In today’s man eats man scenario
in the professional world, getting a good job without scoring good marks is quite
a Herculean job; but there are ways to wriggle your way through this situation.
In the job market, with thousands of applicants trying for the same single
position, the key to your success will come down to the most obvious, your
employment presentation. You should invest in having a professional prepare
your resume to get more interviews and better job offers.
Some resume professionals will advise
you to include your scores, whatever they are and be prepared to support them
with good explanations regarding their reason for not being up to the mark.
Another option is not to include your grades in your resume but be ready to reveal
about them in a very frank way during your interview, and boost them with some
good experience. One more approach that is frequently used by many job seekers
especially freshers is to include low scores and then show consistent progress in
later years or show strong points in other fields.
In most of the cases, your learning skills, your
attitude and other qualities are much more important than your academic
achievement. In fact it is a recent trend that employers shy away from
over-achiever freshers who are always dissatisfied from their jobs and who would
scorn hard work as well as avoid doing repetitive tasks. Make sure that you are
stressing that you are committed to success, and that you are ready to make all
the necessary and not so necessary sacrifices that are needed in order to
achieve your desired goals and deadlines.
It is very important to highlight your other strong points
in terms of extra curricular activities, volunteer work and summer jobs and
projects if you happen to have low marks in your CV. Your active participation
in your school and college fests, clubs, team sports etc will help in drawing
attention to your leadership qualities, sportsman spirit, flexibility, positive
spirit and adaptability. It is important to make your prospective employer
believe that your experience and skills make you the correct person for the job
and that you are dependable, reliable and a thorough professional. Your summer
job or other part time job will go a long way in proving your skills to the
prospective employer, especially if the skills that you acquired during your
training are related to the job you currently want.
Last but not the least, go to
the interview with the correct attitude and be optimistic and enthusiastic. Make
sure that you are not volunteering information about your marks. Keep your
answers short and free of lengthy explanations. Make sure that you have a
thorough and detailed knowledge about the company where you are giving
interview and try to bring up some specific information regarding this in the
interview, which will surely impresses the interviewer.
Follow these tips and be sure
that you will bag that dream job you have been aspiring for!
