Impact of Covid-19 on Jobseekers · AMCAT, E Litmùs, Mettl etc. and use AI for Interview Practice...

Objective –

To study the impact of Covid-19 on students

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Demography of Respondents

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1200

Graduate Post-Graduate

Distribution Based on Qualification

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10

11

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6

1033

22

144

26

40

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B .Com

B.A.

B.Sc

BBA / BBM / BBS

BBA LLB

BCA / BCM

BE / B.Tech

M.E. / M.Tech

MBA / PGDM / MMS

MCA

Others

Distribution by Degree

Total Respondents - 1305

32%

65%

3%

Distribution Based on Year of Passing

2020 2021 2022,23

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Impact on Final Year Students

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Are you looking out for a job?

28%

66%

6%

Yes No Not Looking

417 Total Respondents5

66% final year students are not looking for jobs.

Impact of Covid-19 on Job Offers

38

10

51

16

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Employer not responding

Offer Rolled Back

Joining Date Delayed

No impact

115 Total Respondents

Joining date has been delayed for a majority of final year students

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Best medium for job search during these challenging times?

Campus Placements

27%

Job Boards56%

Referral17%

277 Total Respondents

Majority of freshers are now relying on job boards for placements.

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Impact of Covid-19 on Job Search

119

35

193

15

0 50 100 150 200 250

Lined up interviews postponed

Giving Virtual interviews/Assessments

No responses from employer

No Impact

277 Total Respondents

70%

43%

13%

5%

Due to outbreak uncertainty, employers have become unresponsive to freshers job application.

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Impact on Pre-final Year Students

9

855 Total Respondents10

Do you have an internship offer?

Yes14%

Not Looking12%

74% students confirm impact on their internship offers

Impact of Covid-19 on Internship Offers117 Total Respondents

26

19

23

49

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Employer not responding

Offer Rolled Back

Joining Date Delayed

No impact 42%

20%

16%

22%

Majority of students reported no impact on internship offers

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Best medium for Internship search during these challenging times?

631 Total Respondents

Campus Placements

44%

Job Boards43%

Referral13%

Contrary to the job search trend, most students are relying on campuses for internships.

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Impact of Covid-19 on Internship Search

631 Total Respondents

142

87

346

103

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Lined up interviews postponed

Giving Virtual interviews/Assessments

No responses from employer

No Impact

55%

23%

16%

14%

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Impact on College Placement Season

282

611

428

44

443

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Companies are conducting Video Interviews/Online Assessments

Companies have postponed their visit

Companies have cancelled hiring from my college

No impact

Don't Know

1305 Total Respondents

33%

47%

22%

34%

3%

Majorly, companies have postponed their visit to campuses for placement.

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Overall Opinion of Students

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Impact on Academic Life

32

1

89

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85

4

28

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COL L EG E CL ASSES P OST P ONED

VIR TUAL COL L EG E CL ASSES SEM ESTER EX AM S DEL AYED NO CL EAR COM M UNICATION FR OM

COL L EG E

1305 Total Respondents

Majority of colleges are conducting virtual classes for students.

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How are you upskilling in these challenging times?

619

920

860

32

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Reading News to stay abreast of latestdevelopments

Subscribed to Online course/certification

Attending virtual college classes

Reading KT material provided by futureemployer

1305 Total Respondents

Online certification is the first preference of students for upskilling.

70%

66%

47%

2.5%

17

Are freshers considering ‘Work-from-Home’ and ‘Freelancing’ as viable career options ?

83%

17%

Yes No 1305 Total Respondents

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83% students strongly believe that ‘work from home’and ‘freelancing’ will make for good career options.

Scope of Virtual Classes/Online Learning

Very Low4% Low

10%

Medium36%High

33%

Very High17%

1305 Total Respondents

50% of students strongly believe virtual classes is the future pedagogy.

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Has your higher studies plan been affected?

No80%

Yes20%

No Yes

1305 Total Respondents

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Higher studies plan of 80% students remain unaffected.

Most surveyed students were able to reach home before the lockdown.

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378

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Yes Day Scholar No 1305 Total Respondents

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How has been your physical health during lockdown?

Better49%

Worse19%

About the Same32%

Better Worse About the Same

Nearly 50% students believe that their physical health has improved during lockdown

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Impact of Covid-19 on Placements, As Per Colleges

23

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Around 70% colleges that responded have average salary upto 5 lacs pa.

Impact on 2020 Batch

25

111 Total Respondents

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Covid-19 has affected placement prospects of 82% colleges for 2020 batch.

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60% colleges reported that less than 20% offers have been rolled back due to Covid-19

91 Total Respondents

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50% of colleges reported that joining date has been delayed for more than 40% of 2020 batch due to Covid-19

91 Total Respondents

29

For more than 50% of colleges, greater than 40% batch is still unplaced.

91 Total Respondents

30

64

49

42

5

2

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Companies have post poned their visit to college forplacement activities

Companies have cancelled hiring from my collegeduring this placement season due to covid-19

Companies are conducting video interviews andonline assessments but are not physically coming to

colleges

Don't know about it

No impact of coronavirus pandemic on collegeplacements

70% of companies have postponed their visit to colleges.

91 Total Respondents

70%

54%

46%

5.5%

2%

Impact on 2021 Batch

31

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Around 72% colleges believe that placement season for 2021 batch would be either worse or same as 2020.

111 Total Respondents

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111 Total Respondents

Majority of colleges believe that there will be drop in salary offered as well as number of openings for 2021 Batch.

34111 Total Respondents

Around 50% of colleges believe that worst affected salary range jobs would be upto 5 lacs pa.

Steps taken by colleges to ensure minimum dent to 2021 placements

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Students are advised to take online tests like FNAT, AMCAT, E Litmùs, Mettl etc. and use AI for Interview Practice

Keeping good relationships with bulk recruiters visited last year and preparing studentsrigorously to crack opportunities. Restricting a single offer to each student.

We are providing skill development course to ourstudents for better comeback and contacted many HRsfor the placement.

Initiate the season earlier to focus onInternship

Training students on advanced data structures, algorithms,and web development. Connecting corporates for onlineinterview process.

General Opinion of Colleges

36

Tactics colleges have adopted in the wake of Covid-19

37

81

36

39

63

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Special upskilling courses are beingorganised for 2020 Batch

Special recruitment drive for students whomay lose jobs due to the outbreak

Getting in touch with external placementagencies to help during this crisis

Reaching out to alumni of college tocontribute during this pandemic situation

111 Total Respondents

73%

32%

35%

57%

Students are fast relying on job portals like Naukri.com and Firstnaukri.com for job search

38

Campus Placements

36%

Referral from existing

employees29%

Job Boards like Naukri.com,

Firstnaukri.com etc.35%

111 Total Respondents

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111 Total Respondents

70% colleges strongly believe that online learning is the way forward.

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Methodology

The survey was done to gauge the impact of ongoing pandemic on fresher placements in India. It was carried out with the 1300+ college students of all batches (2020 to 2023) across several courses and 100+ colleges across the country. Basis this data, we’ve arrived at the insights that shed light on the jobs/campus placements in India.

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