FIRST JOB

The question that strikes any under graduate student in his pre-final year is what next?Should he/she take up a job,or go for further studies like Gre/MBA/Civils or start a venture of his own.The most common answer that people give is do what your instinct says or where you see maximum growth....but i think the question that should be asked is what suits you the best or which kind of job profile would give you satisfaction and the required zeal to perform better.

There are loads of people who are going abroad immediately after their graduation or taking up management courses but how many of them are really doing the job which they thoroughly enjoy???

In my case i had the inclination towards doing management as i realized a few innate qualities and had given my CAT with the aim of doing an MBA in IIM's but god forbidden had not got a call because of which i landed up taking a software job.I used to think repeatedly if it was a mistake of not going to the US for MS which would have been a settled life though with initial hiccups or not putting in the required effort that could have seen me through to IIM's but work life does enlighten such category people.

I have put in over an year of service in one of the top most consulting industries and it taught me what i should be looking for,the apt role that i fit into,and if masters in science or management is my cup of tea.

Work life though not well paid at early stages would introduce us to different journre of people and we get a clear understanding as to the kind of profile that we would fit into.When we get back to post graduate studies we can relate things better and will be having a clear understanding of the knowledge that is being harvested.

i look at everything as an investment...The time that we invest in learning adds to the development in terms of career.Though this way we are to put in extra effort rather than just choosing a career path right away after passing out of graduation but i feel its worth as the repercussions would be much more productive and give a sense of satisfaction of what we do in the later part of life.

Budding entrepreneurs also need to have the necessary exposure as to how a company works as the responsibility that lies in shaping a company is huge with tremendous pressure and prior experience would help us look at things differently and the act at crunch situations better and also open a gateway to many professional contacts (professional networking forms an integral part of any organizations growth in terms of marketing and sales).

So people do not hesitate to work until you realize what job profile you want to look upon and settle in life.