What Does Your CV Look Like?
To impress the recruiters and bag your dream job, you need to be careful about how your Resume/CV looks. Initially when you are applying for a job, it’s your CV which will do the talking on your behalf and taking care to make it stand out will enhance your chances of getting the interview call. We are all familiar with the fact that we require a CV as we step into professional life but many of us approach the task of putting it together rather carelessly and have to face rejection at the initial screening as a result.
It is therefore advisable to do some reading and find out how to make your CV more prominent. Many candidates, including you, will be apply and companies will try to shortlist those who have the right skills and experience for the vacant profiles they are looking to fill. Therefore when you have a particular opening in mind, make sure you highlight all that you have done so far that satisfy the company’s requirements. Some organizations will ask for a cover letter in addition to your CV for information which a CV can’t provide.Time spent on knowing what companies look for from candidates when they apply is a good investment and will surely enable you to get ahead.
You can take a look at this article on monster.com for some good tips on how to prepare a CV and cover letter.
Training Through Social Networking
Social networking is becoming more and more popular. Almost everyone we know can be reached on orkut, facebook, myspace and other well known social networks. The idea of social networking is to enable people to keep in touch and share information, pictures, videos and so on even when they are scattered all over the globe. Logging into a social network brings all your friends together at one place and lets you interact with them freely. An extremely effective tool to reach out to a lot of people at one time.
Now think about this from the perspective of a company which wants to train a group of new recruits. How about creating an unique social network for trainees and interacting with them through it. Not only will it solve a lot of problems pertaining to finding training rooms, equipments, trainers etc, but by virtue of being an unique network within the company, no outsider can get access to it. Training involves extensive information sharing, brainstorming by the recruits, feedback and group discussions. All these can be done with the help of a social network. If you have a new idea, put up a post for all to see and comment. If you want a discussion with your trainer or colleagues, initiate a chat session. All you need is a desk and a PC of your own.
Apart from sharing information and discussing, online web tools offer provisions for virtual meeting places/spaces as well. More on this exciting technology later.
An Overview of the Recruitment Test
If you are getting ready to see yourself in the roster of a top company in the industry, you will do well to know more about the recruitment tests that you will have to take. The assessment procedure varies from company to company but you can be sure of being put through a written test and one or more rounds of interviews. While the written test will test your writing ability, the interview allows your recruiters to get to know you better and assess your communication skills to an extent. Some companies might also put you through a group discussion to see whether you can think quickly and offer solutions to problems.
For the written test, keep in mind the profile you have applied to. If it is technical writing, make sure you keep simplicity and visual appeal in mind. If it is content writing, make your article clear and concise. Avoid being verbose and be original. As i have shared earlier, long posts can put people off so do not get carried away while writing and keep word limits in mind. Your recruiters may specify a limit. Split your article into two or more paragraphs so that the reader is not faced with a huge wall of text.
The test may also contain an analytical section where you might have to solve some mathematical problems. Though this part of the test will not be looked at with as much importance as the writing section, you need to take it seriously. Your 10th standard mathematical knowledge should be enough in most cases. This section might also contain some puzzles or tricky questions that will test your intelligence and presence of mind. So think before you answer.
Infosys Training Attempts to Address Employability Issues
How does an introduction to the booming IT industry at an early age by a premier company sound to you? That’s exactly what Infosys is doing in their “Catch Them Young” programme. The programme is aimed at identifying talented school students and training them for a successful IT career. The students are chosen through a written test and trained in computer languages and other IT functions.For outstanding performers,there are opportunities for working on a real time project with Infosys paying a stipend.
In addition to this, Infosys also runs the “Rural Reach Program” where school students in rural areas are exposed to the basics of computer education so that they can aspire to a career along those lines later. The “Train the Trainer” programme is also worth mentioning as it’s objective is to train the lecturers of technical institutions so that they can handle their courses better and equip their students with the right skills.