Internships add value to a student’s career in various ways. It helps students to gain experience, create networks and professional connections and develop skills in their relevant field and boost their resumes. Whether your internship is a paid or unpaid, the value of it is remarkable. Consider internships as your future investment. If you want to find the worth of your degree, then your internship is definitely the first step towards your future. I have collected few thoughts keeping in mind of the troubles faced by the students and shed some light to motivate students to continue with internships and also encourage students who don’t have relevant work experience to seek an internship. Some of the reasons why I think an internship is important: 1. Hands-on Experience: You will […]
Have you just graduated? Know what employers look for in graduates! It is really tough to get into the job market when you have just graduated, and you are competing with candidates that bring years of experience. But that’s not where it ends as companies offer new graduate opportunities and sometimes you could be called for an interview for a standard job. So how do you make the most of it? If you have just graduated or are graduating soon, it is good to know what attributes employers look for in you as a job applicant. Things that you think that the employers would poke in may be the least of their priority. These are the few attributes that employers consider essential for graduates. 1. Problem Solving Skills: Employers […]
Job applicants get confused on whether they should include a cover letter in their job application. Various career websites often don’t ask for specific documents which put job applicants into a dilemma on what materials they should submit. Sometimes the recruiters put cover letter as optional, so we opt out and just submit our simple resume. What we suggest to the candidates is to always include a cover letter with their resume unless the recruiter asks them to submit only their resume. Including a cover letter in your application provides answers to why the recruiters think you make the suitable candidate for the position. Including the cover letter not only raises the bar of your application but also connects you with the recruiters. Your cover letter is also helpful if […]
For most of us, the first day of our job is always overwhelming. We meet new faces; a totally new workplace and we feel like everything is surrounding us. We become anxious whether we are doing the right thing.
Let’s face it, an interview is a one-way grilling process where you are an underdog trying to do everything right and your interviewers are there to make that process harder. In every interview you are asked a common set of questions that are not even related to your job. Whilst you sit there wondering “why does this even matter? I will work very hard as soon as I get the job!”, on the other side the recruiter has already crossed your name off the list. Let me tell you what these common questions are and why your recruiters will often ask you these questions. 1. Questions related to your position and the company What do you know about this company? When a recruiter asks you about the company, they want […]
Some of the underlying causes why you are not getting through that door! It is very important to know what it means when you are called for the interview. It means that you are one step closer to getting the job. You have been shortlisted among the job applicants and recruiters think you might have some potential in you. They want to know you on a personal level at the interview. But remember you are not the only applicant selected for the interview. There will be a list of applicants the recruiters might think are the best applicants. So, its on you to ensure that you are above the rest. When you are called for the interview, you will receive an email with details of the interview such as the […]
Did you know that on average an employer or recruiter takes only 8-10 seconds to screen your resume and your cover letter before considering an applicant to be shortlisted for a pre-screen telephone interview or the face to face interview? Sometimes it can be even less than that.