Entry Level Jobs

The term entry level job means a job used to get a footing in the desired industry. An entry level job is a job used as a stepping stone to the career you are aspiring for.

Entry level jobs, it seems is easy to come by. In the Indian context this is not always true. In order to get good entry level jobs, you need to be aware of job market trends. You should keep your options open for you never know when the perfect job will land on your lap.

All jobs in India have an entry level. Jobs which require less or no formal qualifications and have huge openings are easy to come by. These include jobs like working in fast food restaurants or retail sector. However entry level jobs which requires preliminary qualifications or certain specific skills are hard to come by unless there are unlimited openings.

Entry level jobs are easy to come by in the IT sector. With the huge growth in outsourcing, entry level jobs/fresher jobs in India are throwing open newer career avenues for young graduates and under-graduates across the country. These jobs serve as a perfect launching pad for a better career.

Entry Level Jobs and Opportunities
You can find huge entry level opportunities in fields like:

• Government Jobs
  Entry level government jobs are basically clerical in nature. Teachers start their jobs teaching lower sections before being elevated to the higher sections. Technicians start entry level jobs as assistants to senior technicians.
• Information Technology Jobs/ Computer Jobs
  Huge entry level openings are available in the IT sector. All you need is the required set of skills. Your skills are put to test before you are absorbed into the job. You can find fresher jobs in fields like networking, internet related webmasters, software programmers, web application developers, web designers, multimedia, computer animators, DTP operators, video/audio editors, CD-Rom developers, systems analyst, data warehousing consultants, network designers, e-com engineers etc.

• Accounting Jobs
  There are ample of entry level job opportunities for new accounting graduates. There are four important types of accounting: Public Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Internal Auditing. In each of these fields you will find various job duties. Most accounting jobs require at least a bachelor degree in accounting.

• Call Centre Jobs
  Call center operations are widely spread in the country.  This entry level job is open for both graduates and undergraduates. Once you gain experience you can climb up the hierarchy in quick succession.

Entry Level Employment
Entry level employment in other sectors include insurance agents in the insurance sector, lower level medical officers in the health care sector, trainee journalists in the media sector, sales representatives in the marketing and pharmaceutical industry etc.

Highest Paying Entry Level Jobs
The most high paying entry level jobs in India are jobs like software jobs, administrative jobs both in the government and private sector and executive jobs. While executive jobs are open for fresh IIM grads government administrative jobs are bagged by those who clear the UPSC exams conducted by the government of India.