Fresher? Here is how you can find your dream job fast

shravan kumar
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read

As you step out of your campus with your degree in hand, you feel that you are ready to conquer the world. That is until reality hits you. As time progresses the competition for jobs keeps increasing thus making it hard for freshers to find the right job.

In 2017, the unemployment rate in India was estimated to be 3.52% and this statistic seems to be on a steep incline as the number of graduates seems to overshadow the number of jobs available.

In some cases, jobs might be available but you aren’t well equipped to handle the requirements and responsibilities that come with the job. For instance, according to a 2016 report by job skills credentialing company Aspire Minds, nearly 80% of engineering graduates in India are not employable. Most of them are forced to take up jobs in non-engineering fields or remain unemployed.

It is true that as a fresher finding your dream job can be challenging, but with a little bit of strategizing it can become a reality -

  1. Attend Job Fairs

There are many advantages to attending job fairs. For one, you get instant employment as most employers see job fairs as a quick and inexpensive method of finding talent.

Apart from this, even if you aren’t interested in finding a job immediately, by interacting with employers you get to decide your future career paths. Attending job fairs also help in boosting self-confidence as you will get to know how to behave professionally and you can practice how to meet future employers as well.

Since you are personally meeting employers from different organisations you are more than just a sheet of paper. You get the chance to impress them with your personality and with the way you dress and with the way you behave. Lastly, job fairs can be effectively used as a means of networking with prospective employers. By behaving in a professional and polite manner you will be able to impress them and if they are, they might ask you to submit your resume and might even recommend you for another opening.

2. Join an online professional community

Online Professional communities like the one on CommunityZapp can be of extreme help to freshers as communities like marketing, engineers and event managers have people working in various fields thus leveraging freshers as they get introduced to many prospective employers. The main advantage of joining these communities is that you are able to not only find jobs in dedicated job communities but also build a professional network efficiently from the comfort of your home.

Local communities are also present in the platform like the Bangalore professionals and Chennai Professionals communities allowing you to get advice from the members regarding local jobs and companies. Apart from all of this the members of the community share jobs (either at their organizations or ones they come across) and can also recommend you for job postings as well. Additionally, CommunityZapp connects you with the seniors in your field so that you can get mentorships that guide and support you right from the beginning of your career.

3. Register on online Job Portals

By using sites like naukri.com and QuickrJobs.com you will be able to apply to many companies in a short span of time. Because you have the ability to apply for many applications in a short span, most people just send out the same resume to each and every employer, there are certain guidelines that have to be followed when applying like — Your resume should be individually tailored to the job, the format should be modern and professional, there must not be any grammatical errors.

Apart from these specialized job portals, utilizing job boards on specialised platforms like CommunityZapp can be advantageous because sometimes the job applications posted there may not be available on job portals. There is also the added advantage of hosting events or attending events through CommunityZapp wherein you will be introduced to many other employers and you can broaden your reach by networking in these events.

As freshers, we are naïve and assume that a job will be placed on our lap just because we feel like we are qualified. But it isn’t always that easy, in a competitive world it is always important that you stay ahead of the crowd, it is only then you can truly stand out.

So, join the professional communities on CommunityZapp to get the resources required to catapult you to your dream job.

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