Placement Season: The Hunger Games of Campus

If exams are marathons, placement season is a gladiator fight only with blazers, resumes, and way too many motivational quotes.

It’s the time of year when everyone suddenly grows up overnight. Or at least pretends to.

The Resume Wars

Before the interviews, there’s the battle of the resumes.

Some look like corporate brochures.

Some are so blank they scream, “Please hire my potential.”

And then there’s that one guy who casually lists “Kohli of my gully cricket team” under leadership skills.

Suddenly, everyone’s on Canva at 2 AM, trying to make their resume “stand out.” (Spoiler: they all end up looking the same.)

The Blazer Brigade

Hostel corridors transform into fashion runways. People who wore shorts and flip-flops all year are now strutting around in freshly ironed suits.
Half the ties are tied wrong. Half the shoes are borrowed. And everyone is carrying a folder that makes them feel 10% more employable.

The GD Arena

Group Discussions are less about ideas and more about survival.
One person dominates like they’re running for parliament.
Another sneaks in with one epic line and then stays silent.
And then there’s someone nervously nodding the whole time, hoping the recruiter mistakes it for “active listening.”

It’s chaos. Beautiful, terrifying chaos.

The Interview Rollercoaster

The campus placement office becomes a land of extremes:

Someone walks out with tears.

Someone walks out with job offers.

And someone walks out saying, “Bro, they didn’t even open my resume.”

The questions range from “Tell me about yourself” (which suddenly feels like the hardest question in the world) to “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” (which everyone secretly answers in their head as “rich and asleep”).

The Aftermath

Every selection is celebrated like a cricket World Cup win. Every rejection is drowned in samosas and chai.
And slowly, one by one, everyone finds their place or at least their path.

What Placement Season Really Teaches You

How to smile even when you’re dying inside.

How to pretend you “thrive under pressure.”

How to cheer for your friends, even when you’re still waiting for your turn.

And most importantly, how to believe that your worth is bigger than one job offer.

Because in the end, placement season isn’t just about jobs. It’s about realizing you’re stepping out of the bubble, ready (or not) for the big, messy, exciting thing called life.