Mr. Vajid Ahmed is MBA (Marketing) and MSW (Labor Welfare & Personnel Management) from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India. He is working as Head in Placement & Career Development Cell in one of top engineering colleges in Indore. He is a professional individual with over 18+ years of experience in Corporate Relations, placements, organization of events, training, and welfare activities for students. Providing tailored career counseling, coaching. Passionate Social worker and volunteer with various NGOs. He is an Ex- Placement Officer at Medi-Caps University, Indore, and Visiting Faculty member of ISSW, Indore.

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What keeps you connected with the Education Sector and how has your experience been so far with the institute?

“My Interest in the educational sector kept me connected to it”

From my college days I use to work for a placement cell as a volunteer and got my training from Tata International Ltd during my training my supervisor to whom I report gives me a task to read files and the orders related to labor laws some time I got the opportunity to deal with Govt bureaucrat and during my academics, I use to meet good educationist people and that makes me lead to connect with the institute and built my career as placement officer.

What are your roles and responsibilities towards the students?

“Providing students with the best possible opportunities in the Placement”

My roles and responsibilities towards the students are as follows:

  • To build a relationship with the corporate and organizing placement drives.
  • On-the-job training, seminars, events, and sponsorships programs for BE/Management Students.
  • Communicating with clients in Private, Public, and Government undertakings.
  • I am also responsible for conducting an orientation program for recruits, BE Students. 
  • Admission counseling at the time of new admission.
  • I also organized and conducted Industrial training sessions for BE Final year students.
  • Coordinated the Industrial training & Placement at various Industries at Pitampura/Dewas. 
  • Also responsible for training-related activities.
  • I am also responsible to ensure a high percentage of activation among new recruitment.
  • My role in the above position involved training students for CAT & other competitive exams.
  • Educational Verification of Ex-students pass out (for their Corporate joining

Do you have any programs to enhance the skills of the students?

“The Placement Department exposes students to real-world challenges”

Yes, we at the institute placement department arrange training for the new students who come for placement in the final year to develop them in terms of personality and to make them prepare for the competitive test and learn to face career challenges. 

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What was your vision while joining the Institute and how are you trying to achieve the same?

“To develop institute placement corporate relations”

When I joined the institute my vision was to develop the institute placement corporate relations to make it strong and to develop the students to face campuses to get selected in MNC and to make institute name in pioneer as one of the best institutes in the region especially in terms of placement activities as my job is to get place students in different domains where they suit and make students capable to face the challenges in their career.

What are the approaches you bring in apart from curriculum to teaching the students?

“Providing Students with interactive sessions for clearing their doubts”

The approach to bring in apart from curriculum to train/teach students is to be friendly amongst students and make an easy approach to the Placement officer to listen to their problems and to guide them accordingly some time students are in emotional mental stress problem if you make them comfortable they will tell you everything then you can solve their problem and that makes them guidance to be on the right track.

What would you like people to know about your institute they may not know?

“People should know all about the services and facilities provided by the institute”

Everything which comes in the services and facilities provided by the institute when people approach we interact and come to know what exactly they are looking for because every parent wants their child to be a learner in good academics and with a good career so we must make them pleased with their career and to satisfy them at the top priority.

What do you see as the greatest strengths of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology, Indore?

“Medical and Engineering Wings are the greatest strengths of the institute”

As the institute group is known as the best pioneer in the field of medicine for the last few decades and the engineering wing is established in 10 years and with the good academic faculty, the institute can give a better platform in academics as well as placing the students in different reputed corporations. The Institute is holding good Human resources and that is a big strength.

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

“Students should focus on strengthening their personality as well as the academic part”

The youth should be aware of their career goals and have to know what is good and bad for themselves and they should develop themselves to groom their personality and to make their academic strengths and that leads to their success in the life of every individual.