How to secure / grab a job – Freshers
Step 1 – Identify your skills. Check available skill sets In job market and pick 3 and start preparing
Step 2 – Attend courses relevant to your skills. Identify the practical work which is the take away from the course and will be done on job. Explore all such scenarios as these come handy to crack the interview
Step 3 – Complete certification of the course. Certified candidates always get priority in job search
Step 4 – Prepare your resume in latest format available (ATS compliant). Get your resume reviewed with a mentor (professional who belongs to same field i.e. had done the same course and certification)
Step 5 – Create your profile on all available job portals (Naukri, Foundit, Linkedin etc). Take guidance from your mentor for usage of keywords and how to make the resume appealing
Step 6 – Have mock interview sessions with your mentor. Prepare for the interview while facing in the mirror. Try to have a professional body language
Step 7 – Build your professional connections on platform like Linkedin or any community relevant to your course or certification. Join specific professional groups on platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram etc
Step 8 – Send your job applications on email. The subject line of mail should be catchy and the email body should contain a brief information about what the company would benefit from your skill sets professionally.
Step 9 – During interview identify areas of knowledge or information which you are not aware of or couldn’t answer. Study and practice those areas or topics. Practice mock interview on periodic basis to build confidence
Step 10- Keep on following up on fortnightly (15 days) with your mentor and relevant communities/groups for suitable job opening.
Things that DO NOT WORK to secure a job
- Sending resumes to known contacts on email and requesting them to look for a job for you. No one has time to do job search for you. YOU need it to do it yourself. Your resume will stay in their inbox forever.
- Sending resumes to known contacts on WhatsApp, Telegram etc. New messages or posts come and your message goes at the bottom to be never read
- Commenting “I am interested, Interested” or hitting like on LInkedin posts
- Following up with someone who might not be in the same field like you and does not understand much about your job profile or does not have known vacancies.
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