Dear Vinay,
In recent times, say from 2008, this has been the trend not only with IBM but also with several other leading home grown IT giants. I'm not sure if you are a fresher, or you have experience. I say this because the outcome of the decision will vary, and must add that, I'd have been able to present a better picture with a little more data. Most IT companies go hiring based on market projections, anticipated closure of deals for projects. If you are experienced, the need is specific, the skill is known and the hiring is expedited. If you are fresh, then it will mean you will need to be trained before being deployed. I suggest you carry on with your other trials without banking on this. If it happens take it as a 'bonus,' if it doesn't ake that also as a 'bonus' as may be the the future has much more better things in store for you.
Warm regards,
From India, Hyderabad
353In recent times, say from 2008, this has been the trend not only with IBM but also with several other leading home grown IT giants. I'm not sure if you are a fresher, or you have experience. I say this because the outcome of the decision will vary, and must add that, I'd have been able to present a better picture with a little more data. Most IT companies go hiring based on market projections, anticipated closure of deals for projects. If you are experienced, the need is specific, the skill is known and the hiring is expedited. If you are fresh, then it will mean you will need to be trained before being deployed. I suggest you carry on with your other trials without banking on this. If it happens take it as a 'bonus,' if it doesn't ake that also as a 'bonus' as may be the the future has much more better things in store for you.
Warm regards,
From India, Hyderabad
Dear Vinay,
IBM is a company known worldwide.There shall certainly be a sense of pride in getting employed there.In future also the work experience shall count.But at the same time there is no point in waiting for 'two birds in the bushes'.Try your luck eksewhere and keep in touch with IBM.In case their job is better than that you get then you can always shift.But a word of caution:'Recruitment freeze'- may be a polite way of saying 'NO' ! The HR might have had a second thought about your suitability for the job ! Still there is no harm in maintaining friendly contact.I have an experience to narrate.I was interviewed by a manager of state owned electronics firm for sales job three times (by two or three persons).Finally I was not selected for the job.Yet even now after 35yrs that Regional Manager (now himself a consultant) is touch with me !
From India, New Delhi
IBM is a company known worldwide.There shall certainly be a sense of pride in getting employed there.In future also the work experience shall count.But at the same time there is no point in waiting for 'two birds in the bushes'.Try your luck eksewhere and keep in touch with IBM.In case their job is better than that you get then you can always shift.But a word of caution:'Recruitment freeze'- may be a polite way of saying 'NO' ! The HR might have had a second thought about your suitability for the job ! Still there is no harm in maintaining friendly contact.I have an experience to narrate.I was interviewed by a manager of state owned electronics firm for sales job three times (by two or three persons).Finally I was not selected for the job.Yet even now after 35yrs that Regional Manager (now himself a consultant) is touch with me !
From India, New Delhi
While I can't disagree with Vibhakar Ramtirthkarji, let me also bring focus on to the issue that most students in our Universities today take courses which lead them to dream that they get employed in the dream companies IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, HP etc., the same applies to the other engineering branches and those doing Finance etc. dream of Goldman Sach, J.P. Morgan chase etc.
This is absolutely legitimate, they are entitled to, and they should pursue it, however, my submission is if they did their courses exceedingly well and armed themselves ready for careers by planning right from the first day of their course, and pack it with extra-curricular, I'm sure they can make it to the best companies in the world. It's like it's better to deserve than just desire.
On the flip side, if you were bright enough and made your career by investing in learning hands-on, and growing with lesser known companies making useful contributions, you can make appropriate career moves towards your distant dreams by virtue of expertise gathers. This keeps you in the hunt, and your adrenaline pumped. You'll also be dealt with like an expert.
If on the contrary you straight away get into a large company - big name, big brand, and do not get the right things to do, and see no other options, then you can get frustrated quickly, and you'll want to leave. In your next job, you'll have to answer questions as to why etc., and most people will tend to conclude that you aren't really fit enough and so the company may have let you go.
Even at the expense of deviation, I risk sharing this actual event.
It's well known that Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kamble were childhood pals, made record scores (in fact the highest partnership in a first class school game), then through Mumbai went on to play for India, although it was just a few test matches apart from each other. Vinod Kamble made a big bash as he entered, with 3 double hundreds, and then his form dipped, so slowly he was slipping down. Sachin on the contrary made slow and steady progress, and kept going on. One expert following these careers said Vinod took the lift to the mul;ti-storey, whereas Sachin preferred the staircase, so one went up quickly and came down quickly too, whereas the other took time going up then stayed there for a while and if he descended even that was going to be slow. That explained the career progress each made. It will be nice if one can carrying the same analogy into careers.
Warm regards,
TSK. Raman
From India, Hyderabad
This is absolutely legitimate, they are entitled to, and they should pursue it, however, my submission is if they did their courses exceedingly well and armed themselves ready for careers by planning right from the first day of their course, and pack it with extra-curricular, I'm sure they can make it to the best companies in the world. It's like it's better to deserve than just desire.
On the flip side, if you were bright enough and made your career by investing in learning hands-on, and growing with lesser known companies making useful contributions, you can make appropriate career moves towards your distant dreams by virtue of expertise gathers. This keeps you in the hunt, and your adrenaline pumped. You'll also be dealt with like an expert.
If on the contrary you straight away get into a large company - big name, big brand, and do not get the right things to do, and see no other options, then you can get frustrated quickly, and you'll want to leave. In your next job, you'll have to answer questions as to why etc., and most people will tend to conclude that you aren't really fit enough and so the company may have let you go.
Even at the expense of deviation, I risk sharing this actual event.
It's well known that Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kamble were childhood pals, made record scores (in fact the highest partnership in a first class school game), then through Mumbai went on to play for India, although it was just a few test matches apart from each other. Vinod Kamble made a big bash as he entered, with 3 double hundreds, and then his form dipped, so slowly he was slipping down. Sachin on the contrary made slow and steady progress, and kept going on. One expert following these careers said Vinod took the lift to the mul;ti-storey, whereas Sachin preferred the staircase, so one went up quickly and came down quickly too, whereas the other took time going up then stayed there for a while and if he descended even that was going to be slow. That explained the career progress each made. It will be nice if one can carrying the same analogy into careers.
Warm regards,
TSK. Raman
From India, Hyderabad
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