Banking Career Options in India

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Banking is one of the most emerging career sectors in India. In recent years, banks have provided jobs to millions of graduates and post graduates in the country. People like to work for banks because there are ample career opportunities in the banking sector for every field. Here, we will discuss some common job profiles for which banks recruit their professionals.

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Job Profiles (fields) in banking sector

  1. banking operations jobs
  2. banking business analyst
  3. banking and finance jobs
  4. retail banking jobs
  5. banking and insurance jobs
  6. banker at a branch
  7. provisional officer in banking
  8. retail banking
  9. commercial banking
  10. Banking IT jobs

These job profiles offer opportunities to candidates from every educational background including engineering, finance, marketing, accounts, etc.

Some common bank jobs include

  1. Clerk
  2. Probationary Officer
  3. Specialist Officer
  4. Managers & Above

The minimum education qualification for above profiles is Graduation (in any field) for clerk, Graduation (in any field) for probationary officer, Graduation (in a specific field) for Specialist Officer post and MBA for managers & above

If you are applying for a bank job, you will probably apply in one of the following banks

  1. Private or Public sector bank
  2. Commercial or Retail banking
  3. Sales or Operations

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Why choose Banking sector as a career?

Today, in this post, we will discuss the basic reasons why graduates in India go for a bank job and will also discuss why banking sector is the most attractive job sector in India. Stay tuned with us.

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Here are some of the most common reasons why we usually go for a banking job

  • Banking sector is one of the fastest growing business fields in India
  • They give you lots of opportunities to grow
  • Banking sector has a job for candidates from almost every field of education including finance, engineering, software, marketing, technology, etc.
  • Banking sector has a job for various qualifications including graduate, post-graduate, 10th pass, 12th pass, diploma, etc.
  • Added benefits and good salary
  • banking sector is no more limited to traditional lending and depositing, but with the introduction of technology, the sector has become much more appealing and challenging.
  • Job stability and safety
  • Banking jobs give you a chance to interact with people and to know the financial and economical status of your country.
  • Less stress as compared to private sector jobs
  • Job timing is fixed and are flexible
  •  You become a part of the growth of the economy of your country
  • Banks are one of the most important part of our daily system and so are bank employees.

These are the most common reason we give when asked “Why do you want a Bank job?”

Here are some other reasons why one should go for a banking job

  • Banking job is secure and provides you stability
  • Salary and other benefits are better than private industries
  • Banking job doesn’t cause as much stress and tension as a private job does
  • Since job timing is fixed, you can give enough time to other important thing including your family

These are the most basic reasons why one should go or one would go with a bank job. If you have any other reason or idea in mind, feel free to share in the comments.

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