Engineering graduates find bank jobs attractive: Survey

MUMBAI: The fast pace of growth in the banking sector is proving to be a major draw for young graduates, especially from the engineering background, according to a recent study.


A large number of banking career aspirants hold a BTech or degree in an engineering stream, says a BankersChoice online survey by TalentSprint. Science graduates come next, it added.

"About 78% of respondents see banking as a dream job, more than half of them are engineers," it said.

It further said that 80% of the women respondents think banking is a dream job, compared to 77% men.

The survey was conducted online last month involving 1,252 respondents in the age group of between 20-30 years in metro and non-metro cities.

More and more young people are now becoming aware of the competition and want to prepare for a career in banking in a formal way, the study said.

Nearly three out of four respondents expressed that they need professional training to get a banking job.

However, one out of every four respondents believed there were no good training facility available in their neighbourhood.

On effectiveness of online training, 54% believe that it is effective than classroom sessions, while only 10% believe that the latter more effective.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-02/education/42615188_1_banking-sector-graduates-online-training

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