Plan extensively for summer training in terms of choosing the right organisation and right project.

Take your summer training seriously. Its your first brush with corporate life.

Do not mess with the organisation you are working for; who knows it might be your future employer.

Use the opportunity to network with experts in the field of study.

Try and understand the organisation set-up, broad strategy, culture, etc. This will help you in final placements. Prepare a detailed note on the organisation.

Keep in touch with your mentor/guide.

Do not hesitate to ask in case you don't know something, because you are not expected to know everything anyway.

A quality project done could be your passport to final placement.

Report writing is as critical as doing the project; therefore, plan for at least 7-10 days for giving your report a shape.

If your project has relevance to people outside your campus and the organisation, sharing a synopsis can be considered, provided it is allowed by your organisation.

Prepare a comprehensive ready-reckoner on the organisation that you worked for during your summer training. This will be important for your job interviews. Do not leave this for the last day before placement week.

Concluded.

* Saurabh Kumar is MBA from Fore School of Management, New Delhi, and has experience in Sales & Marketing with Godfery Phillips India Ltd. & UB Group, and is currently working with ICICI Bank. His summer training report on rural distribution for HLL was published in Business Today, Business World and other business publications.