Indian Current job Situation and How to hold Your Job....

Most top notch professionals and market gurus in India and abroad are of the opinion that India has never been hit badly economically in the past not even in the time of recession. This is a huge boost for the industry in India and there never has been a slump in employment. This shows that the economic backbone of India is stronger than some of the developed countries of the world. Most global companies prefer India over other developing nations to setup because these companies know that India is growing at a steady rate and in a few years time it would be economically at par with some of the developed nations.

With the increase of the number of companies coming to India and opening up their branches all over the country, the increase in the number of jobs has also risen sharply. Especially in metropolitan cities the availability of jobs is increasing day by day. This is good news for people who are fresh graduates and for professionals who are looking for not only better jobs but also high paid jobs. But the only sad part is that still there is a significant inequality in wealth and income and it can only be solved in the long term. The job market situation in cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida are perhaps at its peak at this point of time. Since, these cities have witnessed a substantial rise in the number of IT companies. There is no dearth of jobs in the years to come from these cities. Moreover, the government of India with planning commission is playing an active role in job generation in formulating plans and strategies. So, all in all the situation of the job market is quite good and it is booming.

Recent surveys conducted all over the world, especially the ones from US and UK showed that number of Indian working professionals in these countries are heading back to India for better job prospects. Cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Gurgaon are the ones to watch out for. In couple of years time most of these professionals will be back in India because of the slump in the job market of US and UK.

But, if you take the recent market trend of the last quarter of 2011, then you will know that hiring has slackened a bit that usual. This is directly related to the slowing up of the economic meltdown in the last quarter in the US and large portions of Europe. The hiring process has changed as it has become less complex and getting a job now takes time. But, things will get better after the first quarter of 2012, as predicted by market professionals from different industry verticals.

There are lots of options that one can use to get the desired job and Internet job search engines are quite beneficial for people who are looking for better paid jobs. Campus recruitment's in B-Schools and engineering colleges are steady and candidates from these places to land up in lucrative and better paid jobs. Thus, the current job scenario in India is better than most other countries.

Therefore we are always expected to be professional at work. Professionalism is a prerequisite irrespective of the type and kind of work. To be professional, you must have a positive behavior and avoid negativity. The set of behavioral traits thereby can be categorized as:

Interpersonal Behavior: While interacting with others within your department as well as interdepartmental, you must give others respect and be approachable. This includes:

• Be courteous and well mannered.
• Be punctual.
• Be trustworthy and confidentiality, whenever required.
• Be fair and unbiased.
• Analyze the situation and do the needful.
• Take feedbacks and criticism positively.
• Handle situations with empathy and condolence.
• Collaborate and cooperate with others, don’t panic on others’ mistakes.
• Be a good listener and accept your mistakes.
• Use common and understandable language and words.

Answerability and Integrity: Take ownership of your work and actions. Being responsible will earn you trust and respect from others, and your decisions will be more confident and accepted. You thus need to analyze the consequences of your conduct and behave accordingly:

• Be honest, even if it costs you higher.
• Stand by your commitments and promises.
• Keep transparency and a complete communication.
• Follow the company’s norms.
• Delegate work/responsibilities and let others also get fair chances.
• Follow a fair and healthy competition.
• Prepare well for all your projects/presentation in advance and be analytical.
• Don’ t filter/hide facts and keep others informed with relevant updates.
• Be presentable.
• Be fair and dedicated at work; take onus of your responsibilities.
• Practice self control and avoid loosing temper in public.
• Avoid any sort of conflict and argument either orally or in terms of interest.

Quality Oriented: As a professional you are always expected to give in your 100% efforts and bring out quality performance. Thereby you must:

• Aim at giving the best efforts.
• Make optimum use of resources.
• Focus on your strong points, and try to take advice or support at the things you are not so good at instead of experimenting with them.
• Don’t make false promises and too hypothetical estimations; be rational.

Farsightedness: As a professional you are expected to be aware of the market situations & trends, and capable of anticipating the future consequences thereby:

• Be analytical in your approach.
• Keep learning and developing new skills and trends.
• Consider the aftereffects of your decisions.
• Consider taking other’s wise advices as well.

Be Fair: As a professional you are required to be fair in your dealing and decisions:

• Don’t consider personal opinions at work.
• Must not be self-centered.
• Share with others, be it information, credit for success or delegation of work/responsibilities.
• Delegate work according to eligibility.
• Encourage other’s ideas and views.

Be a Learner: Perfection has no limit, no use every experience to infer learning from there. As a true learner invites good knowledge and suggestions from everyone and everywhere:

• Participate in professional seminars to learn new skills and trends.
• Volunteer for relevant projects and worthy communities.
• Build yourself relevant networks.
• Invite feedbacks and suggestions (even from your juniors).

It was a question of time your company realized that they had a gem of a person working for them.As you seek new challenges and make your dreams come true. Everything is possible when you just believe in yourself! Best wishes from your Friend M.Ajmal Khan.

Written by M.Ajmal Khan.