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PUCIT Job Fair 2011

On May 7, 2011 I went to PU old campus to represent my company Intagleo System PVT (www.intagleo.co.uk) in PUCIT Job Fair 2011.

When entered the premises I saw throng of fresh graduates in veranda with lot of hope and coolness in their faces. I noticed some confident smiles, self-smug attitude and future foretell chirps. Why shouldn't it be; it was a big day for them. Country’s some highly reputed IT companies were there to hire them.

I had conducted general meetings with many graduates and also interviewed most of them. I learnt that there are certain areas which need to be improved by the students in order to get instant attraction of employers.  

  

Resume Making Guidelines:

Please try to follow following tips in order to make you CV worth seeing.

• Use Titles or Headings That Match The Jobs You Want.
• Use Design That Grabs Attention, but at expense of simplicity.
• Don't include a picture of yourself unless you're in an industry that requires a photograph (e.g., TV, theatre, film).
• The general rule for page length is 1-page for typical entry level college students and 2 pages for everyone else. There can be exceptions to this but the longer the resume, the less likely it will be read. So make sure your document is concise.
• Use a font size between 10 and 12 for the body text of your resume. Make sure to choose a font that's compatible with applicant tracking systems that many employers use.
• Make sure your resume is accurate and be honest with what you say. It's OK to present yourself in the best light you can but an outright lie can hurt you later on if the truth comes out. It happens all the time. 

Interview Preparation Guidelines:

Before going for your next job interviews try to follow below guidelines.

• Arrive at least five minutes early and if – for reasons out of your control – you’re running late, call your interviewer and explain why.
• Enter into a state of relaxed concentration. Be calm and take it easy.
• Come with prepared. But if you are then please never tell your interviewer that you are not prepared, you couldn’t revise due to blah blah blah. Oh that’s very depressing.
• Expect to answer the questions like, "Tell me about yourself."  Or "Why should we hire you?" These are pet questions of prepared and even unprepared interviewers.
• Wear proper and neat outfit, avoid new clothes. Spend some time to polish your footwear. 
•  Answer questions with confidence, but never let your confidence become arrogance.
• Maintain eye contact with the interviewer.
• Listen to the entire question before you answer and pay attention, if you do not understand question then do not become reluctant to ask it again. 
• If you do not know the answer straightaway say “I do not have idea about this”
• After the interview, be sure to send a thank you letter ideally with in two days and no longer than one week.

Selection of Degree Project:

One inadequate thing I learnt during interviews and discussions with student was their “Degree Project” selection. I am not exaggerating to state that more 75% of final projects were “School management System” or “Hospital Management System”. There has been enough automation of schools and hospitals- common students. Remember your employer will have a keen interest in your final project because this is the only thing which can depict your practical experience.

I would take opportunity to request PUCIT Project Management Department that please do not approve such entry level projects. And help student to bring on some innovation in the field of Information Technology.

Thank you for your time. For any query or feedback you can comment to this post or you can email me informqasim@yahoo.com .