Placement preparations have a critical task of choosing a good guide book to help prepare for the same. It would help if you chose a guide according to your needs, aptitude, and preference. Many people read articles, whereas others prefer reading books.
Here’s check out the list of the most recommended books that you must read for placement preparation. If one cannot enjoy reading a book repeatedly, there is no use in reading it at all.
A good book must cover every detail of the topic related to the recruitment process like a series of tests and interview rounds which includes:
- Aptitude Rounds
- Logical Reasoning
- Communication Skills
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- System Design Rounds
- Other CS subjects.
Here are the most recommended books which will surely help to prepare for placements:
Aptipedia Aptitude Encyclopedia by FACE
- One-stop solution for all the placement preparation
- Designed aptly for all the students preparing for placements
- Has concepts and question on all topics across Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, and Logical Reasoning Sections
- Contains solved questions and answers of the latest pattern of company aptitude test
- Concept explanation with examples for every topic
- Has important shortcuts and formulae
- Helps to measure your concept improvement
- Recapitulates all the concepts and question types
- Consists of solutions for all exercise questions given.
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S.Aggarwal
- Best aptitude book for placement preparation.
- Good for a beginner
- Helps in getting started with Aptitude
- Explains the concepts of mathematics
- Writes in an easy-to-grasp manner
- Fully solved examples for each topic
- Gives practice questions for each topic
- Does not contain Logical Reasoning or Verbal Ability Questions
- An integral part of the interview rounds
- Comprehensive discussions of the algorithms in depth
- design, implementation, and complete analysis with time and space complexities
- Focuses on the engineering point of view towards solving problems
- Dynamic Programming,
- Greedy Algorithms
- Flow Networks
- A must-have book before the placement starts
- Covers the mathematical aspects of the approach
- Has exercises and problems related to Data Structure and Algorithm.
High School English Grammar and Composition Self-Practice Book by Wren & Martin
- Best books for the verbal ability for placement preparation
- Help students understand basic grammar
- Strengthens their base in a simple way
- Does not have placement related questions.
How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude: Arun Sharma
- Must have book for higher-level competitive exams and interview preparation
- Covers aspects of Quantitative section of any significant aptitude round
- Has well structured and thorough step by step process of solving a problem
- Bible for any general aptitude exams
- Covers theoretical as well as tricks and shortcuts
- Difficulty levels divided into Level I, Level II, and Level III for every chapter.
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
- Best English books for placement preparation, as well as good for daily use.
- Consists of comprehensive vocabulary building
- An efficient method to increase the student’s knowledge of the English language
- Develops the overall verbal skills
- Conceptualized on vocabulary building
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
- Most sought-after book for the logical reasoning section
- Covers mainly all the topics related to reasoning.
- Organized in a specific way for easy understanding
- The shorter, faster and intelligent approach to reasoning
- Provides practice questions and solved examples along with shortcut tricks
- Doesn’t explain the concepts clearly, so only to be used for practice purpose
- Covers reasoning section, use other books for verbal and quantitative Aptitude for Placement Preparations.
Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy
- Focuses on interview rounds on Data structures and Algorithms
- Helps clear concepts and techniques of data structure and algorithms
- Help get through all the initials of the subject
- Straightforward and lucid format of writing
- Covers significant topics of Placement Preparations
- Includes programming puzzles and programs asked by the big tech giants
- Covers GATE topics related to data structure and algorithms.
So, we assume that the point-wise appraisal of the above Placement Preparation Books will help you better understand and will make it easier for you to choose one that suits your requirement. Happy Reading!