Pradeep Raj Renganathan

Profile

Placement and Corporate Relations professional with over 15 years of experience in higher education, recruitment, campus hiring, employer engagement, and student career development. Expertise in end-to-end placement operations, corporate partnerships, campus recruitment, MoU management, and stakeholder engagement. Successfully coordinated 600+ campus recruitment drives, built strong industry collaborations, and enabled 4,000+ students to secure placement and internship opportunities.

Professional Experience

Current Position

Senior Placement Officer (Training & Placement) 

Career Guidance and Placement Bureau
CMR Institute of Technology
#132, AECS Layout, IT Park Road
Kundalahalli, Bengaluru – 560037
Karnataka, India

Corporate Relations Manager (Training & Placement)
Career Development Centre
New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru
May 2025 – March 2026

Placement Officer – Corporate Relations

St. Peter's College of Engineering & Technology, Chennai
October 2023 – March 2025

• Managed campus recruitment and corporate relations.

• Coordinated 30+ recruitment drives annually.

• Established new recruiter partnerships.

• Conducted career readiness programs, resume building, and mock interviews.

St. Joseph's College of Engineering-Placement officer
March 2022 – October 2023

• Led placement operations and pool campus recruitment drives.

• Coordinated state-wide placement initiatives under Anna University.

• Received Outstanding Placement Officer Award – 2023.

• Managed placement activities across multiple campuses.

PRIST University- Placement Officer

October 2016 – March 2019

• Managed placement operations across four campuses.

• Coordinated recruiter engagement and student placement activities.

• Tracked placement KPIs and employer satisfaction.

• Guided students in career planning and employability development.

Senior Associate – Recruitment

Layam Flexi Solutions
April 2019 – March 2021

• Managed bulk and lateral recruitment.

• Executed government job fairs and CSR hiring projects.

• Supported workforce recruitment across South India.

Assistant Professor 

Mohamed Sathak A.J. College of Engineering, Chennai
June 2014 – October 2016

• Taught Mechanical Engineering courses.

• Coordinated placement activities and industry interaction programs.

• Organized guest lectures and career guidance sessions.

Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering

• Balaji Institute of Engineering & Technology (May 2013 – June 2014)

• Shivani Engineering College, Trichy (May 2012 – April 2013)

Major Achievements

• Coordinated 600+ campus recruitment drives.

• Facilitated placement and internship opportunities for 4,000+ students.

• Signed and managed 25+ MoUs with corporate organizations.

• Successfully organized 50+ virtual placement drives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Recipient of the Outstanding Placement Officer Award – 2023.

• Organized state-level and national-level pool campus recruitment drives.

Educational Qualifications

MBA (Human Resource Management)
Alagappa University, Karaikudi (2022)

M.E. – Manufacturing Engineering
MIET Engineering College, Trichy (2012)

B.TECH – Mechanical Engineering
SASTRA University, Thanjavur (2008)

Areas of Expertise

• Campus Recruitment

• Corporate Relations

• Placement Operations

• Employer Engagement

• Industry Partnerships

• Talent Acquisition

• MoU Management

• Training & Placement Strategy

• Career Development

• Interview Coordination

• Stakeholder Management

• HR Operations

• Placement Reporting & Compliance

Recruitment Domains Handled

• Software Development (Java, Python, .NET, C, C++)

• AI & Machine Learning

• Data Science & Analytics

• Cybersecurity

• Cloud Computing

• DevOps

• Networking

• Salesforce

• SAP

• Web Development

• Robotics

• Blockchain

• Computer Vision

• Business Analysis

• Mechanical Engineering (Design, Production, Quality, R&D)

• Manufacturing

• Automobile

• Instrumentation

• Finance

• Human Resources

• Marketing

Professional Strengths

• Strong corporate relationship management

• Multi-campus placement leadership

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Employer engagement and networking

• Student mentoring and career guidance

• Data-driven placement planning and reporting

• Leadership in virtual and large-scale recruitment initiatives