The Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations (CECR) conducted Transcend – Employability Lecture Series for the year 2019-20 to enhance the employability skills of the students. For the Year 2019-20, E&Y kick started the employability lecture series on 30th July 2020 and all UG students were part of the same. Officials from 6 top notch companies interacted with the students through the series. Transcend focuses on Self-Management, Adaptability and Critical Thinking areas which nurture the minds of the students towards the path of career selection.

“It is the best platform for learning and also enhancing employability skills. Thank you KJC and CECR team for such a wonderful platform and for giving us an opportunity to interact with experts from top corporates”

The Transcend 2018 – 19 aims to provide assistance to students’ independent learning. There were 20 top most leading companies like Morgan Stanley, ICICI, Deloitte, HP, Amazon and others who addressed students from UG & PG ( 1125 and 511 respectively). The Manager of Deloitte stressed “Don't hesitate to give up the better to gain the best.” The agenda was to encourage a result-oriented way of working, situational awareness and assertiveness.

Beneficiaries who attended the session on 02.08.2018 resolved to work hard and groom themselves well in the areas of self-development and integrity.

“This is an appropriate way to recruit students from campus under the guidance of faculty and CECR team. I am really thankful to the team and management for providing me this employment offer in one of the major companies and I am grateful to be part of it.” – Priyanka V

The Centre for Employability and Corporate Relations, work towards career planning, providing motivational support and fostering teamwork. The target audience were from M.Com & MCA with the strength of 210 and final year students from BCA & B.Sc. Companies like IBM, Microsoft, TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and Accenture etc., were available this year to address the students. The number of beneficiaries from UG was 800. The Transcend conducted on 25.11.2017 highlighted the competency skills that ensured that the students develop goals and a plan to help them fulfill the business’ mission.

“I am really grateful to our CECR director – Prof. Sen B Mathews for helping us to secure a job in the company. The CECR team has guided me through the entire process starting from resume building till the final round of the interview.” – Jose Prince.

The emphasis of Transcend conducted on 20/10/2016 was on Conceptual thinking, Persuasiveness and Decisiveness. Most of the leading companies like EY, Deloitte, and KPMG & GT and many more were part of the transcend for the year 2016-2017, where they encouraged the students across UG & PG ( 725 and 188 respectively). One of the HR members from KPMG quoted “You will be exceptional only a few times, but you can be excellent at all times.” There were about 12 employability lecture series from four big companies which resulted in 80% of the beneficiaries determined about their career goal.

“The entire campus drive has given an enriching experience to witness our future company and its corporate culture. As I am selected for EY, thank you for your support and encouragement sir. I am happy to be part of KJC – CECR.” – Swati. AR

Centre for Placement and Corporate Relations of Kristu Jayanti College always strive hard to enhance the employability skills of the students. One such initiative is the Transcend – Employability Lecture Series. For the year 2015-16, EY kick started the employability lecture series on 23rd February, 2016. Students from B.Com, BBA, and BA were a part of the session. 450 students benefited from the session. Officials from 8 top notch companies interacted with the students through the series. Transcend focuses on Self-Management, Adaptability and Critical Thinking areas which nurture the minds of the students towards the path of career selection.

“Thanks a lot sir, this transcend helped us to identify the requirement from the company’s point of view. I learnt a lot from this opportunity given to us.” – Joel Tom