Thumb Rule # 1: DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYONE WHO ASKS YOU TO PAY MONEY FOR OFFERING A JOB. Companies don't need to take a...
Thumb Rule # 1:
DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYONE WHO ASKS
YOU TO PAY MONEY FOR OFFERING A JOB.
Companies
don't need to take any money from you. They might tell you hundreds of stories
like they are taking money as a 'Security Deposit' or for 'Infrastructure'
purpose. Don't trust them. If they don't have enough money for their
infrastructure, they don't deserve to run the company :)
Instead,
I advise you to trust a company who doesn't ask a penny from you even if it is
a start-up company. You can work for FREE (or for a very less salary) if you
want to get some work experience. That is Ok. But never pay money from your
pocket for any reason. In worst-case scenario, if you are paying money, don't
forget to take a signed paper (On their Company Notepad with the signature from
an official) or a valid bank receipt from them in which it's clearly written
that you have paid the money as a refundable security deposit and it should
also have the Terms & Conditions.
Also,
don't submit/handover your educational certificates (or any original documents)
unless it is a very good company and its mandatory for all employees working
there. If you are submitting the documents, make sure you get a written proof
that they have taken them as per the policy of their organization. (F.Y.I.,
Good companies never insist their employees to handover originals to them. They
generally ask you to bring them during joining period to cross check with the
photocopies of the same.) If you blindly believe somebody's words without
following the above guidelines then, you will be in serious trouble later when
you want to leave the company. I know many freshers who suffered because of
this. Hope you don't get into trouble.
Thumb Rule # 2:
DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY 'JOB
GUARANTEE' PROGRAMS FROM TRAINING INSTITUTES. 99.0 % OF THEM DON'T KEEP UP
THEIR PROMISES.
It has become a trend that many companies/institutes asking
jobless people to pay 50,000 (or more) and they will pay you 2,000 per month. Just
think logically how foolish it is. For 1 year, they will be paying you
(2000X12=) 24,000. So, you are working FREE for them for more than 2 years. In
other words, they will be giving you a part of the amount that you have paid to
them initially. And they will be enjoying the interest on your money.
These
institutes promise you a lot of things when you go for counseling. They will
show their past record of placing people in MNC companies and they will tell
you the list of companies that come there for the placement. Don't get deceived
by them. All those promises will go in vain the moment you pay the money.
In the
worst-case scenario, if you must join, then enquire with the students who are
studying there and who already studied there. (You can know any regrets from
those who are currently studying there and you will know the pros and cons from
the people who already studied there. Try to get feedback from those who
achieved the job and those who couldn't get the job after the completion of the
course.)
Unveiling
the Secret :- From my experience, I can say that, typically some good training
institutes could place those candidates who meet with the company's eligibility
criteria such as the engineering branch/stream you have done and the percentage
criteria through out the candidate's career. These institutes will lure
freshers showing the past records and allows everybody to join the course
initially but they keep mum on this issue until you demand the reason why they
couldn't place YOU. Remember, even the good institutes are running on a profit
basis and NOT on a service basis!
It's
always good to get trained in some latest technologies and it improves your
chance of getting a job. But don't join any institute based on their promise of
giving you a job. When you want to join an institute, remember to enquire with
the student who has taken the course and observe the infrastructure, lab
availability timings, and the faculty. Some institutes train you using their
previous batch students as faculty. Be careful. Preferably, join a branded
institute as they maintain quality of education to some level. But generally
they are expensive to afford as they try to maintain the quality. Remember? No
institute is at your service ! Everything is business. You cannot change that,
but you need to be careful.
Thumb Rule # 3:
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
'PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE' AND 'PLACEMENT GUARANTEE'.
There
is a subtle difference between 'Placement Assistance' and 'Placement
Guarantee'. The former one means that they will help you to get a job, but no
guarantee. If you observe the advertisements carefully, most of them mention
'100% Placement Assistance'. Later they can always escape saying that they
never guaranteed a job. Even if they do, there will be a famous super star
saying "* Conditions Apply !" :-). Ask them what those conditions
are.
When
some institute says 'Placement Guarantee', ask them to mention it in written
and give it to you. (No body can dare to give you. They cleverly say that how
can we assure you a job if you don't learn anything. Or they will ask you not
to join the course if you don't have the trust on them and they can even say that,
there are hundreds of candidates who are pursuing the course and they will slap
a question back to you whether they are all fools to join that institute. What
will be your reaction? ) See to it that it's clearly mentioned in that document
WHAT IF they can't provide you a job. Also tell them that you will pay the
money the next moment they provide you a job (Since they are anyway saying job
is guaranteed, ask them what's the problem with this...:-)).
Some
institutes say that they will recruit you based on your performance in
training. This is even more fishy. They can always escape later saying your
performance is not up to the mark (Despite of you performing very good) and
walk away with your money. Be careful.
In the
worst case, if you are paying money, see to it that you pay in installments.
(At least, it will save you from losing your entire money). If their training
is really good, you will anyway pay the remaining money. Otherwise, you can
escape with the least damage. Hope you will keep in mind that I've asked you to
join an institute mainly to learn the technology and not for their job
guarantee scheme. So when you want to learn, join the best! It may even fetch
you a job!
Thumb Rule # 4:
DON'T ATTEND THE WRITTEN
TESTS/INTERVIEWS THAT ASK YOU TO PAY REGISTRATION FEE. 99.0 % OF THEM ARE FAKE.
An
exception is the Government companies. They require some registration fee.
That's OK. Remember that good/branded companies never ask you for registration
fees. They don't need it. If they are taking money, there is something fishy.
Don't pay registration fee unless you are totally convinced. Just walkout if
you think something is fishy.
Thumb Rule # 5:
DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE WHO SAYS
THEY CAN GET YOU THROUGH COMPANIES BY 'BACK-DOOR'.
People
in the companies are not senseless to recruit candidates in illegal ways and
put them and their own company in trouble. Don't believe if someone says he
knows the HR or Project Manager of a company and can provide you job through
back door. In the best case, one may get a job if the candidate directly knows
high level people and he/she meets all the eligibility criteria of the company
and the candidate is talented enough to get a job but he/she didn't get an
opportunity to prove his/her ability. But remember, there is no bypass to the
process of the company. Process is rigid and it is because of the process, a
company grows or shrinks! It's better and happy to stay away from such back
door offers instead of getting troubled by them. Think!
Thumb Rule # 6:
DON'T BELIEVE IN ANY OF THE
'ONLINE TYPING JOBS' OR 'SMART JOBS' THAT ASK YOU TO PAY SOME MONEY TO EARN
MORE.
If they
give it for free, then you may think about it. (But, I strictly discourage such
jobs because you will lose your will to get into a good job that matches your
profile.) Better, simply ignore. Don't pay even a single paisa. They lure you
saying you have to pay 500 Rs (or more) initial payment to earn thousands of
money every day ! All that is simply trash. You will be wasting your time and
you won't earn even a single paisa after paying your/your parents' hard-earned
money.
Thumb Rule # 7:
THINK TWICE BEFORE PAYING MONEY
TO ANY OF THE JOB SITES.
Personally
I don't believe in Premier Memberships, Online Tests that require you to pay
money. I believe that's just eye wash stuff and will not fetch you any job if
you don't have right talent. If you have talent, you will anyway get that job
even without the help of those programs. Even if they send your resume to 1000
companies or 10,000 companies, the companies won't recruit you unless they have
vacancies and you are suitable for those positions.
If
someone says they succeeded through some job program, just think what is the
percentage of people succeeded in getting jobs through that program. I don't
think it will be more than 1 %. I am not saying all programs are fake ones. But
my advice for you is to think twice before you spend your hard-earned money on
some job programs. Remember that companies pay money for those job sites if you
get selected through them. In such case, there is no need to collect money from
you.