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Kantilal Joshi
1. Campus Placement
2. Higher Studies
3. Entrepreneurship
4. I really dont know
If your answer is out of first three options it is good. And if it is the 4th option, it is even better. At
least you have accepted that you dont know. Here is a simple process that may help you
identify your area of interest.
Decision Matrix: Arrange your career options as rows and Factors affecting themas columns. You
may give weights to different options. So in the example given below, highest weight is to
Finance. Next, give marks out of 5 in every column, based on your opinion.
Campus 5 2 5 5 4.4
Placement/Job
Entrepreneurship 2 2 1 3 2
Being a placement officer, I have got highest score in Placement row. You may do your own
calculations. I will recommend to use your own options as rows and own factors as columns.
SinamLeninSingh,anElectricalEngineerfromGHRCEalwayshadapassiontolead,andnowhe
is working with CISCO but not in the technical role but as HR. So you may be an Engineering
graduate, but you can always take a role in other domains.
You may take this exercise to find out what your seniors are doing? how they got there? what
skills did they acquire? This should give you a fair idea of different job roles in the market and
required skills.
There are many other online resources which tell you about skill requirements for a specific
company and jobrole. Youmayvisithttp://www.skilldevelopment.gov.in/ssc.htmlandthenfollow
any one industry sector. For example if you explore the options in IT sector you may visit
http://www.sscnasscom.com/ssc-projects/career-paths/animated-career-maps/it-services/
Please note, even a Mechanical Engineer can find a relevant technical profile in IT sector for
example CAD software design and a Computer Science engineer can find a role in Steel Industry.
https://uptowork.com/blog/resume-summary.
As a student, you may find it challenging to prepare your first resume. Here is a wonderful free
tool called Resume Builder by Accenture. You can register on this website and use the
templates to create a nice looking Resume.
https://resumebuilder.accenture.com/
One very important aspect about your Resume is that, it cannot be same for every company or
job profile. You have tocarefullycraftitforeveryopportunity.Thetaskmayseemdaunting,butit
is worth the effort.
www.codechef.com
www.hackerearth.com
www.codewars.com
I am sure if you are really interested you can find many more such platforms. Key is to practice,
you may also find many apps on Playstore and AppStore which can help you learn, code and
practice.
In case you are interested in joining PSUs or Navratna companies then you must have a valid
GATE Score. GATE score is also considered as a markofyourtechnicalcompetencebymanyof
the private companies. For more information on GATE 2018, please visit following link.
http://www.gate.iitg.ac.in
5. Must haves
I havedeliberatelynottoucheduponsomeaspectslikehowtodress,bodylanguageetc.toavoid
your focus on thesethingsattheoutset.Youwillcertainlygetalotoftraininginthisareathrough
college. These are the skills which are absolute must. Anothermustisdisciplineandpunctuality.
This may sound preachy but it is the deciding factor when there are many equals.
6. Conclusion
Now it is upto you to decide your path and prepare accordingly! If you wish to, there is no dearth
of support system!