Hello, I joined a proprietorship company as a fresher for the civil engineer post. The company's owner asked me to join immediately, and after joining, I was supposed to be provided with the appointment letter. Later, I came to know that they didn't provide any appointment letter, offer letter, or salary slip. At that time, I didn't have any other options but to continue with this job, as the market statistics are very unfavorable for fresher Civil engineers.
Now, it's been nearly 1 year (I joined there in March 2019), and recently I lost the job due to the pandemic situation. I asked for the experience certificate, but there's a very slim chance of obtaining it. Please help me with this situation because whenever I mention the work experience, the interviewer asks for an experience certificate, which I am unable to produce. What should I do now? Will my nearly one year of experience be totally wasted as I am unable to prove it on paper?
Is there any legal way, like a self-declaration, to prove this?
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Now, it's been nearly 1 year (I joined there in March 2019), and recently I lost the job due to the pandemic situation. I asked for the experience certificate, but there's a very slim chance of obtaining it. Please help me with this situation because whenever I mention the work experience, the interviewer asks for an experience certificate, which I am unable to produce. What should I do now? Will my nearly one year of experience be totally wasted as I am unable to prove it on paper?
Is there any legal way, like a self-declaration, to prove this?
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This type of irregularity is the order of the day with many small and medium-sized units. Ultimately playing into the future of freshers and in the early days of their career. It's unfortunate to see this plight of youth. What shall we do with no documentary evidence.
Hello MN,
Do you have entries of salary payments into your bank accounts? If there are entries in your Bank Passbook that may help you to convince the prospective hirers. But many of them don't accept at face value except the Payslips and Experience letters corroborated with the bank statements/passbooks.
What's possible is to trace interview call letters/emails, any other documents supporting your job worksheets, plan sections, drawings, etc., where you have signed or names imprinted during your tenure. Any ID proofs, visiting cards, logbook of meetings with clients, photos at work, etc.
Meantime send registered letters asking for the issue of your experience letters which can be shown during your interviews. Still, I don't hope it would work. But you can give it a try. Beyond which, nothing can be thought of at this juncture.
From India, Bangalore
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1274Hello MN,
Do you have entries of salary payments into your bank accounts? If there are entries in your Bank Passbook that may help you to convince the prospective hirers. But many of them don't accept at face value except the Payslips and Experience letters corroborated with the bank statements/passbooks.
What's possible is to trace interview call letters/emails, any other documents supporting your job worksheets, plan sections, drawings, etc., where you have signed or names imprinted during your tenure. Any ID proofs, visiting cards, logbook of meetings with clients, photos at work, etc.
Meantime send registered letters asking for the issue of your experience letters which can be shown during your interviews. Still, I don't hope it would work. But you can give it a try. Beyond which, nothing can be thought of at this juncture.
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I totally agree with Kumar S Ji. Try to collect more evidence; it'll surely help you out. If you're enrolled in EPF & ESIC by them, then it's enough to prove you're associated with your ex-employer. Make sure to have ESIC TIC, EPF passbook copy, along with bank statements, and other civil project-related documents.
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Kailash Joshi
HR & IR (Haridwar, Uttarakhand)
From India, Haldwani
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Thanks,
Kailash Joshi
HR & IR (Haridwar, Uttarakhand)
From India, Haldwani
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Thank you, Kumar Sir and Kailash Sir. Yes, I have bank statements for every month's salary credit. For the purpose of evidence, I have one of the best sources: our office's WhatsApp group for daily tasks, client visits, and many more. Apart from that, I have some emails related to assigned work. Can they be useful?
One more thing, can one create any legal proof like a self-declaration on stamp paper? I don't have any idea, but I have heard that it can be done.
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One more thing, can one create any legal proof like a self-declaration on stamp paper? I don't have any idea, but I have heard that it can be done.
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Hi MN,
It's good that you have them/could retrieve. This will definitely be helpful in convincing. However, much would depend on how impressively you present your knowledge, experience, and worth to them. It's not always a 100% requirement that they would need an experience letter from your previous job. Many might relax this requirement if they are convinced that you are the person they are looking for. I hope you succeed in this quest.
Self-declaration on a stamp paper? For what purpose? The contents are important. You have to study the contents and implications rather than anything else. If they only want you to declare your past service in lieu of an experience letter/pay slip to relax the requirement, then it could be helpful.
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It's good that you have them/could retrieve. This will definitely be helpful in convincing. However, much would depend on how impressively you present your knowledge, experience, and worth to them. It's not always a 100% requirement that they would need an experience letter from your previous job. Many might relax this requirement if they are convinced that you are the person they are looking for. I hope you succeed in this quest.
Self-declaration on a stamp paper? For what purpose? The contents are important. You have to study the contents and implications rather than anything else. If they only want you to declare your past service in lieu of an experience letter/pay slip to relax the requirement, then it could be helpful.
From India, Bangalore
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