Why do students find it difficult to get jobs?

By Jothsna RegeCareer Advice
Job Search

I have often seen that fresh graduates really struggle with their job search. Here are some of my observations on why finding employment seems like an uphill task for students:

  • Lack of skills -Most students have degrees but no skills. Most computer engineers can’t write code (they are even worse at logic & algorithms), BCom students don’t understand accounts and taxes, and so on.
  • A bad resume – Most students have badly written resumes and students put in hardly any efforts at improving it. They simply borrow a badly written and weirdly formatted resume from a friend, change a few details, and their resume is all set.
  • Poor communications & interview skills – Most students do not put in efforts at improving their communication skills or preparing for interviews.
  • Not being flexible – Most young students are quite rigid when it comes to the kind of work they want to do. If find this really surprising. As a fresher one should be willing to explore different options and try out new things.  
  • Unwilling to learn – Most students are very resistant to learning new skills on their own (unless they are enrolled in some classes or training programs). Most just can’t or won’t self learn by reading books or by reading stuff online.
  • Not proactive at applying – If you apply for 50 jobs online, you would get interviewed for 5, and eventually convert 1. Most students just don’t apply enough. They just apply to 1 or 2 jobs and wait for the response and then complain that they aren’t getting any calls.

Trust me, there are plenty of jobs out there and all you need is one job. Finding it, is not as hard as you think it is, provided you put in the effort.