On October 20th, I have delivered this presentation to the Indian students who will be graduating from Manchester Business School in January 2017 and will be looking for career opportunities in India. The webinar consisted of an hour wherein at the end of the presentation another 15 minutes were given to the audience for question and answer which ended with some interesting perspectives.

1. Key strategies every Indian student should know
Presented by Joydeb Chakraborty
Thursday 20th October 2016

2. • Introduction
• What are the steps you need to take in order to
find a suitable job
• Where do you find the information you need?

3. • Joydeb Chakraborty https://in.linkedin.com/in/joydeb-
chakraborty-151ba712
• Studied Master’s degree in Leeds
• Work experience at Halifax Bank of Scotland (UK)
• Currently National Relationship Manager at Kotak
Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd (Mumbai)

5. • Building on an excellent international education
• Practical advice about returning to work in the Indian
market
• The current trends in jobs and industry in the Indian
market
• Tips and helpful information sources

7. Unrealistic salary expectations
Constant job hopping
Status quo issue

8. • The cultural difference
• The salary structure
• Long working hours

9. Practical
experience often
includes
specialised
modules
Home of English
– communication
skills with
practical
experience
International
lifestyle / culture
with a platform
to make friends
from other
countries
Technical
knowledge,
managerial ability,
cross-cultural-
experience and
strategic
international
understanding
It helps to
broaden your
horizon in terms
of critical
thinking-
(Evolve,
confidence,
creative)

10.  Strong communication & presentation skills
 Excellent team player
 Organisational skills
 An ability to cope under pressure

11. Heavy UK accent ( Unless it is
the job requirement)
Less attentive, un-excited,
stressed
Don't make superficial
answers but must give the
genuine reasons if asked
about the choice of UK and
return to India.
Unrealistic expectations
about the role, salary.
Comparing the lifestyle of
UK with India / Criticism

13. Visual element
to your social
media profile
LinkedIn
content- keep
the goal and
target in mind
Customised
profile with
updated contact
details
Profile summary
– interesting,
compelling &
short title

14. • The CV structure
(Customisation with every job application)
• Covering Letter
(Keywords from the JD, and matching with skills)

15. • Save the job description
(clear understanding of the job role is a must)
• Be prepared to wait for 3-4 weeks
• Follow up

16. “Try not to become a person of success, but
rather try to become a person of value.”
- Albert Einstein

17. Summary
• The job market is hot and there is a war of
talent in the current market.
• International degree- What it brings to the
table
• If your profile visibility is interesting, you will
get a call.

18. Questions?