Every day you meet someone who can inspire you either directly or indirectly. One day, I was at my workplace where a company was organizing a pool recruitment drive. Students from different reputed institutes gathered in the hall. Well, few were busy talking; some individuals were busy on Whatsapp or on their mobile. It seemed that everybody was engaged in different activities.
Not bad at all.
Well, the recruitment drive started with the pre-placement talk. This was followed by Group Discussion. Students were pretty aware of the processes. Only the shortlisted candidates will go ahead and can appear in the next round.
I am not targeting the numbers, nor do I wish to target any individual.
But certainly, I would like to pinpoint the mindset with which the youth appears for any interview process. Every good institute spends decent hours in order to develop and train the students. Special classes and lectures are organized to groom, develop personality and prepare for the interview process. While interacting with few, I got to know that such sessions were organized by the institutes, where students participated but not whole-heartedly. They took these sessions much lighter than their core, regular classes.
Few stated that they have attended PD or Soft Skills sessions just to chillax.
No comments.
I took hardly 30 Minutes to eliminate over 80% students who were willing to appear and bag the job. But to their disappointment, the process was not correct. Some blamed their group members, some blamed self, and some were now looking forward to sitting on the next drive.
Is the Youth on the right track?
Are jobs so easy to get?
Well, yes, to get a job, particularly the desired one needs your dedication. Your efforts to connect the right cord, by presenting the best of your knowledge and skills so that you leave not a single stone unturned and believe in giving you’re the BEST.
But it is difficult for those who only dream to get a job and work in the well-established organization without knowing much about the organization, job role, the responsibilities that you need to shoulder and kind of efficiency that is expected in YOU.
Students were excited when they knew about the organization which was coming for the drive, the pay-package was lucrative which attracted their mind to appear for the process, but they missed to carry with them the key to success.
Something was missing.
The kind of preparation and performance that was expected in these students was the key element that was missing.
Awareness about the company, preparation towards pitch to convince the interviewer, art to showcase the kind of knowledge and skills required doing the assigned task, business awareness, etc. were few points that always one should keep on priorities while planning to sit for an interview.
Well, I do believe that every faculty or trainer while imparting the training must have emphasized on these points mentioned above. But as students, they hardly understand that along with regular course and its knowledge it is equally important to give value to general awareness, enhance business acumen and improve their communication skills. When a student works on these areas, these will surely help in building confidence.
Every organization looks for a confident person who is smart in making and taking decisions. Who can identify the problems and love to search for its solution?
These statements are not NEW
But unfortunately, the candidate who wishes to give a great start to the career hardly pays quality time in enhancing and improving these skills.
Believe in knowing and exploring things; enjoy reading information related to the things happening in and around. And love to interact and speak relevant things when asked.
I wish all the BEST to the students who are planning to attend an interview and get placed.
