Top 7 IT Skills to Survive in the Job Market

A job market is an ever-changing place where one with the greatest survival skills will stand out from the rest. This is more so true with the information technology (IT) field where innovations and changes happen at much faster pace. The job placement of a fresher or the growth of an existing employee will depend on the skills that the person is ready to hone. In this world of fast changes, these are the skills that are going to make a mark in the coming days.

• Software Development: According to a recent study, software developer job market will need at least another 1.5 lakh developers by 2024. Companies will be creating new applications and also, there will be a need to customize existing applications to suit the present requirements. This means that developers with great technical skills in C, C# and Java will be always in demand.
• Technical support: With so many applications and systems being developed regularly, the need for people who can give technical support to the technology consumers is increasing tremendously. Employers hire people in the help desk who have good soft skills along with the technical skills.
• Mobile app development: As mobile apps are foraying into each and every business, their development on various platforms is becoming a major skill required for the job placement. HTML5, C++, C#, Java and Swift are the trending programming languages for mobile app development. To hone your language skills join our job oriented training at Placement School.
• Cyber Security: With the widespread use of internet and sharing information on large platforms, it becomes a necessity for organizations to take proper measures in respect of security, compliance and governance. The importance of cyber security is growing tremendously because of increase in the usage of wireless networks and smart devices. There is a huge demand for cyber security analysts who can take care of the compliance and security related issues right from the start of a project.

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•  Cloud skills: Cloud computing has penetrated into each and every kind of work we do over the internet. Most of us use cloud computing daily, whether we realize it or not. It is used to create apps, store and retrieve data, host websites and blogs etc. With the increase in using cloud technology, there is a rise in the demand for people who can work on it.
• Data Analytics: Data analytics and business intelligence is one field which has a number of opportunities for people with skills in engineering, data mining and statistics. Data analytics requires usage of specific business intelligence tools and data base language like SQL.

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• Project Management: Project management is one core competency that is being looked in for hiring IT professionals. The key skills that are required for project management are understanding technical and functional elements of the role, multitasking across different projects and working with different persons related to the business.

Choosing your area of function and honing skills in that particular field is the most important aspect of building a successful career. Whenever it is necessary you should not hesitate to enroll for job oriented training and enhance your skills so as to sustain in the competition and get ahead of others.

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Your choice will make your career

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         If you have only one option, the question of selection doesn’t arise. If you have two options, it is a bit difficult, but you can select with a little effort. If you have multiple options and you do not even have a proper idea of these options then it is very difficult to arrive at a choice. This holds true with all matters in life including career. Choosing a right career in the early stages of life will lead you to success and happiness sooner than others who are not capable of doing that. But, how do we choose a career? Career selection should be done after proper thought process taking into account various factors like education, experience, skill set and last but not the least your personality traits.

Explore the world of careers:

First of all, to decide on what to choose, you should have options. So, first, explore and discover the various options that you have to embark your journey. Right from the age of secondary school education, you should start learning about the various careers that people have opted for and the path that they have taken to reach there. This will give you an idea about careers in general by the time reach your college and it will help you on deciding the subject you want to choose for further education. This is the stage where you make the first choice for your future career. Exploring the careers has to take acceleration after graduation or even better while doing graduation, and you have to check out the various career courses that are being offered by various institutes in your chosen subject.

Short-list the options:

Out of the vast range of career courses, you should be able to decide on one course that gives you job placement in a profession that fits your abilities, personality, your aptitude and the scope of that profession in future.

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Keep your horizons wide:

It happens in many cases that interests and passions change with time. What you liked in your twenties may not be the same in your thirties or forties. So, try to join some training courses that cater to your other interests and hobbies also. For e.g. you are an automobile engineer by profession and it happens that you love writing and have attended trainingcourses related to writing or mass communication, there are chances that you start blogging on automobiles later in your life which may even bring you money along with the satisfaction of writing.

Talk to people:

After you decide on a career taking into consideration all aspects, talk to people who are already in that profession and try to understand the pros and cons of that profession. Take the opinion of your family, friends and peers regarding the chosen field and take the decision on your own because ultimately it is you who has to work and be happy.

In such a competitive world there is no assurance that even after such thoughtful decision, you will get a job of your choice in your chosen field. Be ready to take whatever comes in your way and work out strategies to make it work for you. In case you face challenges in getting your dream job try to figure out the flaws in you that are holding you back and energize your career with refresher courses that can breathe fresh air to your career dreams and give you a jobplacement.

Wish you all the best in your endeavors.

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Soft skills for a better job placement

People spend around fifteen to twenty years of their life in getting educated. They toil hard to get their graduation or post-graduation certificate and then step into the big world of employment. With great aspirations they attend interviews and when they face rejection, they don’t even realize why they are not getting on board of an organization. And we can see that this is very common in the engineering graduates who are confident enough about their subject knowledge and the grades they have secured. We often see that a job seeker with lesser grades gets selected over the one with higher grades. Why does this happen? This may be because of lack of effective communication skills which is a part of soft skills which are an indispensible requirement for success in an interview or rather success in life in general.

Even if you have great command over your subject, but cannot communicate your thoughts and ideas to others in a crisp and clear manner, then you fail to grab their attention and interest. That is why developing communication skills and in a wider sense, developing soft skills is very important for everyone. Soft skills are a combination of many attributes like social skills, communication skills, positive attitude, common sense, personal habits, leadership qualities and time management. Among people with same educational qualification and experience, what set apart each individual as a unique person are their soft skills. And it is very much obvious that one with better soft skills will win over the others.

How do soft skills work in your favor?

These days many job seekers are equally qualified and have almost same knowledge. What differentiates one from another is how well they use their interpersonal skills and technical knowledge together to their advantage. For a jobplacement it is a prerequisite for you to learn how to interact with people, empathize with others because people who cannot gel with others tend to be avoided which is something no employer would like.

Can Soft skills be learnt?

An important question here is can soft skills be acquired from training? Is it possible to change personal traits that have been there with a person for many years or new traits be imbibed to enhance soft skills? The answer is a definite ‘YES’. Soft skills development can be achieved with sincere efforts and a will to make a difference to one’s career and life. There are institutes which offer softskills training and there are many organizations that consider soft skills development of their employees as an integral part of their business and carry it out through their internal training.

Key Soft skills for a better job placement:

v Positive attitude - Try to imbibe a positive attitude in everything you do.

v Self-confidence – Have confidence in yourself and believe in what you do.

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v Communication skills – Improve verbal, written skills and listening skills, so that you communicate effectively.

v Time management – Inculcate time sense and make it a habit to complete tasks in time by prioritizing.

v Flexibility – Be ready for change and accept it as change is inevitable.

v  Team spirit – Gel with people and be a team player.

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v  Problem solving – Keep yourself composed under pressure and think analytically to solve problems.

In the current work place scenario it is imperative that every job aspirant or an employee has to hone one’s soft skills because these days it is all about social networking and success depends not only on how well you can work, but also how well you can get others work for you. In case, one does not have enough capabilities to enhance these skills by self practice, it is advisable to take soft skills training. In whatever way, the onus is on every person to refine one’s soft skills on a continuous basis for a progressive career.

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Speed up your programming with .NET Training

Why walk, when you can run with .NET?  That’s right. Why would anyone not like to run, when they can reach their goals faster by running? The same holds true with programmers who are writing software applications. If you have learnt a basic programming language, you can walk. But, IT employers would like to hire runners with .NET expertise who can do the job more proficiently. Are you ready to run and win your dream job in a top IT firm? Then, Placement School is the place to start your jogging. We are the best .NETtraining institute in Hyderabad providing exhaustive knowledge with real-time projects in .NET.

What is .NET?

.NET is a programming framework created by Microsoft that is used in developing different kinds of applications including Windows, web applications and mobile applications. It is a combination of different libraries and utilities (or in simple terms- programs) that is used by programming languages like C# and Visual Basic.

Why .NET?

.NET facilitates programmers or developers to create software applications with much ease. It has a large library named Framework Class Library (FCL) and supports language interoperability (i.e. code written in one programming language can be used for codes in other languages) across several programming languages. Programs written for .NET Framework consist of FCL and CLR.

A programming language as a standalone cannot work meaningfully besides doing some basic computations. To tackle this, a code is needed which interacts with databases, web services, other programs or the user through user interface. This coding may be needed time and again for developing different applications or using different programming languages which is time consuming and tedious for a programmer to write and test how it works. Hence, Microsoft has brought out .NET as a framework consisting set of codes that can be reused multiple times across various programming languages.

Prospects for .NET specialists:

As Microsoft enjoys a majority market share in software industry, .NET specialists will always be in demand to develop applications. They are required across industries like IT, engineering, retail, media and many more.

What’s the delay?

When .NET specialists are in such demand, why procrastinate in taking a leap forward? Come and join Placement School, which is not only the top .NET training institute in Hyderabad, but also provides placement assurance in top-notch companies across industries. Avail the benefit of real-time projects in .NET with us.

Our .NET curriculum:

As the best .NET training institute in Hyderabad, our curriculum dwells exhaustively on domain knowledge which assures you a successful placement. Let us take you through our syllabus:

   

      1. Technology HTML

      2. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) 

      3. DHML, Java Script 

      4. XML

      5. Database development with SQL server 2005

      6. Web programming concepts

      7. VB.net 2005

      8. ASP.NET 4.0

      9. Language syntax

     10. Classes & Objects

     11. Arrays & Collections

     12. Web Form

     13. Navigation Controls

     14. Validation Controls

     15. ADO.NET

     16. State Management

     17. Master Pages & Themes

     18. Uploading files

     19. File I/O and streams

     20. Three tier structure

     21. User controls

     22. Security, Membership and roles

     23. Deployment

     24. Web services & WCF

Placement School is the best.NET training institute in Hyderabad that integrates its curriculum with the current industry needs and has mentors from the industry. So, don’t hesitate to take a giant leap forward to steer your career path towards success.

         

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Jumpstart your career with Java Training

Thousands of engineers graduate every year. But not everyone is able to get into their dream job. Why? Because of the disparity between what the employers want and what the job seekers can provide. Does this reason hold good for you? Are you waiting to get hired by those bigwigs in technology? If your answer is yes, then you are at the right place.

Placement School is the place that bridges the gap between the theoretical knowledge you have acquired through your academic education and the functional expertise you require to step into your dream career. Mere knowledge of the subject you have graduated in is not sufficient to get you hired by a reputed company. You ought to have expertise in that subject along with analytical and soft skills which play a crucial role in your career right from the point of preparing your resume. Placement school is one such institute that provides real time training in Java.

Java developers with great skills can get hired in distinct sectors like BFSI, healthcare, education and telecom. To develop domain based skills and land in a lucrative and exciting job, join our real time training in Java. Placement School is one of the best traininginstitutes in Hyderabad which delivers an industry need based comprehensive Java course that prepares the job aspirants to get into their dream job. Our institute caters to your needs through two programs: Core Java program and Advanced Java program.

Core Java Program covers:

Introduction: Programming language types; why Java as programming language; role of a Java programmer in industry

 Language fundamentals: Java environment; Java program development, compilation and executions and other basic language elements.

Object Oriented Programming: OOPS fundamentals; Access speci-fiers & Access modi-fiers; design of accessor and mutator methods; cloning objects etc.

Packages: Organizing classes and interfaces in packages; classpath setting for packages; naming convention for packages.

Exception Handling: Types of exceptions; exceptions & errors; JVM reaction to exceptions; checked and unchecked exceptions

Multi-threading: Understanding threads; needs of multi-threaded programming; thread life cycle; synchronizing threads

Input/Output operation in Java: Understanding streams; the classes for input and output; formatted input/output

GUI programming-AWT: Designing graphical user interface in Java; components & containers; layout managers; AWT components; dialog boxes; extending GUI features using swing components

Applets: Applet & application; applet architecture; applet parameters; applet security policies

Collections frame work & utility classes: Utility methods for arrays; date & time; data structures; hashtable & hashmap.

Advanced Java Program covers:

Networking using Java: Networking essentials; datagrams; URL; multicast sockets

Swings: GUI application development; swing components

Database programming using JDBC: JDBC drivers & architecture; CRUD operation using JDBC

Hibernate framework: Overview & benefits; configuring; CRUD operations; Hibernate first and second level cache

Servlets: Need of server side programming; servlet life cycle; developing and deploying servlets; database operations using servlets; servlet request wrapper; servlet response wrapper

Java Beans: Component model services; java beans properties, beans persistence

Java Server Pages: JSP architecture; lifecycle of JSP; JSP scope

Struts framework: Struts architecture; struts classes; struts validation framework;

Spring framework: Spring modules; spring AOP; spring integration with web services; spring integration with Java mail; spring remoting.

Apart from these, Advanced Java program also covers Java Messaging Service, XML, web services, Java Mail API, AJAX, Java server faces etc.

Besides such a comprehensive module for the programs that Placement School provides, it also offers real-time projects in Java which give the job aspirants a realistic work experience in the field they opt. As one of the best Java training institutes in Hyderabad, Placement school has a great network of companies that are collaborating in providing real-time projects in Java to the potential job seekers and thus, bridging the gap between unemployment and employability. 

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“2017 - A Job Seekers' Market! – Go grab it!”

The news is officially out: The talent war has begun.

According to Talent Shortage Survey by Manpower Group, 40% of employers say that they had a hard time finding talent for the vacant positions in 2016.  The good news is, Employers are looking for competent candidates and greatly value eligible candidates!  

Below is a list of various hiring trends that will help you in exploring new job opportunities

Identify the hot Jobs:

There are a few positions that are always in demand and are hard to fill such as sales representatives, engineers, technicians, drivers, accounting and finance professionals, secretaries and receptionists. Prepping up for these is a good idea if you’re in the transitional stage of changing career paths. When applying for these, it is important to highlight relevant skills in your CV.

Apply:

About one-fourth of survey participants reported that there was a dearth of applicants. This could be the result of lack of perusing opportunities assuming that their resumes won’t even be read nor will they be called for interview.

This is so untrue. The employers not only see the resumes but they also call and have interviews scheduled. So, applying is the first step. So, instead disbelieving and giving up on an opportunity, go ahead and absolutely APPLY! You sure will be surprised at the responses youll get.

Job description – A must read!:

About one fifth of the survey participants opined that they had to rejects the applicants because they did not meet the required criteria such as experience or skill. Although, as stated above, it is important to apply, it is also important to apply only if you have met he eligibility criteria.  If you are switching career paths, make sure you mention that clearly in the cover letter or the resume.

On-the-job training:

More that 50% of the employers today are investing in training the hired candidates to prepare them for optimum performance. This is an additional bonus cause it gives you an opportunity to add more feathers to your cap that you can flaunt for your next change. This also helps building network if the training is being provided through external sources.

Attractive and Higher Salaries:

According to Mercer Consulting, average pay increase this year is expected to be 2.9 percent.  This is happening only because it is a job seekers market. Employers are willing to pay more not only cause of candidate shortage but they would also make their employees feel valuable and important. Considering the above it can be concluded that it is a fairly good time to explore opportunities.

Perky perks:

With about 27% employers providing extra perks to new hires, this is un arguably the best time to look for a new job.

Along with the very pleasing salary boosting, employers are realizing more and more that it is equally important to provide tasty perks to get a better deal from the resource. This could range anywhere between, free lunches, additional pay-offs,  and joining bonuses.  

So, wait not!

Equip yourself to get posted and make the most out this precious year that holds all gold for job seekers!

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10 pro-tips to nail your next Skype interview!

Etiquette of conducting oneself on a Skype interview is very different from personal or a phone interview, but learning to do it right can get you fat chances of making it to the job!

Skype interviews have been gaining immense popularity and significance in the past decade and will soon replace personal interviews. These online/video interviews can actually be the bridge between both worlds; face-to-face interview minus the hectic travel schedules.

Regardless of who is interviewing you, it is absolutely important to be ready to impress the one on the screen!

Here are a few tips:

1. Prepare your surroundings. 

It’s important to see that place you pick is quiet and pleasing to the eye without any distractions or loud objects in the surroundings. A neutral and tidy backdrop is ideal. The only dominant/focal point of on the screen must be you!

2. Dress the part. 

Whether it is on Skype or in person doesn’t really dictate your dressing. Dress professionally as you would for a formal face to face interview. It is very much expected and will not be excused. 

3. Look at the camera, not the screen.

As funny as it may sound this is a real-time pitfall. It’s a natural tendency to watch ourselves or the interviewer, but eye contact is important you see! And the only way to get t right is look into the camera and not the screen. 

4. Practice, practice and more practice.

Skype interviews can a bit awkward and funny specially the first few times and also it Is not easy to look into the cam and not the screen. It makes perfect sense to practice several times back and forth and ensure there are no glitches when you ra e finally doing the real one; come across like a pro!

5. Close other programs on your computer. 

Well, the social bugs that we are, we always have several stations open on the system popping notifications about the updates! This can be trouble maker. Be safe than sorry – Close all other tabs! 

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6. Use notes.

The best part of a Skype interview is that you can keep your notes handy and don’t have to be worried about missing important points. It’s sensible to keep your resume handy and some other chits as required that you can quickly refer if need be. Keep them short and not lengthy. Also, use these only if required as it can look very shoddy if you pause at every question. Use them sparingly.

7. Avoid interruptions.

Interruptions by people and pets can be disaster if you are doing an interview from home. Make it a pint to inform everyone at home beforehand about your interview and ensure they will not disturb you. 

8. Keep your profile professional. 

Since you are not there in person, your profile will make the first impression; you got to ensure it’s the best! We mean your profile picture and Skype user name. Avoid fancy names and keep it real, neat and professional. 

9. Watch your body language.

A good and relaxed posture is the key. This is the important thing that pretty much defines your confidence on an online interview. This will only couple with the eye contact we were discussing earlier on. Remember – POSTURE! 

10. Set the audio right. 

This is an important and often neglected point. You don’t want you both to be screaming “do you hear me now?” into the mike, do you? Set the Skype audio before hand  to make sure you both can hear and be heard without any problem. 

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