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Min Experience: 2+ years
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
JobType: full-time

The Student Placement Manager will be responsible for driving and managing the institution’s student placement ecosystem, with primary ownership of corporate outreach, employer engagement, placement opportunity generation, candidate screening, student–job matching, and placement execution.

The role requires a strong understanding of fresher hiring requirements and the ability to build relationships with companies, identify relevant employment opportunities, and ensure that suitable students are mapped, screened, and presented to the right employers.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Outreach & Employer Engagement

• Build and maintain a strong network of companies, recruiters, HR professionals, and hiring managers.
• Conduct regular corporate outreach through calls, emails, LinkedIn, and professional networking.
• Identify and onboard new employers across IT, Data Science, Analytics, Cybersecurity, Finance, Management, and other relevant domains.
• Develop long-term relationships with companies to establish recurring hiring partnerships.
• Maintain an updated database of recruiters, hiring requirements, vacancies, and engagement history.
• Represent the institution professionally during employer interactions.

2. Placement Opportunity Procurement

• Proactively identify and procure relevant and quality placement opportunities for students.
• Understand industry hiring trends and translate them into suitable placement requirements.
• Obtain detailed job descriptions, eligibility criteria, compensation details, locations, selection processes, and hiring timelines from employers.
• Ensure opportunities are aligned with students’ skills, academic backgrounds, and career interests.
• Build a continuous pipeline of placement opportunities beyond existing recruiter relationships.
• Track opportunities from initial employer engagement through candidate joining.

3. Student–Opportunity Mapping

• Analyse student profiles, academic backgrounds, skills, and placement readiness.
• Map eligible students to relevant job opportunities based on employer requirements.
• Ensure quality candidate-to-job matching rather than indiscriminate sharing of opportunities.
• Maintain student-wise placement records and opportunity participation history.
• Identify skill gaps impacting student eligibility and communicate them to the relevant training teams.

4. Student Screening & Selection

• Coordinate pre-placement screening based on specific employer requirements.
• Shortlist candidates based on academic qualifications, technical skills, communication, aptitude, and other job-specific parameters.
• Conduct or coordinate resume screening, aptitude assessments, mock interviews, and preliminary evaluations.
• Ensure only eligible and appropriately prepared students are presented to employers.
• Coordinate student participation throughout the recruitment process.
• Maintain accurate records of shortlisted, selected, rejected, and placed candidates.

5. Placement Drive Management

• Manage end-to-end campus recruitment and placement drives.
• Coordinate employer visits, virtual recruitment processes, assessments, interviews, and offer processes.
• Work closely with faculty, students, and internal teams for smooth execution of placement activities.
• Track candidate attendance, participation, and recruitment progress.
• Follow up with selected students and employers through the joining stage.

6. Employer Follow-up & Relationship Management

• Maintain consistent communication with recruiters following recruitment activities.
• Collect employer feedback regarding student performance and selection quality.
• Identify opportunities for repeat hiring and expanded employer engagement.
• Develop a reliable employer pipeline for future student batches.
• Ensure timely closure of employer requirements and hiring processes.

7. Placement Data & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of companies approached, companies onboarded, opportunities received, job roles, and vacancies.
• Track students nominated, shortlisted, selected, offered, and successfully placed.
• Prepare regular placement pipeline, outreach, and conversion reports for management.
• Monitor corporate outreach and placement opportunity-generation targets.
• Analyse placement data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• New corporate connections established
• Active recruiting companies
• Relevant placement opportunities procured
• Number of vacancies generated
• Quality and relevance of job opportunities
• Student-to-opportunity conversion
• Student shortlist rate
• Selection rate
• Offer-to-joining conversion
• Repeat recruiter partnerships
• Number of students successfully placed
• Employer satisfaction and feedback

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong corporate communication and networking skills
• Business development and corporate outreach
• Employer relationship management
• Recruitment and candidate screening
• Student–job matching
• Strong follow-up and coordination skills
• Negotiation and stakeholder management
• Understanding of fresher hiring requirements
• Knowledge of LinkedIn, recruitment platforms, and email outreach
• Strong data management and reporting skills
• Ability to work with targets and deadlines
• Strong ownership and result orientation

Preferred Background

• 2–5 years of experience in student placement, recruitment, talent acquisition, corporate relations, business development, or a similar role.
• Experience directly engaging with HR professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers will be preferred.
• Experience in an educational institution, recruitment firm, or corporate talent acquisition environment is an advantage.

Core Ownership

Corporate Outreach → Opportunity Procurement → Candidate Mapping → Student Screening → Employer Selection → Placement → Joining

The Student Placement Manager will be responsible for building a continuous pipeline of quality employers and relevant job opportunities while ensuring that students are appropriately screened, prepared, and matched to employer requirements.

Must-Have Skills

• Corporate Outreach & Employer Networking
• Business Development & Lead Generation
• Strong Communication & Negotiation
• Recruitment / Candidate Screening
• Student–Job Matching
• Employer Relationship Management
• Strong Follow-up & Target Orientation
• MS Excel / CRM
• Placement Data Management

Good-to-Have Skills

• LinkedIn & Recruitment Platforms
• Campus Placement / College Placement Experience
• Interview & Aptitude Assessment
• Knowledge of Fresher Hiring
• Understanding of Industry Hiring Trends