Formula: Effort X Patience = Job

Yes, this is true that the two strong factors, which work, in getting you a job are effort and patience. Effort in terms of number of attempts you apply for a job, number of interview calls attended, etc. Patience in terms of the time you took to get a job without getting wavering to other distractions. If you have enough patience to give so many efforts, then the chances of getting a job are more in your case.

In pre-recession times (read good times), there were so many vacancies available and companies used to chase potential candidates like anything. Those were the days where potential candidates used to get whatever they ask for as remuneration and sometimes more also. The IT field has transformed the job culture in India like never before. Actually, it has created its impact on other domains also in relation to the hire and fire aspects. Now, during these recession times, things have changed drastically. Those heavy recruitment days were history now. Hardly, companies are going for recruiting nowadays. The number of candidate screenings has increased now and only a few out of thousands are lucky enough to get a job. The salar y levels have come down drastically and the recruiting companies are forcing potential candidates to accept a cut in their CTC to get the new job. Frankly speaking, since there is no other way to get a job nowadays, it is better to accept a pay cut rather than staying unemployed.

Nobody exactly knows how long this recession will stay. The so-called experts (read good for nothing) are good at projecting colorful graphs and redundant analysis based on what happened. They are neither equipped with expert knowledge nor capable enough to suggest correct remedies to their respective governments in order to come out of the present recession clutches.