It's for you to take your pick
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Are you paid peanuts? The blame lies with you. A career change is easy these days since firms are on the lookout for a combination of skills
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If you think you are underpaid, have no growth prospects, are not getting anywhere in your career, don't lose time feeling sorry. Just roll up your sleeves and take your career in your hands. The hiring mood is upbeat in 2006 and the time to become your career manager is now, say city based recruitment consultants.
"There is a strong co-relation between a happy person and a happy professional, since jobs are no longer 9 to 5, you end up spending 12 to 14 hours of your day at work. So the key is to find out what you love doing the most and then get somebody to pay you for it," says A. K. Menon of a city based manpower firm, Options.
"If you are working in a company that is not recognising your skills and competencies, you are responsible for it," he says. You get what you deserve.
Everyday a new job with a combination of skill sets is emerging. OSCO Research Institute at New Delhi is looking for researchers in Political Science, Economics and Management to develop state-of-the-art management solutions and forecast industry trends for the steel industry. Infosys has advertised for consultants across industry sectors from retail and distribution to manufacturing, banking, capital markets and telecom.
Colourful jobs!
Earlier, we heard of a purchase manager and a sales manager, now you have a buyer, "someone who buys to sell", courtesy hypermarkets, says
Mr. Menon. It's the combo game that is emerging as far as skill sets are concerned. Companies need stock market experts who can write code, designers who can sell; the list just seems to grow.
So what do companies do? "Since readymade skills are not available, clients take candidates who have proven track record in one field and train them," says Mr. Menon.
While in old economy jobs, companies were job providers. In the new economy it's the candidates, with the right skills who are calling the shots. It is not advisable to zero in on the first job you find, say consultants. The key is identifying your skills and then positioning yourself in the job market, says Paravathy Krishnan of Cucumber Consultants.
List priorities
"Take a piece of paper, write down priorities, what is it that you want to do in your life? Also identify the kind of work life balance you want to keep. Next pick up information about the job you want," says Ms. Krishnan. But in the ultimate analysis, keep in mind what will keep you charged and happy for more than half of your day.
Puja S. Navin
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