“Why should I work for Rs. 10,000 per month ? “
We will relate the above statement to that of a fresh MBA, an engineer or any fresh graduate who now aspires for a professional career.
In case you have not been able to land up a job from campus considering either poor market conditions, lack of opportunities at your school etc. it is a clearly understood fact that you will have to seek off campus opportunities by directly applying to companies. Directly applying for a job is painful – physically and emotionally. You run around taking interviews and you realise that no one needs you, and people who are looking for fresher’s don’t want to pay as per your aspirations, and people who agree to pay – primarily do so for sales jobs or jobs that you don’t want or are not equipped to handle. Lots of pain and stress before even the best of talent gets an off campus job, unless of course one of your dad’s friend opens up some hidden positions just to get you on board. Not many are lucky that ways either.
Getting back to the story – finally after so many interviews you start getting confirmed job offers , and you realise that most of these job offers are some thing like Rs. 10 – 15 k kinds, and in exceptional cases or for sales jobs some think like Rs. 20 k. Huh, your friends have got campus placements of Rs. 5 L , 8 L etc. Wouldn’t it be an embarrassment to work for such a paltry amount ?
And then comes the statements –
“Why should I work for Rs. 10,000 per month ? “
“Huh , my pocket money is like 20k, why should i take a job for 10 – 12 k.”
“Beta, why do you want a job that pays only Rs. 10,000 ? I will give you Rs. 15000 and you wait till you land up a better job.”
Have you heard of or faced such situations ?
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Praveen is the Founder & Principal Consultant of KHEdge, a boutique HR & Business Process Advisory firm. Over last 15 years he has advised & worked with promoters, founders, business leaders, HR leaders in areas of - Business Strategy, HR Strategy, Organisation Design etc.