Job Title: Corporate Relations Officer (CRO)

- Location: Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala
- Type: Full-Time
- Reporting To: Placement Head

1. Role Overview

The Corporate Relations Officer is accountable for making HACA students employable, interview-ready, and successfully placed. This role combines corporate outreach, employer partnership development, and student career readiness to maximize conversion rates from interviews to job offers.

2. Key Responsibilities

Corporate Partner Development & Outreach

- Establish and maintain relationships with companies, industry leaders, and HR professionals.
- Identify job and internship opportunities for students across target sectors.
- Contact prospective employers and invite them for campus recruitment drives.
- Build long-term partnerships that provide industry insights, guest sessions, and upskilling support.

Placement & Drive Coordination

- Own end-to-end campus recruitment drives, including pre-placement talks, scheduling, and interview coordination.Student Readiness & Training Support
- Deliver structured training sessions (online/offline) covering resume building, communication skills,



and job market expectations.
- Conduct simulated mock interviews that mirror real-world hiring scenarios, track student improvement, and deliver actionable feedback.
- Run readiness activities such as group discussions, portfolio reviews, and resume clinics.
- Bring external industry mentors into student batches via guest workshops and sessions.

3. Required Qualifications & Skills

- Education: Master’s degree (e.g., PGDM/MBA in HR or Marketing is a robust advantage).
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in corporate relations, placement coordination, HR, or EdTech/training business development.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to pitch HACA talent to corporate stakeholders.
- Networking & Negotiation: Ability to cold-call, network effectively, and convert industry leads into active placement partners.
- Organizational Ability: Strong data management skills for maintaining student and company tracking registers.

Work Location: In person

📌 Corporate Relations Officer (Kozhikode)
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