"The employment ranges for three divisions of people – fresher’s looking to build a career in real estate, professionals in the mid-career keen on upgrading skills to climb up the growth ladder and finally employees aspiring for entrepreneurship and kick-starting an own venture." Chitra Ravi, GM, HAAD, Navin's Housing

Do you know that one of India’s fastest growing industries is predicted to require 66 million core specialists by 2022? As per National Skill Development Council (NSDC) report, Real Estate sector in India at its revival stage has plenty of job opportunities. The employment ranges for three divisions of people – fresher’s looking to build a career in real estate, professionals in the mid-career keen on upgrading skills to climb up the growth ladder and finally employees aspiring for entrepreneurship and kick starting an own venture. Thanks to Smart Cities, Housing for All initiative by the Government backed by rapid urbanization in the country for being the driving force in real estate industry.

With several factors favoring the growth of industry, new job opportunities and roles have opened up for people who have passion for the industry and willing to work hard. For instance, apart from on-site engineers and architects there are other non-core and specialized professionals required to supplement these core businesses. An interior designer, quality surveyor, facility managers, electrical engineers and many more specialized career professionals are required.In addition to fresher’s, even for people looking to switch industries there is lots of scope in this promising business.Besides these technical jobs, a graduate/ professional with an MBA in marketing or sales or International relations can also find huge career options ranging from sales executive, sales manager, business development executive and so on depending on the company’s scale of business.

One of the noteworthy job roles in this field is project surveyor who analyses the quality of project execution and adherence to the proposed plan by the builders. Further to this analysis, the surveyor also certifies the structure and work done by the builder. This assessment and survey job role can be a promising career with quality construction becoming a key to urban development. Similarly, in addition to interior designers, various specialists in the market consult and suggest these designers and homebuyers on choosing right materials for decoration. They assist in offering clarity during building renovation on the right choice of paint, chandelier selection, couch, mirror and so on, making this one of the fascinating stand-alone profession by itself. Whatever be the job role, a professional is expected to posses knowledge of technical aspects associated with construction, latest update on the industry, laws/ regulations mandated by the Government, new technological advancements applicable for real estate, market expectations and above all the various project implementations and innovations by the competitors.

Having learnt a great deal from the job, built contacts with various stakeholders and gained in experience, one can even float their own business. Unlike any other industries, real estate offers faster career promotion, progression and opportunity to start a new venture in shorter period of time. Be it residential or commercial building or infrastructure construction, the experience and networking will provide ample scope to choose the right niche for business venture. With demand rising and recent implementation of RERA, the need for quality construction allowsfor exploring and utilizing the prospects in this industry. What is more enticing in this field is the money one will earn during their tenure. In this regard, this is the right time for professionals to consider a job in this sector seriously and capitalize on the growing market.

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