Advice

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Title : Advice to first job seekers by different industry professionals

My Advice to all the students and first job seeker is :  

                     1) They should be very disciplined in the process

                     2) They should be hard working

                     3) Committed towards their work

                     4) They should do their assignments properly

                     5) They should try and understand whatever is thought in the class

                     6) They should try and apply it to the real life situations

                     7) They should work out for every problem that was there at the end of    

                          the chapter.

8) They should learn to ask more questions 

I think if they do all of these things, they would be wonderful

Mr NR Narayana Murthy

Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Ltd.

 

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Employers want the candidate to have already established that this job is the job they are uniquely gifted for - one in which they will become an irreplaceable talent - not a stop over until the candidate finds out what they really want to do for work. I was an Executive Sales Leader for 10+ years - on the hiring side of bringing new talent on - which included first job seekers - and I have just written a book on this topic. OPEN SESAME: Why It's All About ACCESS for the New Worker of the 21st Century. First Time job seekers need to know that to survive and thrive in this global age (and current recession) they must become an irreplaceable talent.

 

Marilyn Carpenter

Owner at V. James Coaching Consortium

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Keep your fundaments very clear.
Analytical and conceptual thinking of situation (to apply the book knowledge in your work).
Have patience.
And lastly, be true and be yourself [ you need to realise yourself truly]

 

Dhiraj Kumar

Presales Head (Enterprise) - India @ Aircel

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Take a job that is practical, to give you a sound base. Don't jump into too corporate a job else the academic and reality gap is not bridged. These are the jobs your peers will avoid but are the ones the will mould your character and experience as you rise

Valkyn D'mello

Indonesia logistics and sourcing specialist, organizational development expert.

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I suggest that first time job seekers become very realistic in their expectations for their first professional job. Hopefully they have had an internship experience in their chosen professional field and understand the business of the organization they wish to join. Research on the organization, honesty in the interview process, and solid preparation from the school's career services function is critical. You only get to make a fist impression once. So, make sure it is the right impression. Also, some pearls of wisdom from a wonderful mentor of mine which I live by..."if your pearls aren’t polished, they won't shine. So, be prepared with resume in hand, examples of how you have and can make an impact for the organization.

Mary Persky - SPHR

SR. HRG at MetLife

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I would advise them to be flexible and keep an open mind

Barbara Gilmour, PHR

Sr. Recruiter/HR Professional

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That approach and confidence are everything.
And, that preparation for interviews is more than ever key.

Randi Shapiro

Founder and President, Recruiting Specialists, INC

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1. Students should maximize their communication with their alumni and find out what exactly the companies are seeking in new hires (esp. fresher). This way they can start preparing well in advance and be ready when the companies come for placement.
2. For colleges, where there are no placements, students should get united and convince the management to try hard for placements. I have seen so many cases where brilliant students (with over 90% marks) are sitting jobless due to lack of placements in the college. The companies are just not ready to hire fresher through off-campus placements. Therefore, it is very important for the students themselves to convince their management to put in best efforts for placements.
3. Students should form a placement club among themselves and try to find contacts among their friends/relatives etc. who can help them in bringing companies to campus. Due to high competition, the level of cooperation among students is generally low. However, they must understand that the more they will unite, the more opportunities can they create for everybody (including themselves)

Deepak Singla

Consultant - Program Development and Management at NISG

 

 

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a) For first job seekers I would say that you have to think of not only a job but a profession, a long term career that is a very firm belief I have, now a days first jobseekers are looking at short term scenario, they are looking at jobs. You should have stability in mind. So look at profession, don’t look at a job.

 

b) Relate yourself with the real word and not only with the bookish knowledge.

The tendency of people who are recruited from a campus is that they remain very bookish, extremely bookish and they want to carry it to the work place. The work place doesn’t function according to what you have studied.

 

c) The sooner you try to get out of the course related books, get closer to the real world, read a lot what is currently going on, read news papers, magzines, read as much as possible.

 

d) Try to get your fundamentals clear that will help you in a big way.

 

e) Try to keep your eyes and ears open. I keep on telling it to batches after batches that if you are in a particular role you only think of that role. For example- If you are in a credit department, don’t think that your role is only credit. The Bank is a larger place as I said if you are planning long term, you may be the CEO of organization in which you have to do a lot of other things but only if you are planning long term.

 

f) Read, read and read because that will enhance your value in the job market. The moment prospective employers come to know that you are not only good in credit but you have so much knowledge in other areas of banking, then it’s a big value addition for you

Asish SenGupta

Senior Vice President, HR, Axis Bank

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