There is no getting around the fact that when you are a fresher, all the big companies see you as a commodity and truth be told you are one. If one is to Survive/Thrive in a time and place when there is a commodity surplus one has to market themselves better. If you place yourself in the fresher pile your odds of getting picked or not are the same as anyone else who is a fresher. So look to position yourself in a market where the supply vs demand ratio is more favourable. As poorna said acquire relevant skill sets and differentiate yourself from others and proactively improve your chances of getting recruited as an individual that brings something special to the table rather than a replaceable resource.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:45 AM, KoPoS <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Saifi. And sorry for the delay. > > I guess Zubin has eloquently put what has all to be said. Few quick > thoughts > though. > > - What we are/will see is a drop in the growth rates - which means there is > slowdown in growth but there will be growth nevertheless. A 5-6% growth > compared to last years ~9% still means that we have a growth rate of ~6% > over the last years which is still growth! > > - However what we are seeing down is companies are trimming down on their > non-essential expenses - the flab as I would put it. They will also see > how/where they can get away with downsizing without affecting their profit > prospects. > > - Thats not to tell that there will no more be recruitments - there always > will be -thats the only way a company can start infusing new blood and > energy into the organization. But you will see that the maddening rush for > getting freshers will stop - companies are becoming much much more > selective. So as long as one is good, its a given the candidate need not > worry about getting a job. > > - My suggestion would be to concentrate on your overall skillset: > - Communication > - Coding > - CS fundamentals. > > KoPoS. > > On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Saifi Khan > <[email protected]<saifi.khan%40twincling.org> > >wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, madarapu mahesh wrote: > > > > > hai, > > > > > > this is mahesh > > > > > > iam doing my project work in MCA after complete my MCA(in april > complete > > this), what am do why because now s\w is down position. > > > > > > please give me any suggitions or oppurtunity. > > > > > > plz give me the replay > > > maheshChandra > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mahesh: > > > > You have touched on a point, which would be of concern for many > > people. > > > > i'd request Zubin, Arun, Suman Karthik, KoPoS, Sandip, Narender > > and Satish among others to share their thoughts and what > > steps should somebody passing out in yr 2009 should do. > > > > All member observations and suggestions are very much welcome. > > > > thanks > > Saifi. > > > > > > -- > Poorna K Shashank > M: +91 9866 102 867 > R: +91 040 6544 7286 > > http://mindwarrior.wordpress.com > http://zerocaffe.in > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- -Suman http://www.zerocaffe.in
