Essentials 4 IT Professionals Sudarsun Santhiappan Director – R & D, Checktronix India Pvt Ltd, Chennai

Sudarsun Santhiappan

Director – R & D,

Checktronix India Pvt Ltd,

Chennai

Mission Getting recruited Somehow In Campus Recruitment Off Campus Bulk Recruitment Drives Referrals Agents Through Apprenticeship Getting recruited by the Reputed Why are they special ?

Getting recruited Somehow

In Campus Recruitment

Off Campus

Bulk Recruitment Drives

Referrals

Agents

Through Apprenticeship

Getting recruited by the Reputed

Why are they special ?

2 Questions What do you have for Sale ? What does an Employer want to Buy ?

What do you have for Sale ?

What does an Employer want to Buy ?

Expectations of a Candidate Provide bulky Pay package Provide Foreign Assignments Provide Dynamic Work Culture Provide Good Team Provide a good Mentor Provide a Friendly Environment Provide good Infrastructure Provide food, transportation for free.. More ??

Provide bulky Pay package

Provide Foreign Assignments

Provide Dynamic Work Culture

Provide Good Team

Provide a good Mentor

Provide a Friendly Environment

Provide good Infrastructure

Provide food, transportation for free..

More ??

Short Term Vision Laying the Foundation Stone Adapting to Trends Attaining Professionalism Learning the “Result-Oriented” Paradigm

Laying the Foundation Stone

Adapting to Trends

Attaining Professionalism

Learning the “Result-Oriented” Paradigm

Long Term Vision Picking up Specialization Setting Trends Becoming Managerial; Naturally Climb up the Experience Ladder Technical Managerial Interfaces

Picking up Specialization

Setting Trends

Becoming Managerial; Naturally

Climb up the Experience Ladder

Technical

Managerial

Interfaces

Current Market Trend Supply – What is it ? Demand – What is it ? The Gap – What is the problem ? Abridging Strategy Industry-Academia Interaction Apprenticeship Pre-Recruitment Sponsorships

Supply – What is it ?

Demand – What is it ?

The Gap – What is the problem ?

Abridging Strategy

Industry-Academia Interaction

Apprenticeship

Pre-Recruitment

Sponsorships

Taste of Absolute Competition How many IT engineers produced every year ? How many IT Jobs created every year ? Why are still vacancies even though Jobs are out-numbered ? Lack of Quality ! Are employers happy with the recruited ? Is that a boon or a curse ? Probably a boon for the employee Probably a curse for the employer

How many IT engineers produced every year ?

How many IT Jobs created every year ?

Why are still vacancies even though Jobs are out-numbered ?

Lack of Quality !

Are employers happy with the recruited ?

Is that a boon or a curse ?

Probably a boon for the employee

Probably a curse for the employer

Where did Employers go wrong? The Recruitment Process There is hardly time to assess a candidate Candidates outsmart the recruitment process Recruitment process is Mundane Used Hard Filters didn't pay off Does MCSE/CCNA/ODBA ensure quality? Does Aggregate of 85+ prove smartness ?

The Recruitment Process

There is hardly time to assess a candidate

Candidates outsmart the recruitment process

Recruitment process is Mundane

Used Hard Filters didn't pay off

Does MCSE/CCNA/ODBA ensure quality?

Does Aggregate of 85+ prove smartness ?

Who are the Smart Kids ? Who has a Certification Who mastered the Quantitative tests Who mastered the Psychometric tests Who mastered in Group Discussion Who has a reasonable Academic record Who has no fear in conversing with a stranger

Who has a Certification

Who mastered the Quantitative tests

Who mastered the Psychometric tests

Who mastered in Group Discussion

Who has a reasonable Academic record

Who has no fear in conversing with a stranger

What is the Point now ? It's a duty of oneself to advertise and be sellable If the mentioned points add to one's (apparent) value, why not append it to the tail? Understand that recruitment is a process of buying one's creativity & productivity Under the Sun, everything has a value Typically recruitment is a professional pact between a candidate and an employer Shouldn't it be “What are the Points now?”

It's a duty of oneself to advertise and be sellable

If the mentioned points add to one's (apparent) value, why not append it to the tail?

Understand that recruitment is a process of buying one's creativity & productivity

Under the Sun, everything has a value

Typically recruitment is a professional pact between a candidate and an employer

Shouldn't it be “What are the Points now?”

The Recruitment Process Understanding the Pedigree Yours Employer's Filtration Methodologies Gross Filtration by Written Tests Group Discussions Psychometric Tests Technical Interview in Person or over Phone HR Interview

Understanding the Pedigree

Yours

Employer's

Filtration Methodologies

Gross Filtration by Written Tests

Group Discussions

Psychometric Tests

Technical Interview in Person or over Phone

HR Interview

Expectations of an Employer Make a Value-for-Money Purchase What are the Values ? Be able to produce More & Efficiently Be able to propagate knowledge to peers So, many efficient people are created Be able to building and sustain teams Be supportive Be abide by the regulations Be an Asset to the company

Make a Value-for-Money Purchase

What are the Values ?

Be able to produce

More & Efficiently

Be able to propagate knowledge to peers

So, many efficient people are created

Be able to building and sustain teams

Be supportive

Be abide by the regulations

Be an Asset to the company

Preparing for the Ball Hard and Soft Skills Technical Stuff Inter-Personal Skills Psychometric Analysis / Attitude Reasoning Abilities

Hard and Soft Skills

Technical Stuff

Inter-Personal Skills

Psychometric Analysis / Attitude

Reasoning Abilities

Technical Foundation Algorithms & Data Structures Programming Languages Operating System & System Software Networking Software Engineering & Testing Computer Hardware and Electronics General Knowledge

Algorithms & Data Structures

Programming Languages

Operating System & System Software

Networking

Software Engineering & Testing

Computer Hardware and Electronics

General Knowledge

Inter-Personal Group vs Individual Communication Ability to be in a Team & in Solitude Ability to Listen Speaking for the Team Problem Assessment Ability to Gel Introvert vs Extrovert

Group vs Individual Communication

Ability to be in a Team & in Solitude

Ability to Listen

Speaking for the Team

Problem Assessment

Ability to Gel

Introvert vs Extrovert

Attitude Temperament Willingness to New things Ability to Take Pressure Prepared to Work Long Hours Commitment Openness Accepting Failures Endurance Quick Learning skill

Temperament

Willingness to New things

Ability to Take Pressure

Prepared to Work Long Hours

Commitment

Openness

Accepting Failures

Endurance

Quick Learning skill

Roles Individual Contributors Managerial Administrative Development & Research Custom Support & Back Office Business Analysts Tech Writers Programmers / Coders

Individual Contributors

Managerial

Administrative

Development & Research

Custom Support & Back Office

Business Analysts

Tech Writers

Programmers / Coders

Know the Limits of Your Expectations Enumerate Justify Understanding the Buying Potential What to Sell ? Hell with Comparing Employer Peers Big vs Small Employers Dynamic Vs Mundane work styles

Enumerate

Justify

Understanding the Buying Potential

What to Sell ?

Hell with Comparing Employer Peers

Big vs Small Employers

Dynamic Vs Mundane work styles

Become Multi-Talented Why during the Early days ? Know Many Specialize in Few Master in One or Two

Why during the Early days ?

Know Many

Specialize in Few

Master in One or Two

The Balance Sheet Estimate the Cost of your Services offered It is different from Revenue generated Keep the Service Cost Estimate as Credit Keep the Salary & other Benefits as Debit If you find you have Services to be paid, start negotiating with your employer! Beware! Never over-estimate Never under-estimate your strengths

Estimate the Cost of your Services offered

It is different from Revenue generated

Keep the Service Cost Estimate as Credit

Keep the Salary & other Benefits as Debit

If you find you have Services to be paid, start negotiating with your employer!

Beware!

Never over-estimate

Never under-estimate your strengths

Salvation What is the Ultimatum ? Who defines that ? What happens after the 'set' Ultimatum ? When do you think you will achieve what you wanted to? The solution is Careful Planning! Do you know; Software Engineering is based out of Life ? So are Operation Systems!

What is the Ultimatum ?

Who defines that ?

What happens after the 'set' Ultimatum ?

When do you think you will achieve what you wanted to?

The solution is Careful Planning!

Do you know; Software Engineering is based out of Life ? So are Operation Systems!

References Nothing Here! Believe in yourself; You are the only reference to your success! Understand that Computer Science & Information Technology are the Sciences based out of Life & Living.

Nothing Here!

Believe in yourself; You are the only reference to your success!

Understand that Computer Science & Information Technology are the Sciences based out of Life & Living.

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