Professionals have been going abroad for a better job and quality of life for a long time and this scenario could change very soon.
India has emerged as the dream destination for most job-seekers with nearly 60 percent job seekers looking for their aspirations in the country, according to a TImesJobs survey. The major part of the workforce wanted their dream job in India, thus making the country a dream destination for most job-seekers.
The survey conducted among 1,100 job-seekers in the country found out that engineering is still the dream job profile for men; while women yearned to become a doctor or be in the medical profession.
Out of the total male workforce, nearly 25 per cent job-seekers wanted to be a doctor or medical professional, 20 per cent want to be in the Information Technology (IT) industry, 15 per cent would like to become chartered accountants and 10 per cent are keen to become a lawyer.
Keeping aside the eagerness for women to become doctor, nearly 25 per cent want to be Chartered Accountants (CA), 20 percent would like to be in IT, 15 per cent wanted to become engineers and 10 per cent would like to be part of the human resource (HR) profession.
Overall, IT continues to attract the majority with nearly 35 per cent job-seekers willing to work in the industry followed by healthcare and manufacturing sector for about 30 per cent each. Nearly 25 percent job-seekers wanted to be in telecom industry, and another 25 percent are interested to be part of the automobiles sector.
Out of the total professionals, about 55 percent job-seekers felt they are not currently working in their dream profile. Of these, 65 percent men felt their current role is not their dream role while 75 percent women job-seekers said the same.
About 70 per cent job-seekers haven't still been able to get a job in a company they aspired to work, while 25 per cent job-seekers said they have given up on the idea of their dream jobs, it added.