiring requirements.

Student Counselling & Placement Support

• Counsel students on career opportunities, job roles, salary expectations, career progression, and employer requirements.
• Motivate students to participate in placement activities and apply for relevant opportunities.
• Guide students on interview preparation, resume building, communication skills, and professional etiquette.
• Address student concerns and ensure high participation and placement conversion rates.

Joining & Post-Placement Support

• Coordinate with selected students until they successfully join the organization.
• Minimize offer dropouts through continuous engagement and counselling.
• Maintain regular follow-up with employers and candidates during the onboarding process.
• Collect placement records, joining confirmations, and employer feedback.

Reporting & MIS

• Maintain accurate placement databases, employer contacts, vacancy trackers, interview records, and joining reports.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly placement performance reports.
• Monitor placement KPIs and recommend strategies to improve placement outcomes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Number of new employers onboarded.
• Number of job vacancies generated (Local & National).
• Student interview participation rate.
• Selection-to-joining conversion percentage.
• Monthly student Joining the organization
• Student engagement and counselling effectiveness.
• Offer acceptance and joining ratio.