| Telecom sector in India has shown phenomenal | | | | rural markets too. With this, the demand for |
| growth in the last decade. With so many new players | | | | manpower in the telecom sector is set to go even |
| entering the market and existent players expanding | | | | higher. The new players are trying to attract talent |
| their operations, the telecom revolution in India has | | | | at 15-20% higher salaries. This has also led to |
| been quite exceptional. There has also been a huge | | | | poaching of talent at middle and top levels while |
| surge in telecom jobs in India. From jobs at all levels | | | | robust hiring by the telecom companies at the entry |
| being created in this sector, the sector has been a | | | | level. There has been considerable campus hiring by |
| big employment generator. The government has | | | | companies to recruit freshers for telecom jobs too. |
| issued new licenses and allowed new companies to | | | | The talent crunch is not felt so much in the sales and |
| set foot in the Indian telecom market. This has led to | | | | marketing positions as it is felt in the core telecom |
| more and more telecom jobs being created in this | | | | space. For the technology of providing telecom |
| domain. From IT job to marketing jobs to sales jobs | | | | services, experience of the domain is invaluable and it |
| to retail jobs, this sector has produced jobs in all | | | | is here that the companies feel a shortage of talent |
| functional areas. | | | | and find it difficult to hire people. To hire professionals |
| In fact, there is a dearth of suitable talent in this field | | | | for setting up the infrastructure and networks is a |
| that has been the major reason for high salaries in | | | | challenge for the new players and because of the |
| this sector. The industry experts believe that talent | | | | fear of poaching, it is also essential for the existing |
| crunch in this sector will push salaries even further. | | | | players to watch their folk and retain talent. |
| With newer technologies such as 3G and wimax | | | | To pursue a career in the telecom sector, one can |
| coming in the market, there is a demand for qualified | | | | pursue telecom engineering. There are various degree |
| and skilled professionals with knowledge and technical | | | | and certificate level courses for students to pursue in |
| know-how in these fields. Thus, the sector rewards | | | | this field to get a head start in the telecom industry. |
| talent in a big way and is on a look out for talent to | | | | With a booming telecom sector, a career here can |
| suit its ever growing demand. | | | | be very lucrative. It has attracted a lot of talent in |
| The new players are looking for experienced hands | | | | the technical domain to upgrade their skills to become |
| to set up their businesses and the old players are | | | | eligible for telecom jobs. There are also immense |
| trying to retain their best talent to be able to prosper | | | | growth opportunities in this field. And there are jobs |
| well. This tussle has borne good fruit for the | | | | for everyone- a degree holder or a diploma holder, a |
| jobseekers in this domain that are getting | | | | candidate with a part-time certification course or one |
| unbelievable compensation packages with just a few | | | | with a full-time degree. Since eh demand for talent is |
| years of experience under their belt. The sector | | | | so high, students with diploma and certificate courses |
| directly employs more than 1, 50,000 people. It also | | | | can also hope to get career break in this field. |
| provides indirect employment to an equal number of | | | | Thus, telecom jobs are the buzzword in the Indian |
| people through retail outlets, prepaid card sellers and | | | | economy today. From being monopolized by the |
| tower constructors. Thus, telecom jobs are aplenty | | | | government a few years ago, to opening it p to |
| to grab in the Indian market. | | | | private players, the telecom story of India has come |
| Telecom companies have well tapped the potential of | | | | a long way. Telephone, whether fixed landline or |
| the urban markets and are now targeting the rural | | | | mobile, has become a necessity today instead of a |
| markets where the potential is high. With customized | | | | luxury as it was considered a few years ago. Thus, a |
| packages and competitive prices, telecom companies | | | | career in the telecom industry opens up many |
| are falling over each other to gain foothold in the | | | | avenues for youngsters. |