In this blog, we are going to discuss how to start preparing for Perfect Placement Roadmap. I am Pratik Srivastava, founder of Online Study for You and The Placement Wala. I have around 6 lakh+ followers, where I train students for placements, and we have made over 50,000 selections so far. So, I am the perfect person to guide you.
The first step, if you are from a BE, BTech, CSE, or BCA background, is that colleges will teach you Python, C, C++, C#, and data structures and algorithms. These subjects focus on important concepts that they aim to teach you. However, for me, strengthening your basics helps a lot. The problem is that colleges don’t focus on the basics and jump directly to the more advanced topics. As a result, you may not know what to do.
In this blog, we are going to analyze these situations, and I will guide you on what to do to secure better placements.
First Year Perfect Placement Roadmap
So, in your first semester, I would prefer you to learn Generative AI first. Things were different before 2022, but in the era of Generative AI and Creative AI, you need to learn Prompt Engineering first. So, in your first semester, learning Prompt Engineering is the best option and the best decision, in my opinion. If you learn Prompt Engineering, then all your work—syllabus, academics, soft skills, hard skills—everything will become very easy for you, because you can ask Generative AI every time to get proper and impactful solutions. Perfect Placement Roadmap
So, the first thing after learning Generative AI, I would suggest you learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I know these might seem outdated, and you might think, “What is this basic and subsidiary stuff to learn?” But everyone lacks in the basics only. So, HTML, CSS (including CSS animations), Bootstrap or other CSS libraries, and especially JavaScript—this is the most important—will be helpful to you.
Once you build some basic projects using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, then you are ready to move on to the next things. This much needs to be done in the first semester. Perfect Placement Roadmap
Second Year Perfect Placement Roadmap
Once you finish the first year and enter into the second year, I will tell you to enroll in some coding bootcamps, create your LeetCode profile, LinkedIn profile, CodeChef, Codeforces, and try to participate in college events—whether technical or non-technical. Work on your soft skills, work on your anchoring skills, and work on overcoming your stage fear. These soft skills will help you a lot in life to improve.
My main reason for telling you this is that you will become a responsible candidate for companies. The main thing is that you need to have soft skills before the hard skills like Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and others. So focus on communication and stay updated with the latest trends and technologies.
You need to strengthen all these things in your second year and form your proper resume. You must have your digital portfolio deployed on the cloud. This is all about your second-year timeline.
In the third year, we will cover the major things you need to do.
Third Year Perfect Placement Roadmap
Once you finish the second year and enter into the third year, I will suggest you build full stack development projects. Almost all students learn a little bit of Python, then move to C++, then try to master data structures and algorithms, and again switch to web development. Don’t do it like this.
For example, if you want to become a data scientist, learn Python, Power BI, Tableau, and other related tools. If you want to get into AI and LLM, then again Python, R programming, and related technologies are what you need to learn. If you want to become a web developer, then learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, along with backend and MERN stack development. If you’re aiming for game development, then C++ is the best option. If you want to get into application development, then scripting and Flutter are the best options.
So, don’t learn a bit of Flutter, then move to MERN stack, then move to Python, and end up mastering none. Don’t try to be a jack of all—just be a master of one. Okay?
This is the kind of suggestion I have. After that, build a full stack development project, deploy it on any cloud server, create your digital portfolio, start applying to companies, and follow social media pages that keep you updated with the latest trends and technologies.
This is all about my suggestions for final year students.
Conclusion – Perfect Placement Roadmap
Whatever I explained till now, all these are applicable for MNCs. If you want to get into FAANG or MAANG-related companies—kind of product-based companies—and you want a 40 LPA, 50 LPA package, then this is not enough, man. Really, I’m telling you—DSA, master the DSA.
Before development, you have to learn a single technology—like Python, or you can learn JavaScript or Java—and along with that, start your DSA solving skills. DSA in Java is the best first preference, I think. Then DSA with JavaScript and Python would be second preference, as per my suggestion.
So, learning DSA with Java is the best option. Nowadays, companies are demanding Java full-stack development more compared to others. So just do one thing—learn DSA. After DSA, you need to learn system design. DSA and system design will help you get into FAANG or MAANG.