Placement Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION
Placement Coordinator – Corporate Relations & Placements
Company: Pregrad Pvt. Ltd.
Department: Training, Corporate Relations & Placements
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: Prior relevant experience is mandatory
Location: Noida / Greater Noida, NCR
Work Mode: On-site
Salary: As per experience and industry standards
1. About Pregrad
Pregrad Pvt. Ltd. is an industry-focused training and career development organization working with colleges, universities, and corporate partners to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements.
We deliver industry-oriented training, live projects, internship opportunities, placement preparation, and corporate engagement initiatives to help students become job-ready.
We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented Placement Coordinator who can independently manage the end-to-end placement process, onboard companies, build strong corporate relationships, and generate genuine employment opportunities for students.
2. Important Eligibility Requirement
We are strictly looking for candidates who have previous professional experience in placement coordination, campus recruitment, corporate relations, talent acquisition, employer engagement, or placement operations.
Freshers and candidates without relevant prior experience should not apply.
Candidates must have practical experience in connecting with companies, coordinating recruitment drives, managing employer relationships, and handling placement activities from beginning to end.
3. Key Roles and Responsibilities
A. Corporate Relations & Company Onboarding
- Identify and approach companies actively hiring freshers, graduates, and entry-level professionals.
- Build and maintain a strong database of recruiters, HR managers, Talent Acquisition Managers, recruitment heads, hiring managers, and business leaders.
- Reach out to companies through LinkedIn, email, telephone, professional networks, referrals, and other relevant channels.
- Pitch Pregrad's student talent pool and placement partnership opportunities to prospective employers.
- Onboard new companies for campus placements, off-campus recruitment, internships, and entry-level hiring.
- Establish long-term relationships with startups, SMEs, MNCs, IT companies, consulting firms, financial services companies, and other relevant employers.
- Negotiate placement partnerships and hiring requirements with corporate representatives.
- Obtain and document company hiring mandates, job descriptions, eligibility criteria, salary packages, interview processes, and expected hiring numbers.
- Develop a recurring employer network to ensure consistent placement opportunities.
- Follow up with companies regularly to convert initial discussions into confirmed hiring opportunities.
B. End-to-End Placement Process Management
- Manage the complete placement cycle, from company outreach and job opening collection to final selection and joining.
- Collect and verify job descriptions, job locations, salary packages, required skills, eligibility criteria, and experience requirements.
- Match student profiles with suitable job openings based on skills, qualifications, interests, and employer requirements.
- Coordinate student registration, resume collection, profile screening, shortlisting, and candidate submission.
- Share shortlisted student profiles with recruiters and ensure timely follow-ups.
- Schedule aptitude tests, technical assessments, group discussions, interviews, HR rounds, and other recruitment stages.
- Coordinate online and offline placement drives, recruitment events, and campus hiring activities.
- Communicate interview schedules, instructions, results, and next steps to students.
- Track students throughout the selection process, including applications, shortlisting, interviews, offers, and joining.
- Coordinate offer letters, document verification, joining formalities, and employer feedback wherever applicable.
- Maintain accurate records of selected candidates, offered compensation, joining status, and placement outcomes.
- Resolve coordination issues between students, recruiters, trainers, and college placement teams.
C. College and Placement Cell Coordination
- Coordinate with college Training and Placement Officers (TPOs), placement cells, department heads, and faculty coordinators.
- Understand institutional placement requirements and hiring targets.
- Align employer requirements with the student profiles and skill sets available across partner colleges.
- Plan and execute campus recruitment drives in collaboration with college authorities.
- Coordinate placement calendars, student availability, recruitment permissions, and event logistics.
- Share placement updates, hiring opportunities, and recruitment outcomes with relevant stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships with college placement teams to improve hiring participation and outcomes.
D. Student Placement Readiness & Career Support
- Assess student employability, resume quality, communication skills, and interview readiness.
- Coordinate resume-building workshops, mock interviews, aptitude preparation, group discussions, and interview practice sessions.
- Identify skill gaps affecting student employability and communicate them to the training team.
- Work with trainers and mentors to align student preparation with current industry hiring requirements.
- Guide students on job applications, interview etiquette, professional communication, and recruiter expectations.
- Ensure students receive timely information about relevant opportunities.
- Track student participation, attendance, application status, and performance during recruitment activities.
- Help students understand offer terms, joining requirements, and professional workplace expectations.
E. Recruitment Partnerships & Hiring Pipeline Development
- Build a sustainable pipeline of companies with current and upcoming hiring requirements.
- Develop relationships with recruitment agencies, staffing firms, consulting companies, startups, and direct employers.
- Identify recurring recruitment requirements across IT, software development, data analytics, finance, sales, marketing, operations, HR, and other relevant domains.
- Explore bulk hiring, fresher hiring, internship-to-PPO opportunities, and graduate trainee programs.
- Maintain a structured follow-up process to convert prospects into active hiring partners.
- Work toward repeat hiring from existing employer relationships instead of relying only on one-time drives.
- Ensure that communicated opportunities are genuine and that job requirements are clearly documented.
F. MIS, Reporting & Placement Analytics
- Maintain an updated placement database using Excel, Google Sheets, CRM tools, or placement management software.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports on corporate outreach, company onboarding, job openings, student applications, interviews, selections, offers, and joining.
- Track conversion rates at each stage of the placement funnel.
- Maintain a company-wise database of contacts, hiring mandates, job openings, recruiter feedback, and follow-up dates.
- Monitor placement performance against assigned targets.
- Identify bottlenecks in company conversion, student shortlisting, interview attendance, and final selections.
- Share accurate placement dashboards and progress reports with management.
- Ensure proper documentation of employer communications and placement outcomes.
G. Team Coordination & Process Ownership
- Work closely with the Business Development, Training, Operations, and Academic teams.
- Coordinate the handover of suitable students from training programs to placement activities.
- Establish standard operating procedures for employer onboarding and placement execution.
- Ensure timely communication, accountability, and smooth execution of recruitment activities.
- Handle multiple employer requirements and recruitment drives simultaneously.
- Maintain professionalism and confidentiality while managing student and employer information.
- Take ownership of placement deliverables and proactively resolve operational challenges.
4. Required Experience
Candidates must have prior relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Placement Coordination or Placement Management
- Corporate Relations or Employer Engagement
- Campus Recruitment and University Hiring
- Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Operations
- Corporate Partnership Development for Placements
- EdTech Placement Operations or Career Services
Candidates with direct experience in onboarding companies for placements and independently managing end-to-end recruitment drives will be strongly preferred.
Experience working with colleges, universities, training institutes, skill development organizations, or EdTech companies will be an added advantage.
5. Required Skills and Competencies
- Strong corporate communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence in approaching recruiters and pitching placement partnerships.
- Excellent follow-up, negotiation, and coordination abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple hiring requirements simultaneously.
- Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Google Sheets, email, and professional networking platforms.
- Working knowledge of LinkedIn recruiter outreach and corporate prospecting.
- Understanding of fresher hiring, campus recruitment, internships, and entry-level job markets.
- Ability to communicate professionally with senior corp

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