Bangladeshi employers evaluate individuals based on a wide range of attributes. They are looking for persons who possess the soft skills necessary to be productive workers in addition to job-specific expertise. To get employment in Bangladesh, you’ll need these transferable professional talents and interpersonal abilities.
In Bangladesh, there are various strategies to improve your chances of landing a decent job.
Below are some points:
Network: Getting to know people in your sector or business can help you find out about employment vacancies and opportunities.
Education: Education and abilities can increase your employability.
Conduction Research: On firms and Industries that pique your interest can assist you in location possible career prospects.
Resume and Cover Letter: A resume reflects and summarize the key achievements and job one has performed and why these distinguishes one from others. The cover letter also is a sign of how much you are interested getting the job.
Interviewing: Get comfortable discussing your abilities, background and credentials by practicing interviews.
Graduates in Bangladesh must contend with a challenging employment market marked by fierce competition and a lack of alignment between their qualifications and business needs. Another important factor is networking, which makes it difficult for people without powerful ties.
It can be difficult, but not impossible, for an average graduate to get a good job in Bangladesh without using bribery. The following are some things to think about:
Competitive Employment Market: Bangladesh boasts a competitive employment market, particularly in well-liked industries like marketing, engineering, IT and finance. One can encounter fierce competition as an average graduate from other applicants who possess comparable qualifications.
Skills and Qualification: Skills and Qualification sets out the phase of how one going to be successful in his respective job markets. Skills can be attained through training, interactive sessions, meetings etc. Qualification is the prerequisite to get a good job. So, new entrants in the job market should be running for achieving skills and enrich their qualification.
Networking: It is one of the most important building block to have a successful career. Networking means having relationship with people from university, area where you reside, relatives who are working with various companies and maintaining that relationship with those people. This helps getting jobs after graduation.
Training and Internship: You can improve your abilities and attract companies by taking part in workshops, internships and training programs. Getting real –word experience in your area can help you stand out from the competition.
Maintaining Ethics and Professionalism: Ethics is a vital part while building a successful career. Ethics means, maintaining morality and guidance of what to do and what not. Ethical behavior helps to achieve the trust of management which will be helpful to become successful in the wrong run. Professionalism is how should be a job done by employees. It is the cornerstone to be successful in career.
Bangladesh is a small country with significantly less working opportunities. Most common Bangladeshis, almost 90% dream of going abroad for carrer option. Other sectors have poor pay scales and jobs are very limited. Bribe is taken openly now but you must have minimum qualification for the job and have to show it in your written paper and viva. People can’t get a good official job without passing a written test except in exceptional cases. In a nutshell, getting a job in Bangladesh has been more difficult than ever and the youth must prepare themselves for the upcoming struggle to cope up. Besides, technical know-how is the most prominent thing a student can focus on right now.
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Writer,
Tithi Rani Sarkar
Intern, Content Writing Department
YSSE