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3 min readApr 7, 2021
If you want to put your best foot forward and willing to navigate the job market this year. Here are a few nuggets that I followed to secure a position in 2021. I’m confident the takeaways are worth pondering upon.
It all started when I had to move out of IBM in the midst of a pandemic recession. I was uncertain about my next move; it felt like walking on thin ice. Being international students, we have to — maintain VISA status, search for employers (willing to sponsor), manage living expenses, and have emotional sanity throughout the uphill battle.
- Pause and accept the reality
- Improve your social presence (It works wonders!)
- Building and own your Linkedin network
- Understand the market landscape
- Upskill
- It is a number game
- Pause and accept the reality.”
That was the first step (and a difficult one). Bring a shift in perspective and consider it to be a new canvas that is limitless. I was ready to experiment, fail, dust myself and repeat it day-in and day-out. Somedays, you are the driver, and somedays you are the bug on the windshield. - “Improve your social presence. It works wonders!”
I found recruiters reaching out to me once my social presence was polished. There is a ton of information available; which one to pick is entirely your choice. Personally speaking…