“Exciting opportunity! Chance to work with a huge name in entertainment”, said the advertisement that lured fresh mass communications graduate Neha Verma to take up a job in a small company, which she was told was working with a leading channel for children. Barely a week into her job, Neha realised what she had landed into: her job involved ringing up people for feedback on the channel’s programmes. Clearly, Neha was mis-sold a job. Such instances mostly occur at junior or mid-management levels, due to gaps in probing further at a job interview, or desperation to accept an opportunity, says Sangeeta Lala, senior VP & co-founder, TeamLease Services. But for the conned employee, it can be a nightmare. Sreeradha D Basu suggests ways to deal with it.
1 Find Out What Went Wrong
There could be three possibilities: the hiring managers were incompetent and made a mistake, the job profile and specifications changed from the time you were offered the job or it’s a serious case of lack of integrity, says Yashwant Mahadik, VP HR, Indian subcontinent, Philips. If need be, he suggests, take the matter to the people above those who hired you.
2 Talk to Senior Managers
See what can be done to make the job richer or more interesting. “Fair managers in a good company will do something to correct their mistakes and there are chances that you will land up rectifying the situation,” says Mahadik.
3 Explore an Internal Job Transfer “It’s better than showcasing a short stint on your CV, which can be costly to career momentum at later dates,” says Lala.
4 Quit, if Need Be If you were deliberately misled, you should explore your legal options. “Try and go back to your earlier job or find some other job. No point in staying with such a company for a single day,” says Mahadik.
5 Play it Safe
Both Lala and Mahadik say it’s essential to be careful during the hiring process. Always discuss job responsibility, job title, salary and growth path with the reporting manager and the HR and when you get the offer, check that they match the job description. “It’s important to keep papers handy. In case of such a nightmare, if you don’t have the papers, you can’t prove anything,” says Mahadik.
(The Economic Times, Mumbai, 29-03-2014)
1 Find Out What Went Wrong
There could be three possibilities: the hiring managers were incompetent and made a mistake, the job profile and specifications changed from the time you were offered the job or it’s a serious case of lack of integrity, says Yashwant Mahadik, VP HR, Indian subcontinent, Philips. If need be, he suggests, take the matter to the people above those who hired you.
2 Talk to Senior Managers
See what can be done to make the job richer or more interesting. “Fair managers in a good company will do something to correct their mistakes and there are chances that you will land up rectifying the situation,” says Mahadik.
3 Explore an Internal Job Transfer “It’s better than showcasing a short stint on your CV, which can be costly to career momentum at later dates,” says Lala.
4 Quit, if Need Be If you were deliberately misled, you should explore your legal options. “Try and go back to your earlier job or find some other job. No point in staying with such a company for a single day,” says Mahadik.
5 Play it Safe
Both Lala and Mahadik say it’s essential to be careful during the hiring process. Always discuss job responsibility, job title, salary and growth path with the reporting manager and the HR and when you get the offer, check that they match the job description. “It’s important to keep papers handy. In case of such a nightmare, if you don’t have the papers, you can’t prove anything,” says Mahadik.
(The Economic Times, Mumbai, 29-03-2014)
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