Top jobs that Indian’s prefer and Why

This is an article reproduced from the Indian Express. The original article was published on 30^th September 2016 as is reproduced as is below. To view the original article visit – http://indianexpress.com/article/education/top-jobs-that-indians-prefer-and-why/

We are considered a young nations as around 5 million-plus youngsters graduate from various educational institutions annually. Most of them start looking for jobs shortly before and immediately after graduation. While only 5 per cent of graduates come from the top schools. Take a quick check on the job choices made by the other 95 per cent.

Government jobs 
Right on the top of the list are the government jobs. As per a recent report by Digital Classifieds in India 2020, there is a 48 per cent rise from last year in the number of people seeking government jobs.

The civil service of the Central Government is organised into four groups, viz. Group `A’ (which includes all-India Service) Group `B’, Group `C’ and Group `D’. Such classification broadly corresponds to the rank, status and the degree of the level of responsibility attached to the posts.

Group `A’ posts carry higher administrative and executive responsibilities and include senior management positions in the ministries/departments and field organisations. The middle and junior levels of Group `A’ alongwith Group `B’ constitute middle management.

Group `C’ posts perform supervisory as well as operative tasks and render clerical assistances in ministries and field organisations. Group `D’ posts are meant for carrying out routine duties.

The first job in the government category is the State Service Commission (SSC) jobs. The second in the list is Public Sector Bank (PSU) Probationary Officer jobs. The third preference will be a job in the railways.

The private sector – IT Industry
In the private sector, the number one job preferred by graduates is in the IT industry. Today, the dream of every graduate is to get a job in the IT industry because of the excellent pay and global HR practices. India is the world’s largest sourcing destination for the IT industry, accounting for approximately 67 per cent of the $124–130-billion market. The industry employs about a 10-million workforce.

 

Testing jobs are the most attractive career option for a B Sc graduates. A quality assurance testing engineer is responsible for effective testing of software systems to identify any issues and bugs that need to be rectified. Your work will involve mostly testing for functionality. ‘Functionality testing’ in the software industry, means testing the behaviour of a software feature under various situations (called ‘use cases’). You will need to help the programmer debug software by sharing your test results. It is a highly technical and important role.

If you are a BCA or someone with BSc Computer Science degree, there is also an interesting role in Remote Infrastructure Engineer. The remote infrastructure engineer/executive is responsible for efficient handling of all remote access systems of a particular company, as well as planning and designing remote access infrastructure. A good example is the bank ATM which is monitored remotely.

The pharma industry
The role of medical representatives is preferred in the pharma industry. When we visit clinics or hospitals, we often find people holding huge bags with samples of medicines. They are called medical representatives and are hired by pharmaceutical companies to market their products.

According to Indian regulations, most medicines (called prescription drugs) cannot be bought by a patient without a doctor’s prescriptions from a chemist shop. Medical representatives thus act like a link between pharma companies and doctors so that the company’s drugs can be prescribed. They visit healthcare professionals on a one-to-one basis and give presentations to them. They also give samples of some medicines.

The insurance industry
In the insurance industry, development officers is a very common career option for graduates — insurance agents are not employees of the insurance company and require continuous supervision, encouragement, and support. The insurance company employee who manages a group of Agents is called a development officer (by LIC, India’s largest life insurance company), or unit manager or agency manager (by private insurance companies).

Administrative Officers (AO) are assigned to specific departments like marketing, underwriting, claims, legal, depending on the requirement. They verify the risk proposal and underwrite if need be. They delegate work to assistants within the team and oversee their performance.

The civil aviation industry
In the aviation industry, cabin crew is viewed as a glamorous and well-paying job. The members of the cabin crew (an airhostess/or a flight attendant) are those responsible for the safety and comfort of passengers on board. They assist passengers during boarding. They are also first-aid trained and ensure that passengers get medical attention during times of need.

Ground staff – When a passenger reaches the airport she/he is often guided by people belonging to the airport or airline ground staff to the check-in counter. There other ground staff members seated behind the counter to issue boarding passes, check the baggage in and other duties. They manage the check-in process by checking passenger ID cards, allocating seats, weighing the baggage, tagging and transferring the baggage to be loaded on to the flight.

— T Muralidharan, founder and chairman of TMI Group

 

 

Stress – Common Causes and ways to Manage it -2

Rashmi Patwardhan is up with another post about stress- common causes and ways to manage it.

In the last segment I had talked about stress, anxiety and their symptoms. In this segment I will talk about what can cause possible stress and anxiety in students(adolescents) and how it can be managed.

COMMON CAUSES

1. Peer Pressure – Dealing with the peer pressure is probably one of the most difficult part for a growing adolescent. This is the time in their life when their ideals, desires and understanding of their environment start changing. In a way, they are being introduced to the society. Therefore, acceptance among their peers is of crucial importance. This lack of acceptance from the peers can cause feelings of isolation and loneliness. Although peer pressure can always affect a young adult, it can be more frustrating for the teens.
2. Academic Pressure – It is indeed sad that, in our society today, education is only seen as a means to earn money. Therefore social non conformity is discouraged and many times even looked down upon as useless, impractical and so on. This can seriously hamper and crush one’s dreams and aspirations leading to low self confidence, stress, anxiety and depression.
3. Discord in the family – Any kind of discord between the family members can have varying degrees of effect on the child. Family is the primary form of support to any individual and if this support, love and care is lacking then the child can develop anxiety disorders or depression
4. Bullying – Although in India ragging has decreased to a certain extent, bullying comes in so many forms. Contrary to the popular belief it is not necessary that only strangers or your seniors bully you. In a lot of cases it’s the friends who ended up bullying their friend in the name of fun.
5. Physical Abuse – Beating a child is something which has been accepted and sadly it is considered normal. Hitting a child can have serious affects on the child’s mental and emotional health. Ofcourse depending on the situation and the individual there are definitely many more factors which can cause stress and anxiety. 

MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY

Here are some tips to help manage anxiety if there is no way to consult a professional. Please remember that these are generic techniques which generally help in managing stress and anxiety. Therefore I would highly advise to get a consultation if none of these are working or barely working. Do not under any circumstances self diagnose. That will add to the stress and create fear. Following are some tips and techniques.

1. A balanced lifestyle– This may seem very clichéd but in this world of race against the time, we have put our lifestyle completely off balance. Timely and healthy meals, exercising 5 times a week should help a lot with mild stress/anxiety.
2. Enough Sleep –Another extremely underrated factor which we overlook is our sleep. For our brain and other organs to function properly, we need to rest our brain. Did you know that a person can die if he/she doesn’t sleep for 11 days? 8 hours of sleep should be sufficient.
3. Stay Hydrated– the best way to know if you are hydrated or not, is to check the colour of your urine. Transparent, no coloured urine indicates that you are well hydrated.
4. Meditation– When we think of meditation we think that we should sit and concentrate on a point or we should be able to completely clear our minds. If that is what you are comfortable with then go ahead. Here, any activity which gives you immense pleasure, where you forget the track of time or something which completely relaxes you can be termed as meditation. Therefore make sure you make time for such activities at least 3 times a week.
5. Mindfulness– Be mindful of the thoughts which are running wild in your head. Be aware of yourself, mind and body alike. E.g. A person you do not like. Why is it that you don’t like this person? Why do they evoke negative responses or emotions in you? What can you do to manage this situation better etc. Once you start probing deeper, you will be in tune with your feelings and emotions.
6. Surround yourself with positivity– Be around things and people which make you happy and feel good about yourself. Avoid toxic people as much as you can.

I do hope these tips and techniques have helped. Remember the trick is not to do everything at once but to try and inculcate small things which are possible to change and gradually go up the ladder.