Many students graduate every year however very few land their dream job. Presentation gives some insights to students on how to get job ready in the competitive job market

1. HOW TO GET NOTICED AND GET
JOB IN THE COMPETITIVE
MARKET
Neeti Tolia

2. CHANGING JOB LANDSCAPE &
CHALLENGES
 Many more colleges and many more graduates every year
More and more specialization in various courses giving a wider
choice to employer
Tighter job markets outside India (read US)
Very tight cost based competition in services market
 Everyone/Every company wants to succeed now!
ONLY THE BEST WILL LAND THE OPPORTUNITY AND SURVIVE
THROUGH THE SAME.

3. THE GOOD NEWS
Being best does not have to be
Graduate from the best college
Pass with the best grades
Knows all names of all the technologies under the sun!

4. THE BASICS
1. Know your stuff
2. Re-present it right
3. Present it to right target
4. Network

5. KNOW YOUR STUFF
Do you know your basics right? What is the depth with which you have
understood your subjects?
 Have you just learnt the technology or language in theory?
 Have you taken up any special project to learn the technology in detail?
 How do you rate yourself wrt your knowledge/skill?
Do you have a GitHub profile and does it have information about any
project that you are proud of?
Have you contributed to open source?
Have you heard of udemy or udacity or other such online learning options?

6. SOME DATA POINTS ..KNOW YOUR
STUFF.. CONT
If you get a spousal visa or 189 and come to Australia from India, how do you
get a job as a software developer? Simple: build your Github profile. In two years
time you'll be glad you read this and started immediately and KEPT GOING. -
post on linkedin
Global advisory firm McKinsey & Company says in a report, which was
presented at the Nasscom India Leadership Forum on Friday, nearly half of the
workforce in the IT services firms will be “irrelevant” over the next 3-4 years.
The kind of skills we are looking for today are different, it is important to learn
some of the new technologies and re-skilling is important. It is a combination of
things,” said Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys
Source : http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/jobs-at-risk-
half-of-indian-it-staff-to-be-irrelevant-in-3-years-mckinsey-
117021700826_1.html#.WKl0S8arPME.linkedin

7. KNOW YOUR STUFF.. CONT

8. KNOW YOUR STUFF.. CONT

9. KNOW YOUR STUFF.. CONT
Jennifer Dewalt – one website a day for half a year without any qualification
what so ever
Checkout - https://jenniferdewalt.com/

10. RE-PRESENT IT RIGHT
 Do you have a crisp resume which will represent your skills?
 Do you have good communication skills, well practiced presentation
skills and practice of attending an interview?
 Do you have a professional profile on linked in and email address
which is professional?

11. RE-PRESENT IT RIGHT… CONT
 How many pages is your resume ? Have not more then 2 pages of
resume.
 Have the list of technologies that you are very aware of and not all
the names that you have read! Have special projects that you have
undertaken listed in your resume.
If you have won positions in hackathon(s) others , mention them.
If you have participated in conferences, hackathon(s) and made
submissions but did not win, list the submissions.
 Make sure your linked in profile is professionally done.
Get yourself a professional email address - If you still use an old
email address, like Babydoll@gmail.com or CuteChick@yahoo.com,
it's time to pick a new one.

12. RE-PRESENT IT RIGHT… CONT
 Practice mock interviews in groups, if possible have observers
telling you what you did right and what you did not do well. Be
candid.
Develop your communication skills, use any opportunity that you
may have to hone your verbal and written communications skills.
Show professionalism in your actions, you will have to practice it
hard.

13. PRESENT IT TO RIGHT TARGET
Do you know whom you want to work for ?
 Do you know what your target company is looking for?
Do you have someone who will recommend you in that target
organization?

14. PRESENT IT TO RIGHT TARGET…
CONT
Have you made up your mind on what kind of organization you want
to work for? Don’t land your first job by chance. First job determines
your future engagements in many ways!
 http://www.businessinsider.in/
A-woman-created-an-
awesome-resume-to-land-her-
dream-job-at-Airbnb-and-it-
caught-the-CEOs-attention-
immediately/articleshow/47019
570.cms
 http://www.nina4airbnb.com/

15. NETWORK
Do you think networking is overrated?
 How good you are at networking with your peers and industry in
general?
 Do you know people or do people know you?
 Can you effectively utilize your network to achieve your own
objectives?

16. NETWORK… CONT
 You come to know of good opportunities that exist through your
network
 The resume that is referred by internal candidate has higher
chances of getting attention then other resumes – company referral
bonus proves win-win for both organization and employee.
 Many companies today have hackathons, coding contests etc which
are not just good platforms to hone your skills, learn what new
problems people are trying to solve but also give yourself opportunity
to get hired!!!

17. NETWORK… CONT
Networking opportunities present themselves in many forms ! Keep your eyes and ears
open!

18. REFERENCES
'How to Get a Job at the Big 4 - Amazon, Facebook, Google &
Microsoft' by Sean Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJZCUhxNCv8
 Career Advice for Young Girls
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-advice-young-girls-neeti-
tolia
Invest in your career
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/invest-your-career-neeti-tolia
You can Make Anything Happen - Just Make it personal !!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/make-personal-neeti-tolia