Are You Ready for the Job?

When does a fresher know that he is ready for the job? None of our professional courses are job-oriented in reality. Companies consider it a waste of time to train youngsters who are not aware of the basics. Most of the institutions that promise a job or boast job guarantee hardly teach you anything that really matters when it comes to working on the job. Most of us find it easy to blame the education system for lacking the job oriented approach. It is time for us to think about solving the problem. We need to be ready for the job. A certain amount of personal effort is necessary to be ready to face the job with confidence.

Train yourself by getting into the shoes of executives. Seek the advice of experts to gain knowledge. Read the enormous literature available on the internet to identify and understand the nuances of the job. Once out of college, youngsters need to understand that they have to learn things all by themselves. Such an effort is appreciated by companies. Begin networking even while you are in college, not solely for the purpose of securing jobs, but to become a familiar face for all the significant people in the field. Alumni associations can be a good starting point for networking endeavors.

Most of the fresher resumes feature projects that have been completed as a part of college curriculum. Since most of the candidates have adequate accessibility to the resources, they should do a project on their own and complete it within a speculated time. It is this sense of responsibility that most companies look for. It develops your organizing skills and helps you understand the problems when you have little supervision. However, most problems can be solved easily. There are experts online almost all times of the day who are ready to help you at the click of a mouse. It just takes a little amount of research to find the online forums and mailing groups in your field.

For fields where projects or portfolios become irrelevant, present a research paper that is completely different from what you have done at college. Search engines make gathering information easier than ever before. Master a particular concept within your field; do adequate research; and prepare a presentation out of it that can help you in all your job hunting strategies. You can include all such papers and presentations in your profile to land in a job earlier than you expected.

Likewise, scan the various resumes available online relating to your field. Identify the responsibilities and try to execute them or come up with a picture as to how such processes function in the daily routine. Little are we taught about all this in the college courses. A six month semester or a one year course can hardly cover both theory and job aspects of that particular subject.

Keep a tab on the latest developments in your field and try to have an edge over others. The interviewer will be happy to realize the fact that you actually have the passion to excel in this field. As it has already been stated countless number of times by experts, preparation about the companies is also very important.