KAMAL SODHA

Assistant Professor

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KAMAL SODHA

Assistant Professor • Soft Skills & Communications • ICFAITech Jaipur

Short bio

Professional with over 12 years of experience in Learning & Development, industry relations, recruitment coordination, and student placement management to foster strong industry collaborations and enhance career opportunities for students. Strong expertise in Skill Enhancement, Networking, data management, and communication skills, aiming to streamline Training Sessions, Placement activities, maintain strategic recruiter partnerships, and contribute to institutional growth by ensuring successful student placements and accreditation compliance.

Experience & Education

Academic & Professional Experience

Deputy Manager

July 2023 – August 2026

Global Institute of Technology, Training & Placement Department (Jaipur, Raj.)

Strategic Corporate Outreach: Spearhead corporate relation strategies by proactively identifying and engaging with HR leaders and C-suite executives to expand the college’s recruiter portfolio. Placement Drive Management: Orchestrate end-to-end campus recruitment drives, overseeing logistics, scheduling, and hospitality to ensure a seamless experience for visiting corporate panels and candidates. Student Development & Training: Conceptualize and deliver high-impact workshops and training sessions focused on resume building, interview readiness, and soft skills to enhance student employability. Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison between the university management, faculty, and industry partners to align academic curriculum with current industry hiring trends. Data-Driven Optimization: Analyze placement metrics and student performance data to formulate actionable strategies that improve placement percentages and average package offers.

Assistant Manager

March 2018 – July 2023

Jagannath University, Corporate Resources and Management Center (JIMS Group Delhi), Jaipur

Build and maintain strong relationships with Management and Tech companies by regularly connecting with industry professionals, attending relevant events, and keeping a well-organized record of all communications and contacts. Organize campus placements and job fairs by coordinating with companies and handling all planning, logistics, and follow-ups. Facilitate internships and training by finding suitable opportunities, coordinating with companies, managing the process, and tracking student performance and feedback. Maintain a Database of Internship Opportunities and assist Students in applying for On-Campus and Off-Campus Job Opportunities. Work with academic leaders to plan strategies, improve placement policies, and find ways to better prepare students for their career. Prepare students for employment by assessing their skills, creating customized training plans, providing practical exercises, and collaborating with external trainers for additional support. Keep accurate records of placement data and statistics for reporting and promotional purposes. Collect feedback from recruiters and students to enhance the quality of placements and training programs.

Training Executive

September 2014 – February 2018

JIET Group of Colleges, Training & Placement Department

As a Placement & Industry Relations Coordinator to manage and expand our outreach with potential recruiters, ensuring strong industry connections for student placements and internships. Maintaining a Database of potential Recruiters, meet recruitment SPOCs/CEOs of various organizations, and maintaining good relations with them to explore avenues for Placement/internships. Creation and generation of reports on the student database. Maintain records and files pertaining to placement and internship, and industry database. Maintaining and providing data to be shared with companies participating for placement drives. Maintaining Test papers of various companies participating in placements drives. Maintaining Systematic records of students going for higher studies, starting their start-ups or students not appearing for placements. Generating and providing reports and PowerPoint presentations for management and accreditation bodies like NAAC, etc. Industry interaction to create Internship opportunities for the students, finally leading to campus recruitment. Coordinating & performing all duties during and post-placement drives till the onboarding of selected students. Providing training to the students for HR Interviews. Screening the new resumes of the candidates who applied for an organization.

Digital Marketing Intern

July 2013 – August 2014

Digitally Diksha, Jaipur

Blog writing, Analysis of company data, Managed social media content across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

Education

Masters of Computer Applications (M.C.A.)

2010–2013

Jaipur National University, Jaipur

grade:CGPA: 65%

Bachelors of Computer Applications (B.C.A.)

2007–2010

Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur

grade:CGPA: 55%

Skills

Soft skills Trainings

Skill Enhancement

Personality Grooming

TNI/TNA Reports

Online/Offline Sessions

Analytical/Data Analysis Skills

Certificates

Business Analysis Foundation

Microsoft & LinkedIn

Data Analysis

Microsoft & LinkedIn

Responsibility Endeavors

Training Needs Identification & Design - Performance-Driven Interventions

Synthesize annual appraisal data to design targeted learning solutions that address specific capability gaps.

Training Needs Identification & Design - Regulatory Compliance & Accreditation

Identify and deploy mandatory training programs required by educational ministries, governing bodies, and global ranking boards.

Curriculum & Journey Planning - Faculty & Staff Integration

Architect comprehensive onboarding journeys to transition new academic and administrative personnel smoothly into the university culture.

Curriculum & Journey Planning - Pedagogical & Leadership Development

Plan high-impact workshops on advanced teaching methodologies, research excellence, and institutional leadership.

Administrative Execution & Logistics - Comprehensive Logistics Administration

Manage all end-to-end administrative arrangements for training sessions, including venue booking, audiovisual setups, catering, and learning materials.

Administrative Execution & Logistics - External Trainer Coordination

Serve as the primary point of contact to source, onboard, contract, and schedule external educational consultants and subject matter experts.

Administrative Execution & Logistics - External Event Management

Facilitate all related operational arrangements for guest speakers, including travel, accommodation, honorariums, and IT requirements.

Data Management - Data Management & Analytics

Maintain exhaustive, audit-ready databases tracking attendance, certifications, assessment scores, and completion metrics for all institutional training programs.

Contact Information

Campus Address

ICFAI University, Jamdoli, Agra Road, Near Cambay Golf Resort, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302031

Office

Cubicle No FC010, Room No 004, Ground Floor, ICFAITech, Tech Building, Tech Wing, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302031.

Phone

+91-9983014040