CACO Training Programme

Launched in the year 2016, the TIM Campus to Corporate (CACO) Training Programme, brings together participants, industry professionals, Alumni, Faculty & Staff for an extensive and comprehensive training specially focusing on participants who have registered for campus placements.

It’s not just academic inputs which goes in making a student successful in life. There are various others aspects of his personality which helps him in achieving what he aspires and desires. Most students have the potential, but lack of right guidance, motivation, mentoring and training makes it difficult for them to reach where they would have otherwise reached easily and early. The inputs which may be required are often in the attitudinal and behavioural areas.

Campus to Corporate Training aids in transitioning from a College to Corporate environment. If the necessary competencies are not developed when they enter a corporate life, the short term and long-term effect on productivity will be significant. The programme focusses to redress these issues and make the participant industry ready.

The TKM IM-Campus to Corporate training is a Professional skills Development program that helps students transition smoothly into corporate life. This session gives tips to students on how to become efficient through learning the basics of corporate communication, managing time, and the mind-set shift that is required when moving from a college to corporate environment. As per the discussions held by the members of the CRC Team, it was decided to organise CACO during every semester from the TIM 25th Batch. The CaCo programme of 29th batch has started with different flagship events on 2024.

Core Objectives

• Preparing students for Campus to Corporate Jobs transition
• To help students improve their communication (Spoken, Written and Presentation Skills)
• To build confidence, develop self-esteem, and to bring positive changes in the attitude and behaviour of the participants.
• To impart career specific practical inputs along with sharing the expectations of corporate.
• To give inputs into writing their resumes to facing interview to learning corporate etiquette.
• To resolve personal development issues through detailed interaction and question answers sessions.
• To give the correct guidance and inputs at the right time and also to groom the students so that they can easily grab good opportunities early and become successful in their chosen career
•  To resolve many of the personal, interpersonal & adjustment issues of the students by providing them with practical and simple action-steps to implementation in their daily lives
• To gain enough confidence to work with different people in teams and get over their inhibitions.

Inputs

General Inputs

• Eminent resources from the Industry & Academia who are willing to interact with the Final Year MBA Students on a date and time mutually acceptable.
• Mode of Ca-Co will be finalized – Offline / Online Venue will be fixed
• Ca-Co Programme schedule will be prepared and will be shared to all concerned.

Other necessary arrangements will be affected coordinating with the TKM – IM Office.

Specific Inputs

• Confidence Building & Self Esteem Development of Students
• Corporate Etiquette & Personal Grooming: Introductions, Language Etiquette, Presenting Business Cards, Dressing, Personal Hygiene, Dining Etiquette,
• Introduction to International Culture & Sensitivity & Gender Sensitivity
•  Communication Skills: Communication with Seniors, Juniors, Clients & Stakeholders, Writing Skills, Writing E-Mails, Business Letters
• Facing Interviews: Preparing to Face Interviews, Greetings to Introducing Self, Being Confident, Negotiating Salary, Facing Questions, Body Language, Grooming & Dressing
•  Participating in Group Discussions: Talking in Groups, Thinking in Points, Being Assertive, Not being Aggressive, Listening Skills, Presenting your Views with Confidence, Opening & Closing the Discussion.
•  Preparing The Right Resume: Major Information to be Shared, Do’s & Don’ts, The Sequence, The Structure of Resume
• English Speaking (Optional): Step by Step Approach towards Learning to Talk, Vocabulary Building & Listening & Learning
• Team Working & Interpersonal Relationships
• Role of Attitude & Changing Attitude: Understanding Attitude, Importance of Changing Attitude, Impact of Positive Attitude on our lives
•  Goal Setting, Time Management & Stress Management
• Health & Hygiene: Importance of Healthy Living, Diet, Sleep Patterns & Health, Exercise & Fitness, Hygiene etc.
•  Basics of Financial Planning for New Employees.
• Presentation Skills: Platform Skills, Rules of Presentation, Communicating with Confidence, Overcoming Stage Fear, Planning & Organizing the Presentation, Use of Powerpoint, Audio Visuals, Managing Audience, Handling Questions, Opening & Closing the Presentation, Use of Icebreakers, Body Language & Voice Modulation.

Process

• Venue Management and Coordination of the event by Student CRC Members
• Follow up calls with the resources identified by the Students CRC Members.
• Interactive sessions by Alumni, Consultants, Management Practitioners as per the schedule fixed.
• Expert opinion and Tips received from the resources on the topics identified prior to the programme.

Outcome

• Value Addition – Knowledge Enhancement
• Smooth transition of a student from secure, comfortable and non-threatening life of a student to an extremely demanding, competitive and stressed life of a corporate
• Notable Development of Professional Skill Sets and Soft Skills required to be successful in the Corporate World.
• To make the participant ready to face the interview and aptitude tests (Selection Process) by various companies.