How does the gap year in MCA after graduation affect employment opportunities?

Yes, It depends on your answers or Reasons for the gap year. If you explain your reasons in better way then it does not affect on your job opportunity and get a better placements on best packages in top rated companies like as google, microsoft, hp, apple etc.

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Indian IT industry is in slow down phase due to outcry against outsourcing in Western world. Therefore, it is becoming difficult to get break in IT or ITES industry for freshers if you have not picked up job in campus placement. You may face challenges in getting fresher development or testing job after MCA with gap years in your CV. However, if you have gained marketable IT skills or certifications few years gap may not impact your job prospects if you do well in job selection Technical round and personal interview. Any recruiter will condone few years gap for a good candidates with industry recognised certification.

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Gap year are not very uncommon nowadays as a lot pf students feel the need to take a break and focus on training well for any advancement that they have planned for their career. Information technology is a sector that has wide trends that are ever updating and one needs to be continuously updated to keep up with these trends. After completing BCA students generally option for MCA however a lot of students wish to take up some part time placements and build better understanding before opting for higher studies-MCA. In case the gap year can be justified by the investment that one has done by pursuing and additional course or an internship then there generally is no cause of concern. However, in case you are not able to justify or the gap year was taken for mere leisure purpose, then it definitely become a factor that can hinder placements.

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Most of the freshers’ recruitment in IT companies occur in campus placement. Indian IT industry is in slow down phase due to outcry against outsourcing in Western world. Therefore, it is becoming difficult to get break in IT or ITES industry for freshers if you have not picked up job in campus placement. You may face challenges in getting fresher development or testing job after MCA with gap years in your CV. However, if you have gained marketable IT skills or certifications few years gap may not impact your job prospects if you do well in job selection Technical round and personal interview. Any recruiter will condone few years gap for a good candidates with industry recognized certification. In addition you require to have credible reasons for gap to explain gap years in your CV to a recruiter.

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