Placement opportunities amidst COVID-19

COVID-19 has affected the placement opportunities dramatically. A shift has been witnessed in various sectors. IT, Media, Finance, Health Sector, and Pharmaceutical have increased the hiring processes. Automobiles and Logistics have remained the same but other sectors have put the recruitment process on hold. Physical Campus Placement Drives are replaced with Online Campus Placement Drives. Now ‘work from home’ is the new normal and upskilling is the key to get hired by your dream company.

Digital Boom

The demand for various digital platforms, products, and services like e-commerce applications, learning management systems, meeting platforms, etc is growing with every passing day. The IT industry has increased job openings to match the demand. There are many technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, machine learning, internet of things, data science and big data analytics which will play a major role. The candidates with good coding knowledge will be having good career prospects. The courses like BCA, BE, B.Sc., and B.Tech. with computer science specialization have a good scope.

Work from Home

We all are learning to adopt the new work culture. Now ‘work from home’ is the new normal and it has occupied almost every sector. The work paradigm is shifted, we are counting upon the work done instead of working hours. No matter where you are, what you are delivering matters. The search for work from home placement opportunities has increased and so the opportunities.

Upskilling is the key

The pandemic converted the whole world into a global village. Nothing is out of reach, everything you desire is just a click away. The certificate courses and degree courses from various foreign universities are now available online. If we want to improve our career prospects then upskilling is the key. By pursuing short term courses, we can skill up ourselves and can open the door to a brighter future.

 Closing Remark

The pandemic has redefined the whole industry and the changes are going to last for a very long time. The industries which have huge potential to create larger placement opportunities are as following:

• Healthcare Sector
  
  
  
• Insurance
• Pharmaceuticals
• Online Payment
• Digital products and services
• Cloud computing
• Content writing
• Online education
• Cybersecurity
• Logistics
• E-Commerce
• Big data analytics
• Internet of Things
• Research and Development

Above mentioned sectors have already increased their hiring processes and it is expected that the placement opportunities will be amplified further. The students are required to prepare themselves according to futuristic job opportunities, whether you are pursuing a degree course or a technical course, upskilling is mandatory for all. The conventional courses are important but they are losing their applicability. Hence addon courses, value-added courses, or online short-term courses have become the need of the hour.

Dr. Vibha Thakur
Director,
Training and Placement,
Career Group of Institutions