Jobs Blog June Archive

Journalism as a profession has gained a lot of popularity in India. With more and more investment pouring into this sector, media, journalism and newspaper jobs in India are on the rise and among the most sought after jobs.

Different colleges and universities offer various under-graduate and post-graduate courses on Journalism and Mass Communication. The tenure of these courses is generally from one year to two years, depending on the nature of the program.

Journalism jobs have diversified into sub categories of print, audio-visual and electronic journalism. A student may try the options, which include various newspapers, TV channels, Radio stations, Periodicals and magazines, Press information bureau, Central information service, Websites. Many also work as freelancers and sometimes on a part-time basis. Job profiles also include Reporter, Correspondent, Sub-editor, Copy Editor, Sports Editor, Feature Writer, Investigative Reporter, Proofreader, Special Reporter, Photographers, and Cartoonists or Illustrators.

A media person, especially a journalist should have the qualities and personality traits such as the flair for writing, acute knowledge of current affairs, inquisitiveness, sharp memory, physical fitness, good command over the language, ability to judge neutrally, willing to work unearthly hours, knowledge of regional languages and empathy.

Salaries in print media are usually lower than those in the electronic media. A trainee reporter may receive payment between Rs 5000 to10000 per month. For agencies, the Wage Board has determined a salary of Rs 7500 to 8000 per month. Special correspondents earn around Rs 17000 to 30000 per month.

The Eligibility is having science background in the plus-two level is preferred for students willing to enroll in different degree and diploma courses. Reputed training institutes, colleges and universities offer various programs on hardware.

Various recent surveys have revealed that the electronics and hardware sector in India is expected to grow above the $60 billion landmark. Popularity of the software industry had overshadowed the hardware sector. But however, the scenario is likely to experience a change in the coming years. The Hardware and networking jobs in India are growing in potential.

The field of hardware jobs in India is currently saturated. The increment in employment against the number of pass-outs is on the lower side. Students very often choose to start their own business ventures in the form of assembling and maintenance.

A diploma holder can earn around Rs.8000 to 10000 at the entry level. Those with a vendor certification courses can expect a salary of Rs.20000 to 25000.

The production per year is to about 650 million tonnes contributing a whopping Rs 60,000 crores to the national economy. The sector also employs 290 million workers in the organized and unorganized sectors together.

Apart from this, about 70 million workers are indirectly employed depending on mineral industry. The government has introduced various mineral and mining policy resolutions including the Minerals and Metals (Research and Development) Act to provide adequate guidelines for the sustainable development of Indian mining industry.

The scope of this industry provides an important support to the economy and is of strategic importance to every country. The mining sector in India has reached a high level of development but it still has a lot of unutilized potential. Owing to the use of various outdated technology, Indian companies are unable to explore and exploit many reserves. The current mining technology and practices being used allow mining only to a depth of 300 meters, which means that 25% of the reserves of India still remain unexploited. There are opportunities for discoveries of sub-surface deposits with the application of various modern techniques and processes.

According to a survey conducted by the Nasscom, India's call center industry accounts for a quarter of all software and services exports from the country. The main advantage of the call centers in India is that it has opened up several job opportunities for the people in India.

But there are also some disadvantages also associated with it. Actually, the call center jobs in India call for a lot of odd working hours and this in turn is making people lead a topsy-turvy life. Another concern, according to the Yale Global online magazine, is that the call-center industry in India requires English-speaking University graduates to answer questions from US customers but offers little in the way of advancement and intellectual stimulation. The rapid expansion of these call centers may soon create a shortage of these qualified English-speaking college graduates in India, pushing wages up and reducing India's competitiveness as one of the premier destinations for company call-centers.

Well, these are some concerns regarding call center jobs that need to be addressed but still, as of now, India remains a favorite outsourcing destination for foreign countries and will continue to do so.

The areas of biotech include healthcare, medicine, animal husbandry, environment & agriculture

Entry and Eligibility for Admission into biotechnology courses is generally at the postgraduate level. Some of the undergraduate courses have been designed to help students who wish to make an early entry into the field of biotechnology. Science students having a background with chemistry, physics, biology and agriculture as subject-combinations can perform well in this field. A science background in the plus-two level is necessary for admission in the B Sc and B Tech Degree courses in biotechnology. The Indian Institutes of Technology also offer five-year an integrated M Tech Program in Microbiology.

The job opportunities for postgraduates in biotechnology are increasing in India. Students can explore job options in Drug and pharmaceutical research ,Public funded laboratories, Chemicals ,Environment control ,Waste management ,Energy ,Food processing &Bio-processing industries. The Government of India also provides large-scale employment to most biotechnologists in its research laboratories.

Private sector pharmaceutical companies generally offer Rs12000 to 20000 per month to an entry level postgraduate. Those employed as researchers in government sector can have a starting salary of around Rs 9000 per month along with various government perks/allowances.

There are many Advertising Jobs in India and abroad. Advertising Job opportunities include the jobs for an account planner, executive, copywriter, visualizer, creative art director, animator, multimedia expert, photographer, printer, TV producer, media planner, web developer, web planner, and marketing professional. MBA graduates also play a significant role in client servicing. However, individual creativity and ability for innovation always count more than academic degrees. The copywriter, the visualizer, the art director, and the studio technician have to work in tandem, as the ultimate aim of a good advertisement is to build a strong bond between the product and the consumer. However, the backbone of advertising industry is the ad agency, though the nutrients come from the advertiser.

With the government of India setting up the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, and various new measures to allow new players country, the featured products in the segment came in to prominence. Today the industry offers various services such as fixed landlines, WLL, GSM mobiles, CDMA and IP services to customers. With increasing competition among players allowed the prices drastically down by making the mobile facility accessible to the urban middle class population, and to a great extend in the rural areas. Even for the small shopkeepers and factory workers a phone connection is not an unreachable luxury. Major players in this sector are BSNL, MTNL, Bharti Teleservices, Hutchisson Essar, BPL, Tata, Idea, etc. With the growth of telecom services, telecom equipment and accessories manufacturing has also exponentially grown.