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Sarvesh cautiously smoothens his tie, checks on the polish of his
shoes and looks at his clean shaven frame in the rear mirror of his
bike.
Looks clean…..
Heading towards the pointer marking reception, he looks at in
awe over the plush interiors and a suave front office executive at the
reception desk.
Juggling a complex communications system with multitude of red and green buttons she asks, Yes Sir, May I help you?
Smartly Sarvesh hands over the offer letter issued to him by the
company and in deep throated voice says “I have come to join after my
campus recruitment drive, this is my offer letter”.
“Welcome aboard” said the receptionist and quickly directed him to the conference Room.
Sarvesh found himself surrounded by 10 more newly offered candidates.
Entry level hiring was a thorough process with the Organisation
Sitting and talking to them before the company senior executives
walked in gave him a very different perspective, each one had done some
spade work and had information on MD, staff, employees, salary
brackets, appraisal process and rigorous inductions and orientations.
Though lucky to have done well in
online assessments
platforms, Group discussions and Formal interview and receiving a
dream offer especially as a Fresher, over the period Sarvesh spent in
the Company he realized he has long way to go!
Though immense opportunities or
jobs for Freshers exist, some constraints he felt in transition from Campus to Corporate were :
- Bubble burst – From cushioned and secure world all of a sudden
jolted to a reality of numbers, tasks, targets processes and protocol.
- Identity crisis can be quite predominant especially over role
and position and actual delivery, one needs to quickly learn and take
reins.
- Networking takes over entirely new dimensions. Seeking out and
reaching out to unknown co-workers/colleagues is not that easy,
skipping a meeting or backing out of conversation being unthinkable,
giving opinions on issues being discussed considered as naïve or rude.
Unsure about whether leaving office at/after office hours requires
permission.
- Gap of what has been taught versus what actually one can learn
from live projects / situations is real time experience. From being
skilled to being proficient and experienced was a BIG LEAP which Sarvesh
hopes to cover well!
- What goes well in College Canteen can land you in trouble.
Gossip! Remarks! Criticism!
Be wary of what you say… Talent is not the only thing, your behavior,
attitude and soft skills speak louder than the PPT’s made. Even in
arguments a strong control over language is required. Welcome to the
world of corporate etiquettes.
- Succumb to Impress with knowledge, long hours, overtime
becomes an unsaid thumb rule which takes its toll and leading to burnout
long before you start blooming.
- Teamwork is tricky! Group projects in colleges are no way
closer to what teamwork in workplace is. Contributing one’s bit
completely however not being too bossy or enforcing others to conform.
Quite a tightrope walk!
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- However, Challenges make life worth living. In spite of the challenges that freshers
face in the corporate world, there are always new things to learn and
new areas to explore. It is surely an enriching experience and worth
every step in making you become a better person.
- Look at these challenges as opportunities and you may end up
climbing the corporate ladder at a marvelous speed, was what Sarvesh’s
concluding remarks were to his juniors in pre-placement talk in his
college exactly a year later!
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