CORPORATE GYAN Campus to Corporate

All or most of the organizations go for campus hiring, now –a-days as, it is considered to be the most versatile, vast and cost-effective talent pool, offering multitude of immense knowledge and skill sets. After putting the students through a variety of selection procedure, they welcome the chosen ones on-board. And then begins the task corporatization of the students.

What happens when these fresh graduates join the organization? They are suddenly out of the confines of a classroom and thrown into the reality world. What are the changes they experience? What was this world that they imagined before they joined? What are the thoughts / feelings they go through? How do they equip themselves to cope up with the enormous changes which they are expected to understand and imbibe immediately. A student’s world changes 360 degree when he/she moves to corporate straight from the campus world. It may lead to many physical and mental changes. They are now in a world which does not have a safety net comprising their parents, teachers, etc. They are now required to take decisions and act on them, at times with no or minimal guidance. The environment they have been used to so far, suddenly changes and they are expected to get accustomed to this way of living immediately. They are always on alert as being freshers, they are being monitored for potential more closely.

Each person reacts to this situation differently. Some of them adapt to it like a fish to water. Some may, however, get confused, overwhelmed, or dejected as this world appears to be different from their expectations.

Both for the employee and employer this is a very crucial time as during this time only the future working styles and attitudes are germinated which may become tough in future to be altered. Establishment of appropriate values, positive culture, trust, empathy, teamwork etc. get imbibed into their minds at this juncture only. For ensuring that the freshers joining the organization turn out to the future talent pool, it is important for the organization to put in a system which aids in the smooth transition from student life to corporate life. On part of students too, the ask is to approach this new life with open & positive mind and, enthusiasm. With this mindset, they would be willing to take on future challenges in true spirit.

Monica Goel Diwan Chief Cheering Officer Motherhood Club