Posted by: Bhasmasur May 25, 2007
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Ok, here is what you need to make sure of while finding and joining a consulting company if you are a fresh graduate:
1) Avoid companies that ask you money for training and/or H1b. Big NO even if they say they will reimburse.
2) Shortlist companies that provide you the stipend and accommodation during training period. The ones that pay $500 or more should be on your list.
3) Do NOT join companies that lets you bargain on the Salary. Try to bargain and see what they say. Avoid if they agree to bargain. Good and established companies don’t bargain.
4) Joining a company where your friends have been placed from is the safest way. Read reviews of the companies on the internet though do not solely decide based upon this.
5) Look for the contract period. Most of the companies have contract for a year. Don’t join the ones that have beyond a year.
6) Don’t expect to get way too much of a salary to start with. Remember that they are doing a business too and they have their expenses to cover. Keep your expectations reasonable depending upon the field that you want to venture on. For positions like BA and QA $50,000/year is a reasonable offer to start with. For SAP, BI, and few development positions expect a little higher.
7) Make sure that they are paying you while you travel for in-person interviews etc. A company that pays you in between the projects would be ideal but finding one could be extremely difficult.
8) Training is the most important part. Though every company claims that they will train you most of them don’t have a good training program and they don’t guide you properly. It becomes frustrating and takes a lot of time for you to find a job if there is no proper guidance from the company. This is more important to people who are venturing on a training program that their academic background doesn’t support.
9) Ask how company markets you. Lot of the companies that promise you to pay in % basis expect you to find job on your own. Try to find this information through reviews of the company and talking to friends. Good companies will have few dedicated and experienced marketing personnel and that matters a lot on how soon they can bring you a job interview.
10) Be prepared to manipulate your resume/profile according to the job requirement. No matter how much you know and which company you join you will NOT land on a job without this.
11) Once you have joined the company and think they are reasonable enough to proceed with, put your focus towards the training program. Be positive about the whole thing and don’t let frustrations take you over. Each person is different – some of you may find job within weeks and for some of you it may take months. A company cannot guarantee that you will find a job within so much of time. It all depends upon you. But keep fighting you will eventually land up on one.
1) Avoid companies that ask you money for training and/or H1b. Big NO even if they say they will reimburse.
2) Shortlist companies that provide you the stipend and accommodation during training period. The ones that pay $500 or more should be on your list.
3) Do NOT join companies that lets you bargain on the Salary. Try to bargain and see what they say. Avoid if they agree to bargain. Good and established companies don’t bargain.
4) Joining a company where your friends have been placed from is the safest way. Read reviews of the companies on the internet though do not solely decide based upon this.
5) Look for the contract period. Most of the companies have contract for a year. Don’t join the ones that have beyond a year.
6) Don’t expect to get way too much of a salary to start with. Remember that they are doing a business too and they have their expenses to cover. Keep your expectations reasonable depending upon the field that you want to venture on. For positions like BA and QA $50,000/year is a reasonable offer to start with. For SAP, BI, and few development positions expect a little higher.
7) Make sure that they are paying you while you travel for in-person interviews etc. A company that pays you in between the projects would be ideal but finding one could be extremely difficult.
8) Training is the most important part. Though every company claims that they will train you most of them don’t have a good training program and they don’t guide you properly. It becomes frustrating and takes a lot of time for you to find a job if there is no proper guidance from the company. This is more important to people who are venturing on a training program that their academic background doesn’t support.
9) Ask how company markets you. Lot of the companies that promise you to pay in % basis expect you to find job on your own. Try to find this information through reviews of the company and talking to friends. Good companies will have few dedicated and experienced marketing personnel and that matters a lot on how soon they can bring you a job interview.
10) Be prepared to manipulate your resume/profile according to the job requirement. No matter how much you know and which company you join you will NOT land on a job without this.
11) Once you have joined the company and think they are reasonable enough to proceed with, put your focus towards the training program. Be positive about the whole thing and don’t let frustrations take you over. Each person is different – some of you may find job within weeks and for some of you it may take months. A company cannot guarantee that you will find a job within so much of time. It all depends upon you. But keep fighting you will eventually land up on one.