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The year 2021 is expected to throw up some unprecedented challenges at jobseekers in India. These problems wouldn’t be limited to fresher candidates only. In fact, highly qualified, skilled and experienced persons could also come across these challenges as India continues to grapple with the aftermath of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, if you’re a jobseeker, here’re some figures you should know about. They’ll help you better understand why the year 2021 won’t be very easy for fresher or veteran candidates. Facts & Figures Over 6.6 million white collar professionals lost their jobs in India during 2020, due to economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The figure could be much higher or even double, if we consider self-employed persons across the country. While the Indian economy took a heavy beating in 2020, it’s expected to make a slow recovery during financial year 2021-2022. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean there would be more employment opportunities. According to ...

You wish to work for that fabulous company. But when you search the Careers section on their website, you see this terse message: “There are no current openings,” or simply: “No Vacancies.” Or something similar. Would you give up looking for a job with that organisation? Surely not. The Next Step In such circumstances, the best thing to do is to write an email asking for a job vacancy. Understandably, you would believe this sounds a bit embarrassing. On the contrary. Companies appreciate a jobseeker enquiring about a vacancy since it is a clear expression of genuine interest. There are chances your email might go unread or even unanswered. Now you might believe that your efforts to write and send an email were futile. Again, that may not necessarily be the case. What is Happening? The Human Resources (HR) or Administration departments at the organization could have stashed away your email for future reference. Or they might be circulating your resume to various departmental heads to fi...

Overall these years, I’ve attended numerous different types of interviews. Obviously, I was successful at some while failing others for some of the other reasons. Why would I fail sometimes? Because the interview wasn’t conducted in a manner I would expect. Appearing for an interview is usually that final stage towards getting your dream job. Surely, you wouldn’t like to fail. Therefore, I’ll guide you through 10 different types of interview that are common in the world. And provide  a tip or two to be successful . But first, let’s start by understanding what an interview is all about. What’s an Interview? The word ‘interview’ traces its origin to the ancient French term, ‘ entrevue ’. In simplest terms, it means a formal meeting or seeing one another. An ideal interview involves a formal discussion between two or more persons on a common issue- which is hiring a person. Interviewers ask questions while the jobseeker answers. And the  jobseeker also asks questions  which ...