Telecom-a top sector

Telecom, being one of the fastest growing sectors, there is a great demand for skilled and qualified aspirants with a good technical know-how.

Broadly classifying the telecom sector into two categories of companies, i.e, there are companies that provide telecom services, such as carriers like Airtel and Reliance, and companies that develop products for the telecom sector, such as GTL, INDUS, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent and Juniper to name a few.

Immense scope

The telecommunications industry comprises numerous areas and hence there are various kinds of jobs in the industry.

Many jobs are related to the development and maintenance of devices, lines, systems and networks used to facilitate communication. This offers a wide range of career prospects, and one can have a career in application/product development, application testing, ERP implementation/integration, system administration, network planning, data networking, mobile application development and value-added services.”

Telecom Companies require large capex and skilled manpower for their expansion to host and provide these services. With this growth, telecom product developers (that develop devices that are the building blocks of these networks) need to churn out newer products, with intelligent features and services.”

Opportunities for Freshers

Freshers are always a major chunk of the recruiting plan in any industry. Telecom companies have been recruiting freshers over the years.

Freshers are usually put through a mentoring system where they get help from a senior colleague to ramp-up quickly and to understand the nuances. In addition, they go through several orientation programs to introduce them to the corporate environment and technical trainings to equip them with right skills and knowledge. In most cases, the freshers learn on-the-job with the help of a senior mentor.

Given the current growth rate and looking at the future prospects, there are abundant opportunities for freshers in this sector.

There are various kinds of jobs available for those who install and maintain telecom hardware as well. Some of these jobs are lumped into the category of telecommunications technicians.

Short-term courses as an option

There are several short-term courses for the telecom domain. It is always better to sharpen communication skills and enhance one’s personality for future challenges. Companies focus on providing on-the-job training for about six to twelve months, where they are exposed to technology in a phased manner, which helps them understand and familiarize with the real-time scenarios. Focusing on practicing and enhancing their logical, analytical, soft and interpersonal skills would take aspirants a long way in the telecom industry.