Navigating Fresher Jobs in HR: Insights and Guidance for Job Seekers

Dear all,

I have 2 questions.

Situation:
I have completed my MMS (HR: Specialization) this year with distinction. But I am unable to find a suitable job. I am a fresher in the HR domain. I have my account with Naukri.com, Shine.com, Timesjob, Monster.com, and many more. Usually, the offers I get through these portals are related to sales jobs, customer care jobs, and even recruiter jobs where the qualification requirement is graduate or undergraduate.

Q1) Being a postgraduate, should I go for recruiter jobs where they require graduates and undergraduates? Should I at least start with this, as it will help me understand the basic functions of HR?

Q2) I am not satisfied with the offers that come through job portals. And I have heard that these job sites provide better benefits only to those who opt for the paid services. Is it true? Should I opt for the paid services to pull in better offers?

You can answer any of the questions you are comfortable with and think will help me to fight this situation.

Thanks, dear friends, for your valuable guidance!!!!

Regards, Anuja Bhavsar 9833135602

Hello Anuja,

That's life—unfortunately.

Quite different from the student days—now you must be realizing why most of the working people—me included—really cherish the student days!!!

Coming to your queries, FIRST & FOREMOST decide what your priority/priorities are. If you make a small analysis, you will be surprised to find how many professionals—even in this Forum—are working as per their qualification(s). Not a very high percentage, I would say. Now that is not to say that one shouldn't aspire for such a role—which is where your personal priorities come into the picture.

And coming to your thought that jobs meant for graduate/undergraduates don't suit you, the sooner you change your mindset, the better. I can vouch for the fact that there are many role models all over the world who aren't qualified at all—and I don't mean just Bill Gates or Dhirubhai Ambani.

Look at your case this way, Anuja—you are qualified in HR. Isn't Recruitment a part of HR? Then why did you leave recruiter openings when they were offered to you? Please note that understanding, assimilating & analyzing human nature followed by learning to apply those skills is a VERY IMPORTANT part of HR function. And it's ONLY in Recruitment that one gets to learn these skills [not in Core HR], since this function needs to interact with a whole lot of humans, both within & outside the organization.

I am not sure what you mean by "am not satisfied with the offers that come through job portals." Satisfaction is always a personal quotient that varies from person to person AND ALSO from situation to situation for the same person. First of all, YOU need to be clear about what you want followed by a thought process of inquiry if what you want matches with your core competencies—which decides what you deserve. Only then can you work towards getting what your focus is on.

Also, look at your situation this way: had you chosen among the available openings, wouldn't you have gathered at least some experience by now? More gap between your degree-passing & the time of your joining your first job, the more your frustration AND a situation where you need to think of how to show the gap when you update your resume after a year.

I don't mean to discourage you, but at the same time, you also need to begin to live in the real world with all the limitations & gaps between our aspirations & the available opportunities.

In a single line: Life is a trade-off. The only choice we have is to choose between what & what.

Regards,

TS

Hi TS,

Thank you for explaining it well. I will take care of my attitude towards the job. I welcome your criticism as it will help me learn, understand, and perhaps change my perception for the better.

Thank you for your valuable time. Take care.