One often comes across colleges being praised because they attract the best companies for campus recruitment.  Not only do colleges take pride in announcing every year which companies picked up their students, often entrants to a course want to know how many students were placed in what type of jobs.

Unfortunately in this strong rush to enroll only in colleges with good campus recruitment, aspiring students miss out on much more important aspects such as quality of staff, type of infrastructure, equipment, computers, library, etc. and the attitude and skills of the students studying there.

In today’s global village, no young person is going to stick to his first job for more than a few years at the most.  And once he has done his first stint, the next employer wants to know his basic qualification and his track record of work. Hardly any importance is given to the college where he studied.

Keeping an average working span of 40 to 50 years, every student of today will change many jobs.  Some who started small will overtake those who made great breaks through campus recruitment.

Also, many students may NOT like to accept a job offered after graduation, preferring to go in for higher studies, self-employment, etc.

Hence a sincere advice to those of you who are joining a new course would be to first ensure that the course of study suits your aptitude and skills, that the college has dedicated and competent teachers, the infrastructure is suitable, and that there is a general atmosphere of healthy competition and academics – coupled with extra-curricular activities.

At the end of the course, even if you do not get a very good breakthrough in campus recruitment, you will have given yourself a strong foundation that will last you for the half century you may be working.