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Hi Mentors, seek your advice. I have done civil engineering + Project Management. Currently I'm working with project management team as planning engineer in a real estate firm.
Now I am willing to switch into Consulting domain but not getting any leads, also daily I'm applying n numbers of company on LinkedIn, Naukri and Indeed but not a single light of hope I'm seeing.
Can anyone please guide me, how should I approach to a company. It'll be a great help indeed Jacobs CDM Smith JPM
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It's good to always have a backup plan in mind, or at least an idea of how you could handle things if systems fail or power goes out. If people know what needs to be written down so things can be input later, just that alone is a big help. And, if you're dealing with guests, do your best to make it seem like you've got things under control. The worst is to have guests see people panic, that's the kind of thing that gets remembered.
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Totally agree with you. Having even a basic backup plan makes a huge difference when things go sideways. Staying calm in front of guests is key too, once they see you’re in control, it helps keep the situation from escalating.
I am the "go to" person to fix anything technology-based at my store. It is very stressful!!!
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Totally get this 😅 being the “go-to” tech person sounds great until you realize it basically means you’re on call for every little issue. It can get overwhelming fast, especially when you’re trying to focus on your own work.
I never knew what I was doing. Always just jumped in and pretended to know and would come up with things on the fly. If I couldnt figure something out I would call my manager and go through ideas with her. Tech was always easy for us, as we had access to a 24/7 help line and they could eventually tap into our system remotely if we couldnt hard reset anything. After doing it a couple of times I remembered how to do all the trouble shooting on my own. If you dont have a dedicated tech line to call most machines have company numbers you can call and they will walk you through how to fix your machine before sending someone out if you cant. Payment for orders was calculated by hand and would be written down to be put in the system when it came back up. Obviously it was cash only during this time. As for rolling black outs we were not allowed to serve after aspecific time frame for food saftey so that food was counted and recorded as waste. We would also stand outside and let guest know that we were closed until the power came back on.
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It sounds like you built a solid system over time, especially with troubleshooting and having backup plans in place. I like how you mentioned writing payments down and switching to cash-only, that kind of quick thinking makes a huge difference in those situations. Definitely shows how much problem-solving happens behind the scenes!
Jump in with a temporary solution and let everyone know a fix is being worked on. We’ve had so many tech issues, it’s a nightmare trying to work through them while also figuring out how to keep things running.
This is a great way to do it.
You just do the best you can. Figure out if there's any kind of workaround available and run with it. In this case, I'd probably proactively start reaching out to the affected guests (or staff - not sure who exactly this affected) and explain things.