knockYour situation
You’ve finished your degree, or you’re about to. You might be from a tier-1 college or a small town. Either way, the first job is the hardest, because every posting seems to ask for experience you don’t have.
Read the title, not the experience line
Look for words like fresher, graduate, trainee, associate and apprentice. Many “2 years” lines are wishes, not rules. If the work matches what you studied, apply anyway, and say plainly what you’ve built or done in projects and internships.
What to ignore
- Anyone who asks for a registration, training or “security” fee. Real employers don’t charge you to apply.
- “Earn ₹X a day” and task jobs.
- Offers that come only through WhatsApp or Telegram, or where nobody will name the company.
- Placement “guarantees” attached to a paid course.
Read the bond before you sign
Some companies ask freshers to sign a service agreement or bond. Read it. Know how long it lasts and what you pay if you leave early. Ask questions before you accept, not after.
Don’t skip apprenticeships
Apprenticeships give you a stipend and real work, and they’re a real way in. The government’s apprenticeship portal lists them, and so does the National Career Service.
A weekly habit
Apply to 10 roles a week that you’d honestly be happy to get. Keep a list with the date, the company and what you said. Follow up once, politely, after a week. That’s a plan; a hundred copies of one resume isn’t.
Where Knock fits
In India mode Knock shows fresh jobs from employers’ own career sites, ranked Best fit, Good fit or Stretch for your experience. It warns you about postings that ask for money, and it fills the form from your own answers.