SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE FINAL YEAR

by IT 2k9

Points to ponder
Getting

a job Higher Studies

OMG! Im stepping into the final year now. So

What

to do ? How to do ? When to do ? Can you do it ? GRE, GATE and all that jazz

Companies Core Technical

Facebook [open to all] Directi [open to all] Yahoo! [>7] Microsoft [no criteria for CS,IT] Flipkart [>7] D.E. Shaw [>7] Epic Systems [>7] Samsung (SEL >6.5, SISO >7 ) SAP Labs [>7] Oracle(AppDev, MYSQL, ServerTech, OFSS) [>7] CA Technologies [>6.5]

Companies
Others Dev roles: Amdocs [>6.5] Sapient [>6.5] Aricent [>6.5] MindTree [>6.5] Internal IT depts: Goldman Sachs[>7.5] Tata Steel Systems[>6.5]

Consulting & Business : Deloitte[>6.5] Headstrong[>6.5] Mu SIgma[>6.5] Nomura [>6.5] IT Services CTS[>6 <=2B] Infosys[>6] Wipro IBM Cybage [>6]

Some Questions:
1) How much CGPA matters ??? 2) How much BRANCH matters ??? 3) How much PROJECTS matter ??? 4) How much CODING matters ???

Subjects That Matter

Core-1:
Data Structures OOP Algorithms

Core-2:
Operating Systems DBMS

Additional Topics

Puzzles !!

Computer Networks *Nix commands Computer Architecture Theory of Computation Software Engineering
( They are very very important )

Books to Follow

Kernighan , Ritchie - C Test Your C Skills - Kanetkar (must) Tenenbaum - Data Structures Cormen - Algorithms Stallings/ Tennenbaum/ Galvin(pick!) - OS Korth / Ullman n Widom - DBMS Kurose , Ross - Networking

Books To Follow

Cracking the coding interview Programming interviews exposed Art of Programming - Ahmad Shamsul Programming Challenges - Skiena

Some Links To Follow

Programming Practice: Topcoder Tutorials Codeforces UVa, SPOJ, CodeChef InterviewStreet Interview/Written Questions: http://www.careercup.com/ http://geeksforgeeks.org http://www.indiabix.com/ http://leetcode.com Company profiles http://gpl4you.com/ http://www.glassdoor.com

When to do it?

7th sem is mostly for on-campus placements. Start your off-campus applications from January Keep your eyes and ears open Narrow down your search - look only at the types of companies that you are interested in. Maintain an updated LinkedIn profile. Stay in touch with alumni LinkedIn >> Facebook. Make your priorities straight! Carry your CV and important documents everywhere using Google Docs/ SkyDrive

What to do 1 day before Dday?

Go through the company website. Read about major product/services. Revise what you did in your projects. Have your documents in place. Keep your business formals ready. Read about interview experiences online. DON'T write about your GRE / TOEFL score in your resume. Go through common questions asked in interviews. Get a good nights sleep.

Can you do it?

The truth is YES!! Of course you can.
Confidence is the key Not every day can be your lucky day, be patient. Wait for yours. Be always prepared. Opportunities can pop up at any time.

Career Counselling
Higher studies/ working Which type of job should I prefer? management
or Technical i. Technical: Testing, Developer, Debugging, SysAdmin ii. Consultancy: Auditing firms, Financial firms, Marketing MBA(Marketing, Finance...) MS/PhD IAS/IFS/Law(IPR...) Entrepreneurship At any point of time you could think out of the box and start up a new company.

Career Counseling

Bachelors

Work
Yes

Higher Studies Higher Studies/ Change Job

Growth Potential

NO

GRE, GATE and all the jazz..

Why study more?
1.Better Placements 2.For knowledge 3.Better CV 4.Research career 5.Get more holidays than when you are working

GRE, GATE and all the jazz..

What after BE?

ME/MS/PhD
India/Abroad

MBA
India/Abroad

MS/ME/PhD
Why India?
Cheaper Closer to home Gate is 1000rs better

Why Abroad?
Better Colleges More Options/Funding Easier to get into a

Your Options IISc,Bengaluru IIT, Kanpur,Mumbai, Delhi

College Your Options USA, Canada(Funding) Singapore

What to do now?
Abroad Strategy 1.Give GRE and TOEFL 2.Select Universities and apply. 3.Get an admit 4.Visa Interview India Strategy Give GATE Apply to colleges Interview rounds

And when you need help

Vivek Bhatnagar (vivek17geek@gmail.com) Pulkit Agrawal (pulkit001@yahoo.co.in) Shrijan Choudhary (shrijan19@gmail.com) Souptik Sen (souptikji@gmail.com) Rahul Sharma (rahul9b71@gmail.com) Shashank Jaiswal (shashank240789@gmail.com) Saurabh Sharma (saurabh2290@gmail.com) Anjali Singh (anjalisingh.mesra@gmail.com) Aishwarya (aishwarya328@gmail.com) Rashika Jalan (rashikajalan959@gmail.com)