Job opportunities and compensation packages may be getting smaller...but not dreams. India’s youth are still dreaming big and are willing to walk the extra mile to get their hands on that dream job. But what are the constituents of this aspirational job-chart? Let's check it out.....(ET)
MNC Job
Getting the hotshot MBA degree and embarking on a high-flying corporate career still tops the charts. The desire for the ‘image’ of a management executive, particularly in one of the large corporates or MNC’s still drives many to the hallowed portals of B-schools.“Now, many students are looking at hedging their risks by taking up dual specializations or choosing options like marketing and HR instead of finance.
Investment-banking
The institutional giants of the investment-banking world may have collapsed but domestic banking is expected to come into its own in 2009. Not only are we seeing the horizontal expansion of banks , many banks particularly in the public sector, are expected to ramp their workforce. So while this may be a notch below the MBA, banking is still a job worth reckoning for.
Media and communication
This industry is also increasingly viewed as a savvy option. While appearing on TV screens seems to be the highlight for some, others are content with behind the scenes jobs like production, editing, designing. “However, journalism still seems to be the largest slice of the pie and attracts the most number of people. Many also venture overseas for advertising, journalism and film-making courses.
Engineering & Medicine
The two retain their positions in the top nine though medicine has slipped down below engineering. Even engineering students seem to be getting over the IT fixation and looking at other streams. Design-related careers are also on people’s minds.
Teaching
Making its way from the bottom to the middle of the charts is teaching. While this had definitely been mooted as the last option on many people’s lists, it has re-emerged as something increasingly do-able. The catalyst seems to be the announcement of the revised pay-scales for teachers, particularly at university level. Moreover, there is also scope for careers in education management.
Research
Clinical research and pharma companies are also wooing those who are of a research bent of mind. With domestic pharmaceutical companies investing more in research as well as clinical trials being outsourced from foreign countries, the demand for research analysts, quality control specialists and even marketing is on the rise.
Law
This is yet another profession which has remained on the list but the demand seems to have shifted to international and corporate law. Similarly, with legal process outsourcing increasing in India, the opportunities are galore.
Self-employed
Becoming an entrepreneur is also sufficiently in vogue. In addition to the alumni from many of the top B-schools, even those from smaller B-schools are taking this path. But for many, entrepreneurship is an option only after learning the ropes as part of larger corporates.
Offbeat
A few have taken the tangential path. Offbeat careers include tattoo making, radio jockeying, voice overs, disc jockeying, aroma therapy, nature cure, ethical hacking and choreography.
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