Ever
wondered what it takes to have a successful career? Ask the man
your boss consults!!
Whether it's an issue concerning your job, workplace, or decisions
regarding your career, get the facts from the man who had probably
been there to help your boss even... Ask Murali, Now !
About
the Man
Mr.T.Muralidharan, is a Chemical Engineer from Indian Institute
of Technology, Chennai and has an MBA from the Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad. He set up one of India's leading recruitment
house and the largest Recruitment Advertising agency, TMI
Network.
His main area of work is career planning. He is actively involved
in top and senior level recruitment of professionals in leading
industrial houses and MNCs like Pepsi, Castrol, Citicorp, Tata
group, Henkel, Nagarjuna Group, Somany Group, Wrigley's, Ford,
ConAgra, BPL, Godrej, GE Group, Oracle, Novell, Motorola, Wipro
Group, Hughes Software, HCL, Metamor, IBM, KPMG and Dupont.
Q.I
am a commerce and law graduate, at present I am doing Company
Secretary Course and I have passed II Group of Its Intermediate
stage.
My
question is whether I am moving in right direction?. After acquiring
Company Secretary qualification, can I get good monetary returns?
I want to work in Finance & Legal sector whether Company Secretary
Qualification will serve both my needs?
A
: Your LLb and ACS qualifications complement each other. If
you really want to be successful and make money, you have to focus
and specialise in one area. When all agreements of WTO becomes
fully operational, demand for consultants in WTO related matters
will be very high. Second area is IPR and related issues. Third
is International Arbitrage, again based on WTO regulations, multinational
companies may opt for arbitrage instead filing in courts. Lawyers
are best-suited to specialise in the above areas.
Q.I
am at present working as a computer operator in a small organisation.
I have completed a course in web technologies that includes java,html,asp,cgi/perl,dhtml,javascript.
Can I get a job with the educational qualification that I have
?
A
: A job would only be possible if you had formal qualifications
at least a degree, but since you are still in the first year of
your graduation, you could try teaching in computer training institutes
involved in web technologies. You could also do programming for
free lance projects. You might get a job if you are lucky, but
my advice to is to continue your education even after you get
a job. Also keep in touch with all these Internet Technologies
even when you are doing your B.Com.
Q.I
want to be a programmer. As currently I'm working as web designer
which is the best way to become a programmer.
A
: In order to become a programmer, you will first of all need
to acquire the programming skills by doing a course in Java, ASP,
Web Technologies etc. My suggestion to you would be to do an MCA
which will help you to better your career and will get you a firm
foot holding in the IT job market. If it isn't possible for you
to do a full-time MCA, you could always try to a correspondence
course through IGNOU.
Q.Dear
Sir when I will get a good job.I have done MCA and doing job as
S/W Engineer but not a satisfactory job.I have skills-ASP,HTML,VBScript,JavaScript,IIS
and MS-Access
A
: There is nothing like a good job, yes there are well-paying
jobs and jobs in good companies. You haven't mentioned if you
are working currently or not, I'll assume you are not. At this
stage in your career, you need to concentrate on getting a job
in the area you are interested in or the skills you are proficient
in. Take a job with a small company, gather an experience for
atleast 2 years, be well-versed in those skills and then shift
to a bigger company after aquiring a few more skills. You may
have to compromise on the salary aspect but after acquiring enough
experience you can look forward to a job with a good pay and in
a good company.
Q.I
have about 21 years of experience in multivarious industries,
the last 8 out of which 5 years has been in the IT industry. I
moved into the internet field as early as 1995.I have held very
senior positions incld CEO.WHOLETIME DIRECTOR etc in software
and other industries in the SME segment.I have merged an internet
start up of mine with a US SOFTWARE major and currently work as
a VP.
My
QUESTIONS ARE-
What kind of co will I fit in
What is the salary band I should shoot for
Do costs compensate for ESOP which I will forfeit
A
: Typically you would fit in as head of Business Development
or head of a new business in a medium to large scale company,
the salary band could vary from 12-20 lacs, and if you are very
attractive one can seek a compensation for ESOP but if the amount
is very large, it is difficult. Please send your detailed C.V.
if you have any further questions.