Job Summary

We are looking for a proactive and well-connected Placement Officer to manage placement activities, build strong relationships with companies and recruiters, and create employment opportunities for students and candidates.

The ideal candidate should have strong communication, coordination, networking, and relationship-management skills, with a clear focus on achieving placement targets.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain relationships with companies, HR teams, recruiters, and placement agencies.
- Identify and connect with companies offering relevant job and placement opportunities.
- Coordinate campus/off-campus placement drives, interviews, and recruitment events.
- Understand candidate profiles and match them with suitable job opportunities.
- Coordinate the complete placement process from employer requirement collection to candidate joining.
- Source and share relevant job openings with eligible candidates.
- Coordinate interviews, assessments, technical rounds, HR discussions, and offer processes.
- Maintain regular communication with recruiters and candidates throughout the hiring process.
- Build and maintain a database of companies, recruiters, job openings, candidates, and placement status.
- Track candidate applications, interview schedules, selections, offers, and joining status.
- Conduct placement-readiness activities such as interview preparation, resume guidance, and basic career counseling.
- Work closely with internal teams to understand candidate skills, course completion, and placement eligibility.
- Achieve monthly placement and employer-engagement targets.
- Prepare regular reports on placement activities, employer interactions, interviews, selections, and successful placements.
- Attend job fairs, industry events, networking meetings,



and recruitment drives when required.
- Explore new companies and industries to continuously expand placement opportunities.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- Experience in placement, recruitment, HR, business development, corporate relations, or career services will be preferred.
- Robust verbal and written communication skills.
- Good negotiation, networking, and relationship-management abilities.
- Ability to communicate confidently with HR managers, recruiters, candidates, and corporate decision-makers.
- Strong follow-up and coordination skills.
- Good knowledge of recruitment processes and interview coordination.
- Comfortable working with targets and deadlines.
- Basic knowledge of MS Office / Google Workspace and CRM or recruitment tools.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare reports.

Preferred Skills

- Corporate & HR networking
- Recruitment coordination
- Employer relationship management
- Candidate counseling
- Placement drive coordination
- Lead generation and follow-up
- Communication & negotiation
- Target-oriented working
- Reporting and documentation

Key Performance Areas

- Number of new companies/employers onboarded
- Number of active corporate relationships
- Placement opportunities generated
- Interviews and placement drives coordinated
- Candidate selection and joining rate
- Successful placements
- Employer satisfaction and repeat hiring
- Monthly placement targets achieved

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Location

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Experience

Relevant experience in placement, recruitment, HR, corporate relations, or business development is preferred.

Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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