Are you a final year engineering or management student? Have you already been placed in a company or are you looking to get placed in the last semester this year? Or are you a pre-final year student looking to get placed in a company this year in 2009? If the answer to any of these preceding questions is a ‘yes’, chances are you’re already shitting in your pants.
The great American recession bought a slowdown to the Indian economy and then Satyam happened. Everyone around you is talking about how people are losing jobs everyday and you feel the pain when you read the newspapers. So what should you do now? I say you’ve got two options. One, the easy one, find yourself a filthy rich girl and get married to her. Two, the get-real one, embrace yourself, be prepared and hope for the best. There are still jobs out there, companies are still hiring and you still don’t need to get out and ring those bells at temples like they do in Bollywood flicks.
Here’s a snappy little guide to help you survive and prepare yourself for the campus placements scenario in 2009.
Embrace yourself
No I don’t mean to scare you at all but if you realize the gravity of the situation, you shouldn’t be surprised if you find yourself without that dream job immediately after graduation. The pay scales to freshers have gone down considerably along with the number of offers. It’s a tough time but you’ve got to stay calm and strong. The situation will tend to ease in the next couple of months hopefully.
Carry on with preparations
A few odd companies would still be visiting your campus for placements in 2009 and there’s no doubt about that. Don’t expect sugary packages or big companies for now. Keep up with your preparations and make sure you are ready for such placement sessions. It’s time to hunt for those aptitude books and start solving those puzzles too. Start reading more and more. This should help you with your language skills as well as boost your general awareness. Send those formal suits to the dry cleaner and keep them shining bright. Be prepared to run to other colleges for placement tests as well.
Explore alternative career paths
Most engineering students in India feel that once you’re into a particular stream, you can’t switch between another in the industry or if you’re into a particular career path, you can’t go another way. Wrong. If you always wanted to become a network administrator but you’re finding it hard to survive in the market you can always switch to another line easily. You can choose to go for a short term specialization course in the field you’re interested in. It’s advised to pick up unexplored territories if you’re looking to make it big in times like this. I mean if you want to be a Java developer but can’t stand in the highly saturated market then try your hands on developing mobile phone based applications. It’s all about thinking global.
Go for further studies
Pre-final year engineering students who are already pissing in their pants have opted to go for further studies. This is a very good choice. Start preparing for getting admissions to various post-graduate courses you might be interested in or prepare for CAT. If daddy’s got a great deal of money then you can choose to study abroad. Make sure you choose a course that’ll help you grow on the ladder of your career path.
Article by Zordy Chauhan
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