Annual Meeting 2017

best jobs for 2017

If you are looking for a job in sector such as wholesale, retail (including e-Commerce), utilities -mainly logistics - and transportation , there is a good news for you. These sectors are likely to hire aggressively in the fourth quarter, ending December 2015. 

Globally, Indian employers are the most upbeat on hiring plans in the Q4, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. 

The survey also said that more than 41% of employers in India would be looking at increasing hiring numbers for the fourth quarter as compared to the quarter ending September. 

The survey covered around 5,000 employers in India and found that about 45% and 44% of employers in the wholesale & retail sector (including e-Commerce) and the transportation & utilities sector, respectively, are looking at increased hiring in the next quarter compared to the previous one. 

From a regional perspective, around 42% employers in the eastern region anticipate the most opportunities for job seekers in the months ahead. 

Moreover, e-Commerce sector will provide more job opportunities. "With the onset of the festival season, there is a renewed focus on employing additional staff to boost businesses and greater hiring is expected across all domains," said AG Rao, group managing director at ManpowerGroup India. 

In view of the positive outlook for the economy, e-Commerce firms are ramping up their workforce across functions, particularly engineers and other specialists with an intention to be technology, product and engineering-driven companies, added Rao. 

Shopclues.com, for instance, is planning to add 1,200 employees to its team of 800, while Snapdeal is looking at doubling its headcount of 5,000 by FY16. 

"We have robust hiring plans in place for the coming months. Most e-Commerce companies at this stage are busy ramping up their teams," said ShopClues co-founder, Sanjay Sethi. 

At the same time some industry sectors reported weaker hiring plans when compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. 

Mining & construction sector employers report the most notable decline of nine percentage points while outlooks are seven and four percentage points weaker in the finance, insurance and real estate sector and the services sector, respectively. 

However, while comparing Q4 outlook with the Q3 2015, hiring intentions remain relatively stable in the finance, insurance & real estate sector and the mining & construction sector. 

French multinational, Saint Gobain, is also looking at adding more to its manufacturing and marketing teams. "India is a very important market for Saint Gobain and in the coming months, we hire for new positions in manufacturing and marketing," said P Padmakumar, team leader & head -human resources, flat glass business. 

Globally, ManpowerGroup interviewed nearly 59,000 employers across 42 countries and territories to forecast fourth quarter labour marketactivity . 

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Career and Research

A career should be combination of these three factors:

• What I am good at (Aptitude)
• What I like doing(Interest)
• What are my personality traits, which will affect my career decision.

Why these factors?

Imagine you doing something really good but you dont enjoy that work, how frustrating that will be . or imagine you like doing something, but somehow not being able to perform well, how demotivating that will be, that is why a combination of interest and aptitude. Considering personality traits is also very important factor because certain aptitude and interest may lead to a career which may or may not suit our personality.

for example: someone is good at analytical skills, finding root cause of the problems. this trait can lead to careers like data analysis, research, economist, psychologists , criminologists, forensic investigation and many more. now, that depends on person’s particular traits to make a perfect match.

there are few online test available, but I suggest to meet any career psychologist in person to have in depth discussion about your career choices based on your test reports.

to mention few;

• 16 personality factors is good personality test
• CIS for interest test and
• DBDA for aptitude test.

These tests help to narrow down career choices based on one’s personality.

brief about these tests :

16 Personality Factors test :

As the name suggests, this test measures 16 personality factors such as reasoning, emotional stability, abstractness and vigilance , rule consciousness etc. these factors are divided into five broad factors such as extraversion /introversion , anxiety and tough mindness.

In business and industry, 16 PF facilitates personnel selection and development by identifying personal qualities that influence behaviors in work settings, such as problem-solving style and interpersonal style.

Comprehensive Interest Schedule (CIS):

CIS measures interest in eight broad vocational areas. to brief about areas : Influential - administrative and enterprising, (2) Venturous - defense and sports, (3) Artistic - creative and performing, (4) Scientific - medical and technical, (5) Analytical.

This test will help you to find out your broad interest.

DBDA is David’s Battery of Differential Abilities (DBDA) : This test measures basic and broad abilities, like - verbal ability, numerical ability, spatial ability, closure ability, reasoning ability, mechanical ability, clerical ability and psycho motor ability. This test helps o identify one’s strengths.

Also, to begin with, try Holland's typological career test. This is a good test with six personality types in detail.its available online (free).

Once you get the results, you can make a combination of your a career choice with your engineering background too :)