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GRADUATE ENGINEERING TRAINEE

PROGRAM / RECRUITMENT DRIVE OF 2011

“Excellence is an art that is won by training and habituation.”

This tenet was followed to the word at the recently concluded

Graduate Engineering Trainee Program / Recruitment Drive of 2011. It was

one of the principal events of the current year. The entire event itself was

based on a similar and successful event held in the year 2010, drawing from

the positives and learning from the negative points of the Graduate

Engineering Trainee Program / Recruitment Drive of 2010.

The aim of the program was to build a formidable work force

comprising of highly capable, motivated and skilled engineers to be deployed

across the various engineering teams in WSES. The event was organized on

the DD of MMMM, 2011. A pivotal decision taken by the management was to

focus the entire program on diploma graduates due to their practical

training. This enabled the WSES evaluators and interviewers to focus more

attention on one particular group of graduates at a time for coherent and

more effective screening procedures resulting in better graduates.

Experienced human resource vendors in collaboration with the HR

department of WSES were responsible for the pivotal task of getting the word

out there to diploma graduates and HR’s from top colleges to track and

short-list the prospective applicants. An elaborate and well-thought master

plan to carry out all the logistics of the event was drafted well ahead of time

by the Operations team and carried out accordingly at the crunch time. At

the end of this gargantuan task, around 200 aspirants were short-listed to

attend the Graduate Engineering Trainee Program / Recruitment Drive.

The clubhouse at Platinum City was exclusively booked by WSES to

host the event and effectively handle the large number of applicants in an

organized fashion. Volunteers for all the various engineering teams were

stationed at different posts to help, to guide and to resolve any issues the

applicants might have. A simple, yet effective, hierarchical order was

established between the management, the evaluators and the volunteers

which helped in providing and maintaining a sense of order throughout the

entire event. The entire area that was employed for the event was sub-

divided into different stations.



1. Reception or Waiting/Holding Section

2. Testing Section

3. Evaluation Section

4. Presentation & QA section

The holding section was that area that was cordoned of for the sole

purpose of providing a seating area for the applicants where they could

await their turn for the test; fill up their application forms etc. For the benefit

of the applicants, a presentation providing information on WMI, WSES and

their respective areas of interest was prepared and played as a continuous

loop throughout the event at the holding section.

A select group of experienced individuals were responsible for preparing

the mandatory test for all the applicants. The format of the test was decidedafter taking into account the views of the managers and the WSES HR team.

An objective based, 20-minute questionnaire that tested the applicant’s

engineering, drafting and aptitude was drafted and approved by the

concerned authorities. The testing section was the area reserved for the

conducting of the aforementioned test. The test itself was conducted in

manageable batches that helped in better management of the area and

improved monitoring of the test.

The evaluation section was an area that was kept off-bounds for the

applicants as the correction and evaluation of the test papers was performedhere. A select five volunteers were handpicked to be the evaluators of the

test. As the tests were completed in batches, so was the correction of the

papers resulting in lesser waiting time for the applicants, eagerly and

nervously, awaiting their results.

Snacks and lunch counter were set up where refreshments were provided

to all the applicants during the course of the event at no extra cost. Select

volunteers were responsible for dispensing of the food items and in

maintaining the cleanliness of the area and its surroundings.

Another section was reserved for the presentation of a detailed and

informative session where Mr. Hari held the presentation on WM for the

applicants, to show them a glimpse of what they would be part of, if they

were successful in their application. Any doubts and questions the applicants

had regarding WMI and their interests were clarified and/or answered.



The applicants who cleared the testing round were short-listed for the

next step – the personal interview, by the managers and the WSES HR. The

results were announced to the applicants and those who were short-listed

were called for the decisive final round – the personal interview. The

personal interviews were conducted within the WSES office. This interview

with the respective managers of the various sub-divisions at WSES was the

final hurdle for the applicants. After all the interviews were concluded, the

applicants were asked to leave and await their results within a short span of

time. The managers and the HR team then brainstormed about the best

possible choice for their respective teams as well as WSES, and had another

round of interviews with the prospective candidates to be absolutely certain

of their choice. This thorough filtering process yielded 17 candidates who

would add value to their respective teams.

The selected candidates are currently receiving training in Unigraphics®,

engineering basics and Weir products at WSES’s human resource and

training vendor - Concurrent Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd. They are also

being trained by the team leaders of the respective departments in handling

the day-to-day tasks and steadily building responsibility and accountability

towards the teams. Upon conclusion of the Graduate Engineering Trainee

Program, the candidates will be given a real-time live project to be

successfully completed with individual responsibility. This project will be

showcased in an exhibition cum induction that will be organized at WSES.

In conclusion, the Graduate Engineering Trainee Program / RecruitmentDrive of 2011 was a highly successful mega event organized by the WSES

core team, at the end of which 17 accomplished candidates will be inducted

into the WSES family. The entire event was planned and executed with

precision and panache. It was truly a red-letter day in the calendar of events

at WSES in 2011.

By Annapurna P.S

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