Amity School of Engineering & Technology (ASET), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, organized "Fireside Chat" with CISCO Officials for the students of B. Tech, BCA and MCA, to brief them about hiring, internship, application and job opportunities at CISCO, a world-renowned, American multinational technology conglomerate corporation with its Headquarters in San Jose, California.
Addressing the gathering on this occasion, Mr. Ritesh Kapah, Senior Director Engineering at CISCO, averred, “The landscape of hiring trends in Information technology is undergoing a transformation. With new technologies emerging rapidly, there is a huge demand for Computer Science and IT professionals today. Through this session, we aim to provide information to the students of Amity about the emerging trends and architectures, career opportunities and life at CISCO. Students should follow their heart and passion and choose their area of expertise according to their interest, in order to be successful.”, suggested Mr. Kapah.
Sharing his views on the occasion, Mr. Subodh Gajare, Senior Solutions Architect in CISCO, stated,
“We all know that technologies are developing day by day and the fast growth of technology is due to the increase in applications of computers in almost every domain area. However, just getting a degree will not reap benefits because in the near future IT industries will not hire professionals having degrees, rather they need really talented and well experienced professionals to do their job. At CISCO, we offer a plethora of opportunities for young, bright and talented engineering graduates, who want to pursue their career in the field of technology and also provide training to them, in their respective field, which makes them future ready.”
Advising the students of Amity, Mr. Barun Singhania, leading customer delivery CxMS, CISCO, said, “If students work hard and chase their dreams relentlessly, sky is the limit. There is no short cut to success and one must keep persevering constantly till they achieve their goals. Never doubt your capabilities and synergize between your heart, hand and head, as when these three organs work in synergy, unbelievable results can be achieved.”
Welcoming the guests on this occasion, Dr. (Prof.) Abhay Bansal, Joint Head, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, said, “A large number of Amity students aspire and dream to join CISCO and in order to make Amity Students industry ready, CISCO Academy has been established at Amity with an objective of providing hands-on training that develops problem-solving skills, industrial attachments for real world opportunities, providing globally accepted industry-standard certification, lucrative career opportunities in the field of Information Technology and also to inform the students about the courses designed by CISCO experts. The main objective of this session is to motivate and create awareness among the students about the expectations and screening criterion of CISCO so that maximum students can get selected by CISCO in their future recruitments.”
The “Fireside Chat” was followed by a Q&A session where students’ queries were answered by the CISCO Officials and the event was attended by the students of Amity in large numbers.