It was that time of the year at the Praxis Business School — the placement season. However, 2020 placements were unlike anything the business school, or the world, had ever seen.
The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as one of the most challenging periods for the global economy and workforce — similar to The Great Depression of the 1930s. According to media reports, around 12.2 crore Indians lost their jobs due to the pandemic. Globally, the number stood at 114 million.
It was thus not a surprise when job listing portal LinkedIn and its likes were flooded with posts by graduates of top tier colleges seeking job opportunities, despite their merit. Additionally, campus placement offers were withdrawn or kept on hold by recruiters in many colleges and universities.
However, Praxis had a different story to share. What started as a bleak and subdued placement season soon took a dramatic turn and for good.
Praxis offers a nine-month full-time Postgraduate Programme in Data Science. Candidates applying for this course are usually people already in the workforce who quit their lucrative jobs to take the data science route. Needless to say, placements form an integral and significant part of the programme.
Highlights of the Postgraduate Data Science Programme at Praxis Business School
Surprisingly, none out of the 147 offers made to the Praxis Class of 2020 were retracted. Today, we go behind the scenes to understand what exactly worked out during the placement season for the Bengaluru and Kolkata-based business school.
Cheat Sheet
This year’s was the most successful campus placement campaign organised for the Praxis Data Science programme.
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According to the institution, the following worked out in its favour:
- More demand for data scientists: With almost all industries– traditional and otherwise, going digital, there was a huge spike in demand for data science skills. As of August 2020, India reported as many as 93,500 data science job vacancies. This led to many new companies participating in the placement season at Praxis.
- Relationship with recruiters: Praxis Business School was established in 2007. Ever since then, the institution has maintained a close-knit relationship with recruiters. This came to its advantage during the challenging times.
- Strategised approach: The placement team and student placement committee at Praxis analysed the onset of the hiring freeze period in the country early on and strategized to ensure maximum placements despite the odds. They created an aggressive plan for early corporate engagement and maximum reach.
- Alumni connect: Praxis Business School boasts of a successful and supportive network of alumni who rose to the occasion and worked with the placement team, enhancing the opportunity funnel. They further helped the fresh graduates with interview tips and career advice.
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- Finally, the institution owes the success of the placement season to the faculty and its students who were quick to adapt to the digital classes overnight and ensured to achieve the ultimate objective of the programme– to equip students with the right data science skills and help them build an exciting career in the field.
Source: Praxis Business School
Source: Praxis Business School
Source: Praxis Business School
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