Writer / Editor

The independence this career guarantees makes it one of the top-notch jobs for women. At a time when India is looked upon as the wordsmith for the rest of the world, women with an excellent command over literature / language can write for a living.

• - Business/technical/medical writers
• - Web content developers
• - Manuscript Translators
• - Magazine Editors
• - Copywriters
• - Speech writers
• - Corporate Communication Professionals
• - Film/Script Writer

Women writers in India are moving forward. We see them bursting out in full bloom spreading their own individual fragrances. They are recognized for their originality, versatility and the indigenous flavor of the soil that they bring to their work.

The quality of their work:
These women writers have given literary work in India an unmistakable edge. Their women are real flesh-and- blood protagonists who make you look at them with awe with their relationships to their surroundings, their society, their men, their children, their families; their mental make-ups and themselves. Women writers in India not only sweep you off your feet with just their down-to-earth attitudes, but they also have you nodding with wisdom and agreement.
Women writers in India can no longer be claimed as the exclusive property of India. Their work and their art belong to the world.
Books to read:
My Story-Kamala Das
The Descendants- Kamala Das
Moving On – Shashi Deshpande
That Long Silence - Shashi Deshpande
The Dark Holds No Terrors - Shashi Deshpande
The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
Baumgartner's Bombay - Anita Desai
The Peacock – Anita Desai
Fire on the Mountain – Anita Desai
Spouse: The Truth about Marriage - Shobhaa De
Wise and Unwise – Sudha Murthy
Link for job opportunity :
http://www.naukriforwomen.com/
www.myjobobservation.com
http://in.jobrapido.com
www.monsterindia.com

 

 Event Management

Considering the ease with which most women can handle day-to-day events such as their little ones’ birthday party, dinner with friends, and weekend get-togethers, event management is one career path that screams out for a woman’s touch. event management a top work opportunity for women with substance.
- Wedding Celebrations
- Launch Parties
- Corporate Meetings
- Fashion Show
- musical concerts
- Training seminars
- Product Exhibition
With increasing importance on entertainment, event management is gaining momentum. The institution envelopes road shows, rock shows, sponsored programmes eg: Gladrags megamodel, the Femina Miss India. Or an award ceremony for eg: the Manikchand Flimfare Awards. A high-end hit or a small gathering, an event professionally managed is the need of the day. Just the reason that has invented the event management industry.
Career opportunities are in the following Industries:
- Event Management
- Event Management Consultancy
- Hotel, travel and hospitality Industries
- Advertising Agencies
- Public Relations Firms
- Corporations
- News Media
- Non-profit organization
- Integrated marketing communications companies

I T Analyst

With computerization having permeated every sphere of life, the demand for software professionals has gone up manifold, making this segment a much sought-after job for women. There is a plethora of opportunities for Indian women to spearhead the segment
- IT Analysts
- Database Administrators
- Project Leaders
- Software Programmers
- Technical Account Manager
- System Analysis
- Project Implementation
- System Administrator

The one area where India is way ahead of the United States is in the empowerment of women in the information technology services arena.
Compare figures from India's technology majors and IT industry bodies such as the National Association of Software and Services Companies and studies from the Information Technology Association of America to check this out.
The ratio of women in IT services in India is rising steadily, whereas the percentage of women IT workers in the US has been declining over the years.
IT majors in India are hiring more and more women.

Blog on :
http://www.wewit.in/content/i-am-technical-woman
Link for job :
http://www.freshersworld.com

Media Journalist

An increasing number of Indian women are making an impact in media journalism these days. Though considered a challenging field, this is one job that has the most number of women, making it one of the top 10 job opportunities for women in India. With numerous private news and media channels in the fray, the scope of job opportunities as a media journalist is endless. Women can choose to specialize as a reporter, freelance journalist, columnist or an expert on diverse niches. A Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media / Journalism after completing 12 years of schooling is what it takes to be a trained journalist.
- Subeditors
- Reporters/Correspondents
- Columnists
- Staff or Freelance writer
- Photojournalists
- News Analysts

Newspapers that bring the latest developments around the world - and these days, the various news channels - hire women with an aptitude to be at the right place at the right time to gather relevant information about the developments, events, and convey it to the rest of the world/their readers or audience in an interesting manner.
The elements of journalism :
• Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
• Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
• Its essence is discipline of verification.
• Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
• It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
• It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
• It must strive to make the significant interesting, and relevant.
• It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
• Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
Link :
http://jobsmedia.in/
http://www.placementindia.com

Corporate Trainer

The job of a corporate trainer is a specialized one, requiring the ability to help hard-core professionals improve their “soft skills”. Modern Indian women are choosing to become corporate trainers because of the creative satisfaction it gives. With more and more companies requiring employees with above average Emotional / Spiritual Quotient to handle workplace stress, corporate training is high on the agenda of every business

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising Professional

A career in advertising holds a lot of promise for the modern Indian woman. Considered a high-paying and very rewarding career, advertising is all about exercising creativity, good communication and intelligence – traits that women are naturally born with! While a formal qualification does help, it is not a must-have in order to make a mark in this field.
Job Opportunities and Job Roles:
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers work in offices close to those of top managers. Long hours, including evenings and weekends, are common.Working under pressure is unavoidable when schedules change and problems arise, but deadlines and goals must still be met.
Substantial ulavel may be involved. For example, attendance at meetings sponsored by associations or indusulies often is mandatory. Sales managers ulavel to national, regional, and local offices and to the offices of various dealers and disulibutors. Advertising and promotions managers may ulavel to meet with clients or representatives of communications media. At times, public relations managers ulavel to meet with special-interest groups or government officials. Job ulansfers between headquarters and regional offices are common, particularly among sales managers.
Institutions that Offers this Education:
Some of Institutions offering courses in Advertising and Mass Communications in India are:
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kasthurba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 1
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kulapati K.M.Munshi Marg, Chowpatty, Mumbai - 600 007
• Bhavan's Harilal Bhagvati College of Mass Communications, Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560 001
• Bhavan's Institute of Communications and Management, FA/111 Salt Lake City, Calcutta - 770 064
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, JNU New Campus, New Delhi - 110 067
• Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai - 76
• Mass communications Research Cenule, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamianagar, New Delhi - 110 025
• Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Shela, Ahmedabad – 5
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai - 400 056
• Siddharth College of Communications, D.N.Road, Mumbai - 1
• Somaiya College of Arts, Chowpatty, Mumbai - 7
• Sophia College, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai - 400 026
• University of Mumbai's Garware Institute of Career Education and Development, Kalina Campus, Santa Cruz (East), Mumbai-8.

Interior Designer

It takes a woman to transform a house into a home. Encashing on this universal stand, interior designing is a top work opportunity most women find appealing. Though some of the best designers in the world are men, it is a little known fact that they derive inspiration from the women around them! Since most interior designers specialize in a specific area, women are finding to easier to carve a niche for themselves in home interiors while the men take a dig at corporate settings.
- Interior Designers
- Consultants
- Design Managers
- Freelancers
- In-house Designers
- 3D Interior Designing

Interior designing is the link between woman and environment. It is the relationship of a woman with his surrounding space, through elements like colour, light, material, texture and form. Successful interior designer excites, inspires, reassures and reassures and relaxes the user of the space and does so in a way that is appropriate to the needs of both the space and the user.
Institutions that Offers this Education:
- SNDT Women's University, Mumbai-400 020.
- B D Somani Institute of Art and Fashion Technolog Mumbai, India
- Apeejay Institute of Design Delhi/NCR, India
- Arch Academy of Design Jaipur, India
- B.S. Negi Mahila Pravidhik Prashikshan Sansthan Nainital, India
- Exteriors-Interiors (in assn. with Jensen & Nicholson conducts courses in Computer Aided Interior Design) EDIT Institute, Mumbai. (Other centres-Bangalore, Calicut, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Pune).
- Rachna Sansa, School of Interior Design, 278, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Prabahadevi, Mumbai-400 025

 

Clinical Research Professional

Known in job circles as the “career of tomorrow”, 50,000 clinical researchers are being sought by multi-national companies in 2010 alone. The job opportunities that await a trained clinical research professional are multitudinous at government departments, pharmaceutical industry, research and investigative institutes and hospitals. This sector is among the top 10 career options for women because the number of job openings in India is plentiful and predicted to double every year.
- Pharmacovigilance
- Clinical Research Associate
- Bio-statistician
- Medical Advisor (These positions are exclusively for medical professionals, the rest are available for any life sciences graduate/post graduates)
- Clinical Research Coordinator.
- Healthcare Center
- Investigative Institutes
Clinical Research: Overview :
Clinical research is a branch of medical science that determines the safety and effectiveness of medication, devices, diagnostic products and treatment regimens intended for human use. These may be used for treatment, diagnosis, prevention or for relieving symptoms of a disease. Clinical Research is one field which is growing and is so much in demand.
Institues for Clinical Research In India :
- Academy for Clinical Excellence (ACE) Website: www.aceindia.org
- Institute of Clinical Research (ICRI) Website: www.icriindia.com
- Bombay College of Pharmacy: Website: www.bcpindia.org
- Cliniminds - Academy for Clinical Research Training & Management - Website: http://www.cliniminds.com

The Corporate Sector

The rise to becoming a Chief Executive is not easy. If performance is good and the company sees direct revenues as a result of the employee’s efforts, promotions follow. Most women who have successfully risen up the corporate ladder to hold Chief Executive positions have started within the sales and marketing divisions of their organizations.
Many women are successfully selling to large corporations, many challenges still remain: learning about business opportunities, contract bundling, and corporate cost cutting.
Women business owners who have been successful in obtaining corporate contracts cite relationships with decision-makers and purchasing personnel a key success factor in doing business with large corporations. These same women also reveal what corporations can do to facilitate doing business with their companies.
- CEO in company
- Manager in company
- Director of company
- Chairman in company
- Production Manager

 

 Some of the women who have been designated at higher positions as CEO or GM have proven that they can lead an organization in a much better way than men. They can implement new ideas and can generate more sales. The women are more successful as managers or CEO s as they have the qualities such as dedication and great learning skills.

Job in Goverment Corporate affairs sector:

Some of the government organizations called for applications from eligible candidates in this sector and the details regarding the posts for which applications were invited are given below:

• Additional Director (Law) - Serious Fraud Investigation Office

• Additional Director (Capital Market) - Serious Fraud Investigation Office

• Deputy Director (Law) - Serious Fraud Investigation Office

• Senior Prosecutor - Serious Fraud Investigation Office

• Personal Assistant - Serious Fraud Investigation Office

• Director - Competition Commission of India

• Adviser - Competition Commission of India

• Office manager (CS) - Competition Commission of India

• Assistant Director - Competition Commission of India

• Deputy Director - Competition Commission of India

• Company Prosecutor on deputation basis – Ministry of Corporate Affairs

• Visiting Faculty – Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

Read more here: http://entrance-exam.net/government-jobs-in-corporate-affairs-sector/#ixzz21ojR5iLN

Lawyer

Ever since Cornelia Sorabji became the first woman to become a barrister in India, several others have followed suit. Today, there is an All India Federation of Women Lawyers to boast of and Indian courts are witnessing a substantial increase in the number of women lawyers.

Women Lawyers in India, unitedly, should  strive  hard,  to  see  that,  there is adequate representation for women in the executive and higher judiciary.

Law Colloges :

-National Law School of India University, Banglore

-Campus Law Centre, Delhi University

-National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hydrabad

-Symbiosis Society's Law College, Pune

-National Law Institute University, Bhopal