Who work for Bangalore -Infosys?

What can I do to make the best out of the opportunity given to me to work as a fresher at Infosys (System Engineer Trainee)?

• I don't wish to go to infosys. But I guess I am out of all options. My ambition is to be a network architect in 6 years from now. The joining of infosys came far too early than i was expecting. Now I have no time to hunt for start ups? How can I leverage my skills and move in the direction of networking in an IT giant like infosys?

• Answer:

  Hey Anon! I thought I was reading my own story when I read your question!! Boring Part where I tell my Story: Even I graduated and wanted to go find jobs in networking firms or start-ups. I had good acads, two internships, a paper published in wireless networking. And I thought I had good chances. How wrong I could be? I applied in Siemens, Cisco, Airtight networks (was a startup in Pune), Aruba networks. But I didn't actually know anybody in these firms and I guess my resume was in the pile of equally qualified people as me. I had to join Infosys for lack of any options. It would be 2 years and 8 months later that I could quit Infosys for higher education. Part where you can learn from my exp: So I joined Infosys reluctantly. However I did have an open mind and was on look out for other jobs. I did learn a lot of programming at Infy. C, Java, SQL, PLSQL, Unix that I don't think I could have otherwise. I got to learn how an enterprise operates. How the clients are serviced and how to meet timelines and be professional about it. I was starting to build my own brand at Infy and that matters any place you go. I suggest you learn as much as there is to learn. I was put in a Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) unit which had nothing much challenging on the technical front but so much on the functional side of things. I had to deal with financial terms and I used to interact with consultants trying to understand these terms. I started developing passion for finance like I had once for networking. I gave the Chartered Financial Analyst exam and did well in it. I got more functional roles then on after and I liked it there. So my advice to you is this: 1) Feel lucky: Not many people get jobs that easily. You have an opportunity to learn something which isn't in your area of expertise or liking; take it as a challenge rather than a burden. 2) Focus: See if you really, really want to get into networking, be on a look out for opportunities. Else ask your managers or your HR to check if they have opportunities in these fields. Many a times there wouldn't be; don't be disheartened. 3) Be best at what you do: Do your job best. Make it a habit. Especially when you don't like what you do. Goes a long way, even after you quit your organization. PM me anytime you feel like!