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Job hunting in India
2010
INTERNATIONALISATION TASK GROUP
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop you will:
 Gain an overview of the employment market in India
 Explore different methods of finding job opportunities
 Identify your personal strengths as a graduate educated
in the UK
 Draw up an action plan
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What do you think are the growth
sectors in India?
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What the Indian embassy in the UK says…
 Infrastructure industries:
- Power = Petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy
- Transport = Railways, shipping, aviation
- Communication = Telecommunications
 Key industries:
- Steel
- Engineering and machine tools
- Electronics
- Computer software industry
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What others say…
 Service Industries - Business process outsourcing, Knowledge
process outsourcing, Legal process outsourcing, Financial services.
 Food Security – Agricultural science and technology.
 Energy Security – Oil, Natural gas, Nuclear.
 The “Sunrise Sectors” – IT & ITeS, Telecommunications,
Insurance, Aviation and Retail.
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Delhi
 The seat of national government and politics (and 2nd largest
city)
 Prosperous and fast growing economy driven by the services
sector, it contributes 79.1% to the state GDP
 Gurgaon (state of Haryana) offered incentives to foreign
investors, which led to a wave of international companies
locating their headquarters there
 Noida (economic zone near Delhi) has attracted multinationals
- particularly Business Process Organisations and software
companies
- it’s a centre for automotive and manufacturing industries
- Film City includes a number of media-based organisations
including ZeeTV and CNBC
Mumbai
 Considered the financial capital as it generates 5% of the total
GDP, the Bombay Stock Exchange is also the oldest in Asia
 ‘Mills to Malls’ – textiles once very important, now economy has
diversified to engineering, diamond polishing, healthcare and IT
 The port and shipping industry is well established
 Major television and satellite networks, as well as publishing
houses are headquartered in Mumbai
 Bollywood!
 State and central government employees make up large portion
of the workforce
 Ranked 48th on the Worldwide Centres of Commerce Index
2008.
Bangalore
 Commonly known as the ‘Sillicon Valley of India’ and the 3rd
most populous city
- Bangalore's IT industry is divided into three areas— Software
Technology Parks of India (STPI); International Tech Park,
Bangalore (ITPB); and Electronics City
 Numerous public sector heavy industries, software companies,
aerospace, telecommunications, and defence organisations are
located in the city
 Home to well known colleges and research institutions
 Approximately half of Indian Biotechnology companies are
located here
 India’s 4th largest FMCG market
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Recruitment methods in India
 Advertising online / newspapers (similar to the UK)
 Campus recruitment = managed by Placement and Training Cells in local
institutions.
 Walk-ins = applicants come in with their cv and are tested and interviewed for
roles on the same day. Usually for roles requiring mass recruitment.
 Employee referrals = can be incentivised and can positively impact on the
perception the hr department has of the employee
* More importance given to testing and interview stage,
rather than at the written application/cv stage
IN INDIA
BRANDS ARE CRUCIAL
BRAND YOURSELF!
Brand recognition
 What can you do to improve this?
- Subject or institution rankings (UK & World rankings)
- Curriculum details - what you have learnt and at what depth
- Outline what international networks your institution belongs to e.g. the Association
of Commonwealth Universities
- Enclose details of awards won by your institution
- Collaboration with Indian branded institutions
- Set up an alumni network for your institution - be proactive
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Understanding what employers want
 Strong academic performance
 Relevant work experience
 Professional skills – e.g. CAD and Accountancy
packages
 Good verbal English
 Attitude to prove yourself and work your way up
 Loyalty
 Similar skill sets to UK employers
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Understanding the Indian ‘context’
TACTICS?
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Barriers and how to overcome them!
Perception of 1 year Masters programme
Job hopping – fear that you only ever wanted to
work in the UK
Lack of knowledge of the Indian context
Missing the campus recruitment cycle
Reverse culture shock
TACTICS
Steps to success
1. What type of work would you like to do?
2. Research which organisations carry out this work (through
website, news, etc)
3. Do you know anyone who works for these organisations?
4. Make contact with these people, initially to find out about the
company/work (www.linkedin.com, Indian trade associations,
CII)
5. Call all companies that you would be interested in working for
and ask if you can visit when you are back in India
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Top Tips from UK Indian graduates
“… important to start developing networking contacts, let’s say 2
months beforehand, in your specific field and which companies
you will be particularly interested in because of your
experience. Try to phone or email those companies saying that
you are coming back and when would be the right time to meet
with them… LinkedIn helps.”
“…be ready for the huge culture shock when you come back.
Prime importance before one comes back to India is to do
some research and home work, you can’t just expect to come
back
and get a job straight away …”
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In his shoes….
It is March and Praveen is currently studying an MSc in Telecommunications at a UK
university, he will graduate in September. He has applied for several graduate
positions in the UK but has been unsuccessful so far and has decided to return to
India. He has been working in Carphone Warehouse to earn some extra money
whilst studying, he is involved in a student society and regularly plays cricket for the
academic department.
What plan of actions would you recommend to him?
The Next Steps
Set some goals and make sure they are SMART
Specific – outline exactly what you want to achieve
Measurable – how will you know when you have achieved
your goal?
Achievable – set small goals that take you step by step to
your larger goal
Resourced – what do you need to achieve the goal?
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Time bound – set yourself a target date
Some extra resources
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http://www.overseasjobs.com
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/links/countries
http://www.careers.lon.ac.uk/ijo/
http://www.sciencejobs.com
http://www.cii.in/Sector_Landing.aspx
http://www.jobs.ac.uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_India
http://planningcommission.gov.in/reports/genrep/pl_vsn20
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 http://www.fundoodata.com /
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 http://www.naukri.com