Virtual Training During the Pandemic

 

VIRTUAL TRAINING DURING THE PANDEMIC

The Department of Professional Studies (DPS), CHRIST had organized a unique VIRTUAL soft skills training session for the final year students of BCom (Professional) and BBA (Finance & Accounting) in the month of October 2020 due to the sudden disruption in physical classes owing to the Covid pandemic which had created gaps in students learning of vital subjects. The objective of the session was to have a comprehensive approach wherein subject based knowledge needs to be fine-tuned in terms of application and analytical skills on a situational basis which provide further impetus to good campus placements

These sessions covered the entire gamut of campus recruitment process, right from resume building to mock interview sessions and helped the students get valuable insights into the thought process from an interviewer perspective, which will in turn help them to land excellent placement opportunities in the industry. This differential approach was taken to facilitate and incorporate all the prerequisites integral to the training in a physical setting.

The sessions were conducted by industry experts like Mr Narendranath Nair, former General Manager of Wipro Ltd, Mr Hitesh Sirohia, Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank and Mr Mohammed Zain, Manager, Process Transformation at Wipro Ltd and a total of 92 students participated in this over a period of 50 hours. It was a session where decision makers from the industry provided rare insights of the approach from a recruitment team’s perspective.

The session on Resume building covered the five basic rules of preparation i.e what it should have / should not have, format and layout of information, standing out in uniformity and readability.

The Interviewer Game plan session included lessons from Sun Tzu, a renowned Chinese philosopher to provide the students an insight into the interviewer’s psychology and the stages of decision making. This session also covered different companies and recruitment procedures followed with examples from a cross section of the industry. Based on the sessions, a discussion on what is a good game plan to adopt while cracking an interview; key areas to focus on while preparing; tools that can be used for the preparation and improvising before the BIG DAY were deliberated upon.

Mock interview sessions simulated a real-life interview experience. A panel of interviewers conducted the session, and an external panel evaluated and gave specific inputs to selected candidates on areas that need focus. The whole process was a live demonstration to the students on various facets like communication, body language, posture, eye contact etc.

The closing session concluded with a recording playback and feedback and also a recap. Feedback included learnings from the mock interviews and comparing notes from the various sessions. This was a completely interactive session, where students could ask questions and take notes.