HOW TO BUILD GAP BETWEEN COMPANY AND COLLEGE CAMPUS

1. 1
Campus to Corporate Flow chart
Topic Session Activity Content Duration
Time
Break
up
Campus
to
Corporate
Session
1
Ice breaker
Introducing some one
from the batch who
4 hours
30 mins
Activity 1
Dividing the batch into a group of 3 and
asking them to brain storm on various
skill sets required at different hierarchy
levels in an organization. 1 hour
Campus to
Corporate
Giving the students an
idea about how objectives, aims, goals,
attitude, behaviour, values, perception,
grooming etc change as they change
into the corporate world.
1hour
Activity 2
One of the trainees is given the task to
conduct an Induction Programme for
the new joinees. Stating the
company's mission statement, culture,
policies, code of conduct etc. The
participants can ask him / her any
relevant question in this context.
1 hour
Summary
and
feedback
Summarizing the training
and giving the candidates
feedback on the programme.
30 mins

2. 2
Campus to corporate:
The session lasts for 4 hours which includes the following:
1. Ice breaker
2. Activity no.1
3. Campus to corporate
4. Activity no. 2
5. Summary and Feedback
Ice breaker: The entire batch participates in this activity. One trainee has to introduce another
trainee who he or she is not familiar / friends with based on pointers like: name, family
background, hobbies, educational qualification and one unique thing about the fellow
participant. A generic observation that will be derived is that some trainees may be hesitant to
speak, not very confident, conscious about themselves / their appearance, mind set that
disagrees to accept anything other than education etc.
This activity not only helps in making the trainees comfortable in a new environment (here the
work place) but also while asking any queries related to the session.
Activity time: 30 mins
Activity no 1: In this activity, the batch is divided into smaller groups of 3 or 4 members
depending on the size of the batch. Each group is then asked to brain storm about various skill
sets required at different hierarchy pertaining to their industry. This is followed by a discussion
about what skill sets have the trainees come up with.
This activity helps in breaking the mind set of students about the corporate environment and
explains the difference between it and their college life.
Activity time: 1 hour

3. 3
Campus to Corporate:
This part of the training consists of the trainer speaking to the batch about how the aims and
objectives, attitude, behavior and manners, values, skills etc change for the trainees as they
shift from their student life into the corporate world.
The session begins with the trainer sharing his / her personal experience with the candidates
about his / her college life, change noticed in the corporate world etc. This makes it easy for the
trainees to relate to what the trainer says since they are also moving out of the protective
campus environment into the corporate world.
The trainer asks questions like: How the trainees behaved in college? What did they give more
priority to? How did they write e mails? What are the skills they required in college? Were
ethics given more priority during college days? How was their performance graded in college?
The trainer then speaks on how different is the corporate world, how are you expected to
behave in the corporate environment, what are the skills required at work etc.
T Performance A
mark sheet that evaluated them in college.
Activity time: 1 hour
Campus Corporate
Objective Excel and acquire a degree
with high percentage
Seek a long time career by
building strong relation
with the organization
align with the
Perform consistently and
meet targets
Focus on self development Focus on group dynamics
along with individual
development Team
centric approach

4. 4
Attitude Casual approach Disciplined approach
towards self and
organization
Behavior /Manner of conduct No stringent guidelines Adherence and compliance
to company policies,
following protocol,
cultivate effective
interpersonal skills
Skills Domain skills & academic
knowledge is acquired
Domain knowledge is
implemented. Business
skills and effective
communication skills are
essential
Values
Ethics & Integrity Not taken too seriously Of the utmost importance
Flexibility/Adaptability Not an essential factor Stretching yourself beyond
the call of duty,
Team-dynamics
Punctuality Not an essential factor Is reinforced
Ownership and
Responsibility
Is restricted to personal
growth
Is the life-line of an
organization
Performance Indicators Quantitative (Marks in the
examinations)
Though it may appear
quantitative, it is
subjective. Hence,
perception management is
crucial.
Other Factors:-

5. 5
Etiquette Not important Helps in impression
management
Channel of communication Informal Formal
Interpersonal relations Not as important
Loose talk and
grapevine is
common on
campus
Building good
relationships is
imperative in the
corporate
Grapevine is
discouraged in the
corporate
Perception management Not taken too seriously An individual has to be
aware of what his/her
perceive about him and her
Awareness about the recent
trends
Domain centric awareness
is not an essential factor
Domain centric awareness
is necessary
Grooming Informal Well-groomed
Mock Induction Program:
In this module one of the trainees is asked to prepare an Induction Program as per MNC
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policies, code of conduct, rules and regulation, company history etc. The other participants can
ask him / her any relevant questions in the same context. This gives the candidates an idea of
what they will be facing during the first day(s) at work, what sort of questions they can ask the
inductor, what they can expect from the company. It also eliminates any surprise elements or
some policies new joinees would not be aware about.
Activity time: 30 mins- preparation time and 30 mins presentation.

6. 6
Summary and Feedback:
The o
performance, their area of improvement, any queries the candidates have with regards to any
of the modules covered through the day.
Activity time: 30 mins