"Less than one out of four engineering graduates are employable"
-- An Excerpt from A Times of India Article
The term used here is employable that depicts a state of being ready to be employed. Based on my interaction with freshers and my own personal experience when I came out of college about a decade back, I place job seekers (fresh graduates) into following three categories
- Focused
- Takers
- Money-Makers
Focused are those who know where and which industry they want to work, they are clear on the type of work they want to do and the skill sets they seek. These are willing to upgrade their skills before a job. These are also those who would wait for their dream job and dream company.
Takers are those who are clear on the industry they want to work into but would take any job in that industry. These have some basic knowledge and skills but have a mind set of job-based learning. These might also take a detour into a different or similar field but come back into their chosen industry.
Money-Makers are those who are eager to start making money (for varied reasons), they do not mind the industry or the skills that they want to develop in the long run. Immediate focus is money (salary).
I recall one of my written articles some time back on Academia-Industry Gap. Well that is a bit of the track but patterns do match.
This article's purpose is two-fold
- to instigate some thought process into fresh grads before taking their leap
- to provide some tips on job search and a few relevant links that might help
Where would you keep yourself in above of the three categories. Believe you me, each of the three options would end up in same destination if you do not carry a vision about your career.
If money is your sole criteria, then you might end up earning less if you jump on any option without giving a thought that where it would take you. The first two years of your career are known as entry level, the reason is simple, it is in these two years that a person decides which industry he/she is going to stick to.
Plan, Prepare and Upgrade your self in these two years. Create your own vision and goal-model on what you want to achieve and where do you see yourself over the next 5 years.
Invest time in yourself by upgrading your skills in the chosen field, or getting relevant certifications.
Upgrade your profiles on professional Social networks like Naukri.com, Monster.com, and LinkedIn.com, Glassdoor etc. Spend time to learn about new ways that companies are recruiting (eg. HackerRank, StackOverFlow etc.)
Get hold of a mentor from your industry, ask questions and seek directions.
you might like this link on some awesome job hunt tips for grads
and this is another set of 11 skills for a high figure salary (some generic qualities and some specific to software industry)
So much for lectures..here are a few useful links for fresher jobs.
Hint: All I did was google with the keywords [fresher jobs], [fresher walkins] etc
http://jobsearch.naukri.com/fresher-jobs-in-delhi-ncr
http://www.freshersworld.com/
http://noida.timesjobs.com/jobs/fresher-jobs-in-Noida
http://walkinfreshers.net/
http://www.freshershine.in/blog/archives/tag/noida-walkins
http://www.chetanasforum.com/forum/4-walk-in-off-campus-jobs-for-freshers/
http://www.javaken.com/forum/showthread.php?s=b22008720754350f037fdbf283957504&t=16824
Disclaimer: All the above links are provided by using Google Search and not validated. It is advised that the person using this information must verify details and take appropriate measure to safeguard oneself against fraudulent companies.
-- An Excerpt from A Times of India Article
The term used here is employable that depicts a state of being ready to be employed. Based on my interaction with freshers and my own personal experience when I came out of college about a decade back, I place job seekers (fresh graduates) into following three categories
- Focused
- Takers
- Money-Makers
Focused are those who know where and which industry they want to work, they are clear on the type of work they want to do and the skill sets they seek. These are willing to upgrade their skills before a job. These are also those who would wait for their dream job and dream company.
Takers are those who are clear on the industry they want to work into but would take any job in that industry. These have some basic knowledge and skills but have a mind set of job-based learning. These might also take a detour into a different or similar field but come back into their chosen industry.
Money-Makers are those who are eager to start making money (for varied reasons), they do not mind the industry or the skills that they want to develop in the long run. Immediate focus is money (salary).
I recall one of my written articles some time back on Academia-Industry Gap. Well that is a bit of the track but patterns do match.
This article's purpose is two-fold
- to instigate some thought process into fresh grads before taking their leap
- to provide some tips on job search and a few relevant links that might help
Where would you keep yourself in above of the three categories. Believe you me, each of the three options would end up in same destination if you do not carry a vision about your career.
If money is your sole criteria, then you might end up earning less if you jump on any option without giving a thought that where it would take you. The first two years of your career are known as entry level, the reason is simple, it is in these two years that a person decides which industry he/she is going to stick to.
Plan, Prepare and Upgrade your self in these two years. Create your own vision and goal-model on what you want to achieve and where do you see yourself over the next 5 years.
Invest time in yourself by upgrading your skills in the chosen field, or getting relevant certifications.
Upgrade your profiles on professional Social networks like Naukri.com, Monster.com, and LinkedIn.com, Glassdoor etc. Spend time to learn about new ways that companies are recruiting (eg. HackerRank, StackOverFlow etc.)
Get hold of a mentor from your industry, ask questions and seek directions.
you might like this link on some awesome job hunt tips for grads
and this is another set of 11 skills for a high figure salary (some generic qualities and some specific to software industry)
So much for lectures..here are a few useful links for fresher jobs.
Hint: All I did was google with the keywords [fresher jobs], [fresher walkins] etc
http://jobsearch.naukri.com/fresher-jobs-in-delhi-ncr
http://www.freshersworld.com/
http://noida.timesjobs.com/jobs/fresher-jobs-in-Noida
http://walkinfreshers.net/
http://www.freshershine.in/blog/archives/tag/noida-walkins
http://www.chetanasforum.com/forum/4-walk-in-off-campus-jobs-for-freshers/
http://www.javaken.com/forum/showthread.php?s=b22008720754350f037fdbf283957504&t=16824
Disclaimer: All the above links are provided by using Google Search and not validated. It is advised that the person using this information must verify details and take appropriate measure to safeguard oneself against fraudulent companies.
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