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24-Year-Old B.Tech Graduate Seeks Job After Year-Long Unemployment Due to Mental Health Challenges - Can They Secure Employment?

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Pradeep Pramanik is a career coach, placement consultant and director at Fast Track Career Consultants, which provides career counselling, soft skills training and placement consultancy services.
Pradeep, who hails from Bhagalpur in Bihar, has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 15 years in sales, marketing, training and product management roles in companies like Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Elder Pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy Laboratories.
During his tenure in the pharma industry, he has worked in different states including Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
In 1998, he launched Fast Track Career Consultants with the aim of helping youngsters find jobs through the right career counselling, training and placement services.
They also offer HR analysis and appraisal services.
Over the years, he has been invited by management and engineering institutions to discuss education and employment policies, entrepreneurship, soft skills and emerging careers in India.
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Asked by Anonymous - Jul 28, 2024Hindi
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hi im 24-year-old male unemployed for 1 year after btech and i actually didn't give any exam but due my mental health i was unable of think straight and wasted a lot of time without learning skills and now that i understand my mistake and want to get a job. What should i do will i be able to get job now?

Ans: Dear , what I got from your message , You are alright and can think straight and better for your future . Pl. remove this misconception from your mind and join into any technocommercial job where your present qualification will be enough to get you a decent job.
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