Deperate for help and guidence for career in vlsi

[Guest]

Hello,

I need advise.

I completed my b.tech in electronics in 2001 and my diploma in vlsi
design in 2002. I could not get a job in vlsi design at that time so
had to join a bpo technical support desk. being fed up there, I left
the job last year hoping to prepare for mba. Now, I could not get to a
decent mba institute and want to get back to vlsi industry. but the
thing is that now as the jobs are available, i dont feel comptent
enough. There are new softwares and techniques for which training is
not readily available in india. also will the companies consider me as
i am not a fresher anymore and also dont have any experience in vlsi.

kindly guide me as to what should i do now.....I know I sound stupid
but i am desperate.

Thank you

 

[Frithiof Andreas Jensen]

decent mba institute and want to get back to vlsi industry. but the
thing is that now as the jobs are available, i dont feel comptent
enough.

So, do your best and, Let the company hiring you be the judge of that! The
worst thing that can happen is that you get in over your head, they fire
you, but:

a) You got some exerience, b) You got some money, c) You now know what to
learn, d) Now you got some experience, It will be easier to get a new job.

There are new softwares and techniques for which training is
not readily available in india. also will the companies consider me as
i am not a fresher anymore and also dont have any experience in vlsi.

Details ... Details ... paaah ...

In the recruitment process you have to realise that: *Getting the Interview*
is the first objective

You got a diploma, that's (some) Experience, leave out the (some) on the C.V
for brevity, "Technical Consultant" may be better than "IT support", but not
always e.t.c. "what They want, you can do" is what the CV should say; while
still being technically the truth. (They will lie about how great the
job/business is anyway).

During the IT boom "my" company hired *everything* academic with a pulse as
System Developers, later, during the IT chrash, they fired half of the
staff; Many of the people they kept were not even Developers to begin with,
they were the people who adapted, learned and therefore did good work. Many
of the "Real" Developers got kicked!!

IOW: It's not what you know, it is what you can do!

kindly guide me as to what should i do now.....I know I sound stupid
but i am desperate.

Only worry about what you can control - the rest is not your problem; it's
up to luck ;-)

PS: Good to hear India booming - I send some pension money in advance of my
job ;-)

 

[Neo]

Hello,

I need advise.

kindly guide me as to what should i do now.....I know I sound stupid
but i am desperate.

Thank you

I think it should not be so much of a drawback as you think your
working in the BPO. But after your diploma its been 3 years, thats a
little stretched to justify as a break. But still it appears as though
you havent made up your mind as to what you want to do. Do you want to
get into vlsi just because you didnt get into MBA? Make a decision on
where you would like to be and work for that, its difficult to start
with and needs plenty of patience but it works. dust off your old books
and dive into them, prepare for the interview and be honest in your
answers. before long you'll be on track.

 

[Rene Tschaggelar]

Hello,

I need advise.

I completed my b.tech in electronics in 2001 and my diploma in vlsi
design in 2002. I could not get a job in vlsi design at that time so
had to join a bpo technical support desk. being fed up there, I left
the job last year hoping to prepare for mba. Now, I could not get to a
decent mba institute and want to get back to vlsi industry. but the
thing is that now as the jobs are available, i dont feel comptent
enough. There are new softwares and techniques for which training is
not readily available in india. also will the companies consider me as
i am not a fresher anymore and also dont have any experience in vlsi.

kindly guide me as to what should i do now.....I know I sound stupid
but i am desperate.

You should first decide whether you get the kick out of
the technology or out of the career. The first means a
life long learning at a rather fast pace. This is ok if
you're a really quick thinker. The second requires social
competence, a property people do not have nor develop
before the age of 40 or so. The bigger the company the
better you should be socially. Leading people is managing a
limited resource, doing it wrong can mean a 10:1 disadvantage.
Swapping them is not the solution, just additional cost.

Rene