Category: Trends in the Job market

• June 18, 2022

  A job interview like a final exam, is bound to fill the most confident of us, with a certain amount of trepidation.

  🎯Research shows that, it’s the third thing, people fear the most:the first being death, and the second, public speaking. 🎯The major stress, is around giving the right answers to the questions. Take note of this One Tip to help you Answer Any Question at the Job Interview. The Interview is Never about You. It’s always…
• June 15, 2022

  References Recommendations, Referrals – allies in your Job Search?

  References, Recommendations, Referrals – allies in your jobSearch? 1. References are about your Past, what you did and how you faced challenges in the Past. These would include your network, college professors ex Colleagues, even your boss, other senior people with whom you have worked closely, your Alumni network. They are vouching for your previous…
• May 26, 2022

  Life Long Learning – No.1 Skill Employers are looking for today. We can’t rely on our skills. Today’s sought after skills become redundant tomorrow. Life Long Learning is the only insurance for longevity at the workplace and to stay relevant at the workplace
• May 24, 2022

  It’s Hard to get Fired Today

  Learnings that could apply to Indian and other job  markets as well. It’s Hard to get Fired Today!(some perspectives from Wall Street Journal – May 19, 2022) The Pandemic has somewhat changed the paradigm for employees. Getting Fired takes Harder Work, today. Employers more likely to keep people on their teams, who wouldn’t make it…
• May 22, 2022

  Internships

  START WORKING BEFORE YOU START WORK! ↗️India has the third largest higher education system, after US and China. ↗️We have over 900 Universities and over 45k affiliate colleges. ↗️At any point of time, we have over 20 million students enrolled in higher education. ↗️The tragedy is that hardly 25-30%are employable, because they lack the necessary…
• May 10, 2022

  Blue-Collar To No collar❓

  Recently, I had the privilege of attending the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Jobs Summit. One trend resonated with me very strongly. Thanks to the Pandemic, many blue-collar workers, are able to pick up tech skills, which help them to leapfrog into a higher, better-paid jobs, popularly known as ‘no collar’ jobs today. Companies too are…