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I recently joined TCS but I was moved into very different project which was told during hiring. Also they told me for joining incentive but later after 65 days of joining they didn't give saying your business aproval got rejected. I really want to be with TCS but due to project dissatisfaction, I am looking for different job. I am not sure if I can leave the organisation soo soon(4 months) and it should not effect my carrier.
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Walked into Best Buy, asked for an application, left 8 hours later after my first shift.
You must be good. They ghosted me.
The last two FT jobs I’ve had, I was contacted by a recruiter out of nowhere. Freelance also has come from recruiters or referrals from someone who knows me. I’ve applied to a shitload of jobs and also contacted recruiters myself, and for some reason every single job I’ve successfully gotten was from literally not doing anything. All the jobs I chase, I rarely get.
I slept my way to the bottom
Nepotism.
Send connection requests to every recruiter you can find on linkedin (search “Allies In Recruiting” a ton of them are members) and make sure your portfolio is easy to find on your profile.
Then, it’s a waiting game. The sad truth is recruiters need their employers to think they couldn’t have filled the role without them, or else they’d be out of a job. So, they have to make it seem like they “discovered” the talent.
1. I exported my LinkedIn connections and went down the list to identify which connections worked somewhere I could see myself working AND who might also be willing to refer me.
2. I signed up for job alerts for those specific companies.
3. Once I found a job I was interested in, I hit up my connection BEFORE I applied.
4. They wrote me a glowing referral and sent me a referral link. I tailored my resume to the job using Jobscan, applied, and got a screening interview.
5. I did extensive research on the company before I interviewed and also rehearsed answers to questions they were likely to ask. I brought notes to each interview stage.
6. I spent an entire weekend on an assignment I had to complete toward the end of the interview process, putting in more research/thought/effort than required. I know these assignments are controversial because you’re basically doing free work, but this is your chance to prove that you can do what you say you can do and show how much you want the job.
7. I got the job.
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Title checks out
Hit up recruiter. Applied for gig. Interviewed. Met with ECD. Got offer. Accepted.
Smooth.
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A recruiter poached me from my last agency.
Sorry it’s taking a while, it’s a rough job market!
What worked for me: I applied for jobs that were available through my connections (friends, former coworkers, alumni network, etc.). Recruiters didn’t work for me, but also talked to them. Prioritized connections and quality applications but still applied around quite a bit.
I won lots of awards at my last job.
Lowered my standards.
At my previous job, my supervisor up'd and left without any notice. I got an email from a recruiter literally hours after and I applied. Got an interview with the hiring manager and she hired me 2 hours afterwards.
Dated the receptionist in middle school