India seen as having most job opportunities: Study

BANGALORE: For students graduating this year, India is seen as having the most job opportunities with the US a close second, a study released by Accenture on Tuesday said.
   
While nearly half (46 per cent) of Indian respondents are concerned that the weakening economy will affect their job search, they are far less concerned about the weakening economy than university graduates worldwide (63 per cent), an Accenture release said.
   
The study, based on a global survey of 286 graduating students in the country and a total of 2,464 in eight nations, found that 87 per cent of India university seniors have started looking for a job, compared to three out of four overall.
    
However, only half (51 per cent) of the India graduating students have already found a job.
   
Engineering, besides studying computers and math are top choices of Indian graduates, where technology consulting, communications or electronics are the preferred sectors for job.
    
Despite concerns about a challenging job market, many Indian respondents would trade-off some salary to work for a prestigious firm, interesting work or the opportunity to gain global experience.
    
More Indian respondents expect to have a full-time job within three months of graduation compared to respondents overall and over half (53 per cent) of the India graduates would graduate without any student loans, it said.