IT Services: Tough choice of IT freshers: tech-segment job with uncertainties, or one in non-tech with trade-offs

Synopsis

Fresher hiring may be cyclical in IT services, but that is of little comfort to those at the bottom of the cycle. Freshers are often told to upskill to apply for jobs, but courses are expensive and there’s no job guarantee. So, what are the options available for freshers, and can they offset some of the slowdown in IT?

In 2015, Nitish Dehadia (name changed) was appearing for college placements at a tier-III engineering college. The first day was for IT-services companies, which typically are highly sought after because of their brand and tendency to hire in bulk. But Dehadia had talked to his seniors, who had been placed the previous year, and several of them were still waiting for joining dates. Because freshers do not get paid until they actually join the

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