Job search tips, communication and interview advise. Salary Negotiation, pay rise.
I’m putting together a new course – Getting Hired in USA – Job Search Guide for F1 Visa students. You may have read that Rocky applied for 500 internships and received not even a single offer (Q&A : Job Opportunities for Mechanical Engineers in USA). Students reading such experience from India are having doubts and…
On the subject of English. Yes, it does matter. No, it’s not the end of the world if you have an accent or less than perfect grammar. This article is follow-up 5 Tips to Improve your English Writing and Speaking Skills First, the good news. The US is full of immigrants. If you live or…
Did you know you can/should follow up after job application? Many of my clients repeat the same mistake. If they don’t hear from the recruiter or hiring manager, they just assume that they weren’t successful and plod onto applying for the next job. This then continues and continues, and truth be told is a recipe…
When selecting a college major do you give importance to career path, compensation and upward mobility? What was your thought process like? If you pick a college major based on above 3 factors, you are making a huge mistake. Scenario 1: I was chatting with my uncle about his son’s MS in USA plans. He received…
Guest post by Jamie Rose on Five Common Resume Mistakes Made By Graduates 1. Shoddy presentation One of the most common resume failings by recent graduates is trying to make the document interesting by including lots of different fonts, sizes and graphics. However, this will only succeed in making recruiters annoyed and frustrated as they…
In my time as an HR Manager, many resumes would land on my desk, 7 pages long, written in Comic Sans 8 point font and a personal profile that stated the candidate wants to work in a ‘large corporate environment’. When I am working at a smaller business, I sigh and shake my fist at…
“The job of my dreams. Ahhhh, wouldn’t that be the life? To not feel like I’m working when I’m at work. To jump out of bed in the morning… Every. Single. Day.” We have all imagined it, and when looking for a new role it’s precisely what we secretly hope to find. We believe ‘one…
Your resume undoubtedly has to be impeccable, but it is the cover letter that first reaches your prospective employer and should stand out to get you that desired job. Create a draft of your cover letter and check whether all the items included in your cover letter checklist have been taken care of. Ideally your…
So you’re looking for a job. You’ve applied for quite a few, have spoken to some recruiters and have even interviewed with a couple of them. Then you wait. And you wait. And you wait some more. “What went wrong? Why isn’t the recruiter calling me back? He/she seemed so lovely when we met. I…
Opinion By Raj on Lack of Talent with College Graduates in India. India in not exception to diversity in pay packages. An average Indian fresh IT graduate may not get any SALARY at all for his first 6 month. They are kept working as trainee or even if they get paid, they get around per…