I just started working in a college as a training and placement coordinator, and I am confused as to whether this position is relevant to HR functions. I am an HR student, and I am wondering if this job experience will help me in the future.
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The Role of Training in HR
Training is an important function of HR. When it comes to the placement function in a college, you will be more on the supply side rather than representing the demand side. In my opinion, it is just like the function that placement agencies are doing. They will showcase the potential candidates and negotiate with others like corporates, and as such, the function is more of marketing rather than HR.
Recruitment as an HR Function
In recruitment, another important HR function, you are representing the employer who needs human resources, and you will be on the demand side. Depending on the availability of skills and their elasticity, you will negotiate with the candidates on the supply side.
The Role of a Placement Officer in a College
In a college, often the placement officer's duty is to find a good buyer who is ready to hire your product, the product of the institution. If your college has a good reputation and the students have been given some add-on courses apart from the university curriculum, you will focus on good employers who are willing to offer good salaries to your students.
On the other hand, if the students are below average, you will focus on employers who are willing to hire these below-average candidates at a low salary. In this process, you will also apply demand and supply theory and elasticity theories. In short, a placement officer represents a seller, whereas an HR person represents a buyer!
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4556Training is an important function of HR. When it comes to the placement function in a college, you will be more on the supply side rather than representing the demand side. In my opinion, it is just like the function that placement agencies are doing. They will showcase the potential candidates and negotiate with others like corporates, and as such, the function is more of marketing rather than HR.
Recruitment as an HR Function
In recruitment, another important HR function, you are representing the employer who needs human resources, and you will be on the demand side. Depending on the availability of skills and their elasticity, you will negotiate with the candidates on the supply side.
The Role of a Placement Officer in a College
In a college, often the placement officer's duty is to find a good buyer who is ready to hire your product, the product of the institution. If your college has a good reputation and the students have been given some add-on courses apart from the university curriculum, you will focus on good employers who are willing to offer good salaries to your students.
On the other hand, if the students are below average, you will focus on employers who are willing to hire these below-average candidates at a low salary. In this process, you will also apply demand and supply theory and elasticity theories. In short, a placement officer represents a seller, whereas an HR person represents a buyer!
From India, Kannur
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