The US continues to be the favorite destination of Indian job seekers, notwithstanding the restrictions on H-1B visa by the Trump administration. Nearly one in three professionals who migrated to a foreign country in the second half of 2018 chose the US, finds the LinkedIn India Workforce Report released earlier this week. The United Arab Emirates, Canada, the UK and Australia were the next popular locations, with the five countries together making up nearly 70% of all emigrant professionals. The rate of H-1B approvals dropped to 85% in 2018 from 96% in 2015, official data shows.
Once the dream workplaces of software engineers, companies such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra do not feature in the top 10 list for job-seekers.
According to a survey by LinkedIn, new-age companies such as Directi, Flipkart, Paytm and Oyo are favoured by job-seekers in India. LinkedIn has collated this data from a cross-section of industries, jobs and skills that people have searched for on its platform.
Apart from the new-age companies, multinationals such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Anheuser-Busch InBev, KPMG and Ernst & Young complete the top 10 list. Interestingly, not a single Indian software exporter, which was instrumental in building the $167-billion IT industry figures in the top 10.
Industry watchers cite a lack of career growth opportunities, inability to work on projects involving the latest technologies and a regressive corporate culture as reasons that are putting off many job-seekers.
Once the dream workplaces of software engineers, companies such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra do not feature in the top 10 list for job-seekers.
Canada is emerging as the hot favourite destination for several Indians students and jobseekers, including those facing a green card backlog in United States of America.
Indians form the largest percentage of immigration applicants in Canada. Canada’s #innovationNation program attracts Indians with STEM background.
In my opinion, this serves as enough evidence that education quality in India is certainly of a good standard and that is why developed nations are happy to consider students with Indian education qualification on fast track residency routes.
So if you are studying in India, value your education. Yes, going abroad to study (or even to settle down abroad) could be one of the steps in your journey to success, but if it comes with valuing what your country has to offer – it will speed up your success in every form.
According to a survey by LinkedIn, new-age companies such as Directi, Flipkart, Paytm and Oyo are favoured by job-seekers in India. LinkedIn has collated this data from a cross-section of industries, jobs and skills that people have searched for on its platform.
Apart from the new-age companies, multinationals such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Anheuser-Busch InBev, KPMG and Ernst & Young complete the top 10 list. Interestingly, not a single Indian software exporter, which was instrumental in building the $167-billion IT industry figures in the top 10.
Industry watchers cite a lack of career growth opportunities, inability to work on projects involving the latest technologies and a regressive corporate culture as reasons that are putting off many job-seekers.
Close to 40% of US employers are thinking about expanding in Canada. Main reason: immigration. Nearly two thirds of those surveyed think Canada has a more favourable immigration system.The biggest force right now is tech visas. While Trump squeezes the H1B system, Canada’s fast-track program — techies can get a visa in two weeks if sponsored by an employer — is quietly changing international talent migration. Two-thirds of H1B applicants are from India, and they’re coming to Canada in big numbers, making Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Waterloo and Ottawa major tech centres. Even Calgary is seeing a shift from Silicon Valley. The numbers will add to the strain on transit and housing, but as every entrepreneur knows, it’s generally better to have a supply challenge than a demand challenge.
Australia is the new America for many Indians as it has emerged as a good destination for work and live in the past. Indians the largest group to migrate to Australia in 2017-18.