Best ways to find new Job in India

For generations together, Indians have stood at the airport, said goodbye to their young sons and daughters as they witnessed the brain drain phenomena in India as a Country. Young Indians who always in search of better jobs and pay move to other countries, mainly the USA. For many years, we have had to let go of our best talent to other countries.

But the situation is slowly changing. With the government taking efforts to create more jobs, and initiatives like Make in India, we are slowly moving towards manufacturing more in India, thus, creating more employment opportunities for its citizens. Many Indian startups are offering higher Pay scales now which are almost equal to pay received in USA.

The hiring trends seem to have an optimistic turn not just in the IT industry but also construction and engineering, banking and finance and automobiles in recent years.

Getting Job in India is not that hard if you follow right process and be prepared in advance. Consistency is also one of the major factor which can help you to get the right Job in India.
Let’s see some best ways and process to find Job in India. It's needless to say that hard-work does matter along with below process as competition in Indian Job market is raising year by year.

PREPARE Yourself

You need to prepare yourself with knowledge and skills of the domain for which you are looking Job for. Go through various Quantative aptitude , logical reasoning and English grammar question and answers. This will give some warm-up to your brain and you can easily crack first round of interview as many MNC have these test now days as one of the basic filter criteria.

Get your RESUME right 

It’s important to have a sharp, crisp and updated resume beforehand. RESUMES are your very first mode of communication with an employer. Give it your best.

Almost all of us are fighting for time in today’s world. Nobody has the patience to go through a lengthy and boring resume, so keep your resume short and retain only the useful and interesting stuff. Highlight only the skills that a particular job requires.

COVER LETTER

Your cover letter determines whether your resume will be shortlisted or not, and hence directly affects entire hiring process. Keep your cover letter short and simple but that the same time it should look appealing.

Once you are done with these two, let’s focus on the job search process. With increasing employability of Indian market, our country attracts million professionals every year. There are countless job options available simultaneously for a fresher and experienced candidate.

APPLY FOR THE JOB

Online Job Portals

All that a job seeker needs to do is register on these websites, create their profile, upload the resume and look for the best suitable job choices. There are two ways to look for a job at an online portal. First is to look at numerous skill-specific job opening and apply for the same; and second is interact directly with the employer and then apply for desired job position.

Top 5 job portals of India are:

• CareerBuilder India
• Naukri
• Monster
• Timesjobs
• Fresherworld

Tip: Keep updating your CVs/Profile every day or two on these sites because it's been noticed that one’s name on the list goes down if it’s not updated regularly resulting in fewer interest alerts form recruiters.

Newspapers hunting

There are many Indian newspapers that enlist job openings in their job or career section. Look at their offline papers or websites and apply with the desired job opening.

Some renowned newspapers of India are:

• The Times of India
• The Hindu
• Indian Express
• Hindustan Times
• Economic Times

Recruitment Agencies 

There are many Indian companies which hire employees through placement agencies. So you can easily find a placement agency and submit your job profile. These recruitment firms provide workforce solution to leading companies.

Some of these agencies might charge but most of them don’t. Beware of any fake placement agencies, as there are many agencies which might take the money from you and not help you get a job.

Check the Company’s Career Page

One of the easiest way in which freshers as well as experienced candidates can discover the best jobs for themselves is by checking out the career page on a particular company’s website. Many MNCs and other company’s post job vacancies on their career page.

In order to apply for such jobs, you need to either register on the company’s website or send your C.V directly to them on the given e-mail Id.

Use Social Media

Social Media platforms are very popular these days and many people make use of them to find the jobs of their choice. LinkedIn is the most popular social networking platform for professionals, so if you are a job-seeking individual, first and foremost you should create a profile on LinkedIn.

On Facebook, you can join groups related to your job profile. Many companies and individuals post their requirements on such groups. You might also post statuses regarding job requirements and concerned individuals would ask you to mail the C.V’s on their email Id.

Just search for jobs by getting into social medias and joining groups. If you don’t have any account just create one through Linked In or Facebook. Connect to more and relevant people and send your resumes across through your contacts.

Be in touch with your batch-mates, who are also trying to get job.

Practice for the interview

Be prepared with the interview questions and answers. Ask your friend to conduct mock interviews for you. Know about the company you are going to apply and just be confident about your answers even if you don't know whether it is right or wrong.

You can refer this post for key Interview Preparation Tips

Join some certification training

If you are still not getting any job then go for some certification training where you will come to know new skills and technology. This will also make you confident about cracking your interview with an additional certificate in your file.

While you joined any training institute use this platform to make some friends who might already be working somewhere.

Identify your strengths ,weaknesses,Passion and Hobbies

This will help you to identify  your area of interest and Job domain you should apply for. Example if you are really like visiting and talking with  new people everyday then IT job might find boring for you.
So it's essential to identify right Job category for you depending on your strength ,weakness , passion and hobbies.

Last but not least

Never lose hope, always improve you skills what the job industry is demanding. Keep yourself motivated.


That’s all for now. All the best and do write in comments if you have suggestions or queries.