What does the corporate world expect from Job Aspirants? - A study analyzing Employer expectations

Vol. 5 No. 2

Year : 2010

Title  : What does the corporate world expect from Job Aspirants? - A study analyzing Employer expectations 

Author Name  : Veena Raju 

Synopsis  : 

The shift in government policies, the highly result-oriented and dynamic business environment and modern technological compulsions require a more open and participative corporate culture. Such a participative organization requires its employees to possess certain qualities.This paper was aimed at finding out the expectations of employers from job aspirants. Though there are a lot of opportunities in the job market, we still find some freshers struggling to get into these job positions. This paper was formulated for the benefit of job aspirants. To an extent this study would help in bridging the gap between employer expectations and skill set of aspirants. The study attempts to understand the qualities or characteristics that employers expect in a job aspirant. The qualities expected from job aspirants were picked by analyzing job specifications of job titles in the entry and middle-management level. These qualities were further grouped into Knowledge, Skills and Attitude related traits.Primary Data for the study was gathered through online survey and unstructured interviews (telephonic) from selected employers or officials involved directly/indirectly in recruitment, HR professionals, Recruitment Consultants and Entrepreneurs. Secondary data was gathered from interviews, opinions and statistical data published.