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Youngsters are in Endangered
Dear all,
I am writing this note, not to complain about someone, but to ask that is there any place where we youngsters can get a job? Yeah! there are lots of jobs advertising every day from different organisations from different places. But, are those really want to recruit? Sometimes they forgotten about the advertise or cancelling it or recruits but no applicant is called for any test. They demanding 500-1500 rupees as form fill up charge and doing the same. Some institute if called for an exam, then they are taking a simple examination and declared that everyone has failed, no matter how many candidates has come. After that, it is found that an internal candidate who is presently working there has passed and got selected. If you decided to take him/her then why you are calling us. We are unemployed, our money, time, efforts everything is wasted.
Again qualification is another problem. I know very little about eligibility criteria. Bit, some institutes did too much. 'Required MLIS (regular preferable)' why? Candidates from open/ distance universities are full duffer? Then experience, Library assistant required ex- (2-7) and of course from reputed organisation. Really, 7 years? Some institutes want trainees with 1-2 years of experience. Where the hell from we get experience if we never get a chance to work? Freshers has no value?
Then salary, recruiter demands these, that, those and many things, then pay the proper salary. Some are providing 5000-10000, and job responsibility list is huge. Really, in this market? Recently in a train a gutka seller shouting I am earning 25000-30000 a month.
Now I have a strong feeling that if you have quality, patients, talent; if you are sincere, hard worker, moral then you may not get a chance to work. If you have worked in non-reputed organisation or private sector then torn and throw the certificates. But if you have a long hand or strong back or that type of character then throw the worry in the dustbin.
Please tell me I am wrong, my thinking is wrong, my observation is wrong. Because I badly need to hear this to respect my profession and professionals.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Badan Barman on
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Dear Rahaman,
I will not answer your query, but I hope the experiences I am going to share will help you to find an answer of your query.
1. After passing my Master Degree, I used to work for a month at Central Reference Library as Trainee at Rs. 5000 per month.
2. Then I joined the Department of LIS, Gauhati University as Assistant under one major research project at a monthly remuneration of Rs. 3,000/ per month. I work there for more than one year.
3. After that I joined another institute at a monthly payment of Rs.2,000/- per month.
4. Then I enrolled in the Ph.D. programme and got scholarship from ICSSR New Delhi, Rs. 6,000/ per month.
5. Then I joined the KKHSOU, as Academic Consultant with a monthly payment of Rs. 12,000/-, which later on increased to Rs.20,000 and then 25,000/-
6. After six years of passing the MLISc, I joined the post of Assistant Librarian in Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University in the UGC pay scale.
7. Just after one year of experience as Assistant Librarian, I joined Gauhati University as Assistant Professor in the UGC Pay scale.
In terms of salary, my colleagues used to receive more than me. I need not to mention here that I was the class topper. However, I am sure, I am still able to maintain a position that my friends love to reach and that give a true satisfaction.
My earlier big big job with low pay help me to acquire a few skill that makes me what I am today.
So, dont look for the figure in the salary, try to get absorbed and have the skill that are necessary to survive in this profession and excel, I am sure one day it will lead you to your expected position and beyond. - I think you have already put your first step in the direction - for which so much of our colleagues jump to your forum post to post a reply. Always be blessed.
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Permalink Reply by Wasim Rahaman on
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Dear sir, please don't get me wrong, I assumed that you have started your career 10 years back. Then 5000/3000/2000 in the years of 2007 is still the same now in 2017? You got 5000 as your first salary. Now they are still offering 6000 for the same post in many places. Some well-known institutes are offering near about 10000-120000. If I also assumed that my state is the cheapest place for fooding-lodging and 10k-12k is to some fair, but how one can survive in the places like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore. It's not possible in places like Rourkela with this figure. But the figure is not the main issue for us though it is very important. Filling a form with 1000/- and then going for that exam spending 2000/- more is very difficult for an unemployed middle-class student.
The main thing is at the end of the exam, we found that either nobody is recruited or candidate is selected. But still keeping these things aside we just want a fair chance to start. Lastly, thank you for your blessings.
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Permalink Reply by farzana khanum on
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Hi Wasim sir,
I too have noticed that many private Institution give advertisement just for the purpose of keeping advt. record .They already select their candidate who may be the relation member of management.Sometimes the management says that we select our Ex.Student of our college.
I too feel bad that what about the candidates who are excellent in studies and unable to get job.
I am from Karnataka, and here there are lot of Govt.vacancies, but the Govt. is not filling it.There are many vacancies in Gulbarga University in all dept., the vacancies are filled on contract basis or guest Lecturer. In Govt first Grade College there are 78 Librarian post vacant but the govt is not filling it. How to approach for this?
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Dear Mam,
I know the private educational environment, I am not talking about that. Its happening in the nationalise institutes and central universities. Even they are creating post according to the qualification of their candidate. I am also asking the same about Govt. recruiting. They recruiting either ad-hoc/contractual/ temporary basis. If I assumed that I am not enough qualified. But, there are many qualified and well-skilled people I have seen who are rejected. Is there any way to deal with these for the youngsters like me?
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Permalink Reply by nutan joshi on
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I am fully agree with you wasim sir,
Same problem I faced many time in Govt reputed Institutes. If they have already selected candidates so why they call number of candidates. It is wasting of time,money and also losing of self confidence.
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Dear mam, this is not a problem of one particular, its a problem of the whole unemployed community. If money and time may recover but the last thing hurts us professionally and also ethically.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. P.J. Rosario Vasantha Kumar on
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I am fully agree with you wasim sir
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Dear Wasim,
Your thinking is absolutely correct, I also faced these kinds of problems in my life, after I got the experience only I get the good salary, nowadays Corporate sectors they require only Expert LIS candidates, but an Academic side they expect the only the experience candidates. So we only choose the better way.
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Dear sir, If someone may get experience somehow, where they are excepting that. They mentioned in their advertisement that, the experience is required from a reputed organisation. Why? If we don't get a chance to work from where we gain the experience.
Now time has come to lay eggs of experience.
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Permalink Reply by dersin daimari on
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Dear Wasim,
Always remember "Survival of the Fittest". Now the points you raised approves of your fitness to the profession. It is high time the highest authorities of the Library profession such as institutes, associations, federation, etc. should keep an eye to these anomalies being created by some of our professionals at the highest authority inclined to the parent organization.
The future of the library profession lies with the Association, Federations, etc of the librarians. so the highest effort has to be made by them to streamline the profession in a respectable way.
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Dear Rahaman, Now my best classmate jump to your thread to post a reply. :-)
Always be happy.
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I am happy sir, I never frighten about struggle or work or responsibilities. After happening so much these things, I still think that something good is waiting for me. Someone may need me as a professional. Maybe something already dispatched for me. I have the time and patient to receive it. :-)
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