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Most IT Pros Hired in India Are WFH, With A Salary Cut
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Approximately 50 to 70 percent of the jobs IT firms offer engineering students in India are for only work-from-home (WFH) positions, and salaries have been slashed by 35 percent. Students can take on multiple positions or run a startup on the side, says Rakesh Saxena, director of the Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science.
"The major change is seen in CS [computer science]," Saxena says. "Our recently placed students have admitted that WFH has improved their efficiency giving them time to work on other projects as well."
Most students who seeking jobs after studying engineering have received a job offer.
WFH is a blessing in disguise for startups and entrepreneurs, says Ajit Upadhyaya, a researcher and marketing expert. "Most start-ups pay for offices with their initial funding, which is not entirely a productive investment," he says. "WFH is their saviour!"
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