College placements are unfair and they feel like a scam.

​I am getting incredibly frustrated with the college placement scene. Why is it that candidates who aren't even technically sound are landing 20+ LPA jobs, while others who truly deserve it and have far better skills are left behind?

​I legit saw a girl from our college get placed at Google at around 50 LPA (not kidding). Her GitHub was practically non-existent with only a few basic repos, while there were many highly competent seniors who were much more sound in terms of skill and knowledge. The system just feels rigged.

​Another example: a girl in my year got placed into a company called ION for an exceptionally well-paid role of around 18 LPA. Everybody was discussing how biased the interviewers seemed. They only asked her some basic SQL questions related to joins, basic DBMS theory, and other trivial things. She got in, assumed a full-time role from day one (as is the company's practice), and is enjoying her life. Meanwhile, students here who have way more experience in development and serious technical skills are struggling to get mere 6 LPA jobs.

​And then there's Zscaler. I don't understand why they even allow boys to sit for the placement drive. It's been three years since I’ve seen this company come to our college for seniors, and every single time, only girls are selected. I found out that the difficulty of the questions asked to a senior friend of mine (who is male) was way higher than what the selected girl was asked. Now she is sitting comfortably at around 35 LPA, while the senior guy is trying to navigate his way through corporate bonds and lower-paying roles.

​Has anyone else experienced this kind of blatant disparity during their campus placements? Is it like this everywhere right now? Would love to hear your thoughts or if you've seen similar things happen at your colleges.

​TL;DR: Frustrated with the college placement system. Seeing candidates with minimal technical skills land massive packages (18-50 LPA at Google, ION, Zscaler) by getting asked basic questions, while highly skilled and experienced developers are struggling to get even 6 LPA jobs or are being asked significantly harder interview questions. The whole system feels completely biased.

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