"Less than oneout of four engineering graduates are employable" -- An Excerpt from A Timesof India Article
The term used here is employablethat depicts a state of being ready to be employed. Based on myinteraction with freshers and my own personal experience when I came out ofcollege about a decade back, I place job seekers (fresh graduates) intofollowing three categories
- Focused
- Takers
- Money-Makers
Focused are those who know where and which industry they want towork, they are clear on the type of work they want to do and the skill setsthey seek. These are willing to upgrade their skills before a job. These arealso those who would wait for their dream job and dream company.
Takers are those who are clear on the industry they want to workinto but would take any job in that industry. These have some basic knowledgeand skills but have a mind set of job-based learning. These might also take adetour into a different or similar field but come back into their chosenindustry.
Money-Makers are those who are eager to start making money (forvaried reasons), they do not mind the industry or the skills that they want todevelop in the long run. Immediate focus is money (salary).
I recall an article Academia-IndustryGap, that do highlight some of the gaps between Industry and academia.
This article's purpose is two-fold- to instigate some thoughtprocess into fresh grads before taking their leap
- to provide some tips on jobsearch and a few relevant links that might help
Where would you keep yourself inabove of the three categories. Believe you me, each of the three options wouldend 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 athought that where it would take you. The first two years of your career areknown as entry level, the reason is simple, it is in these two years that aperson decides which industry he/she is going to stick to.
Plan, Prepare and Upgrade yourself in these two years. Create your own vision and goal-model on what you wantto achieve and where do you see yourself over the next 5 years.
Invest time in yourself by upgrading your skills in the chosen field, orgetting relevant certifications.
Upgrade your profiles onprofessional Social networks like Naukri.com, Monster.com, andLinkedIn.com, Glassdoor etc. Spend time to learn about new ways that companiesare 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 jobhunt tips for grads
and this is another set of 11skills for a high figure salary (some generic qualities and somespecific to software industry)
So much for lectures..here are a few useful linksfor 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 GoogleSearch and not validated. It is advised that the person using this informationmust verify details and take appropriate measure to safeguard oneself againstfraudulent companies.
