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About
Karthik Raja is the CEO of FACE Prep, with 15+ years in education and skilling. He works with colleges and universities across India on placement strategy and outcome-based training that moves real placement numbers.
Areas of expertise
Placement strategy, outcome-based training, institutional employability
Articles by Karthik (4)
Placement Outcomes
Building a High-Performing Training & Placement Cell: A Playbook
The placement cells that perform run a system, not a season-long scramble. Four moves that separate the strong ones, drawn from work across 2,000+ institutions.
17 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Placement Outcomes
Designing Placement Training That Works Across All Batches
Final-year bootcamps look like action and rarely move the number. A design for placement training that runs across all four years, by gap, with AI woven in.
17 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Placement Outcomes
How to Improve Your College's Placement Rate: A Practical Framework
Recruiters now pay a premium for AI-skilled freshers while most campus training still teaches the 2018 syllabus. A framework to lift your placement rate in 2026.
17 Jun 2026 · 10 min read
Placement Outcomes
Starting Placement Prep in Year 1: Why Early Readiness Wins
A college's placement rate is mostly decided before final year. Why early readiness wins, what the government now expects, and what year-one prep looks like in practice.
17 Jun 2026 · 8 min read