08-07-2025
NRI with MBA from Paris struggles to find job in India, shares ordeal: ‘Applying to roles below my current position…'
An Indian-origin man with an MBA degree from HEC Paris and over a decade of global experience recently expressed his frustration with the Indian job market. Despite holding a senior managerial role in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital strategy in Germany, he is unable to secure a decent job in India.
In the now-viral Reddit post, the NRI, who also has an engineering degree from PSG Tech in Tamil Nadu, shared that he has been actively job-hunting for two years. During this time, he has applied to several positions ranging from managerial to senior leadership roles across industries, he said. He applied for firms like Michael Page with personalised cover letters through LinkedIn. However, he had reportedly not yet received any callback.
'I am applying to roles below my current position as well as senior manager roles and above,' he wrote in his post. While he occasionally hears from European recruiters, he shared that Indian employers have been unresponsive. 'What could I be doing wrong ? I am applying to roles below my current role as well as senior manager roles and above as well in Industrial, tech and startup companies. I do get interviews and even linkedin headhunting recruitment mails from recruiters and companies in EU,' he added.
See the post here:
NRI seeking job to return to India/not much luck, what am I doing wrong ?
byu/Flaky_Chocolate6919 innri
The post quickly drew attention, prompting professionals to highlight the difference between the hiring practices in India and Europe. 'Currently Job market is not that great in India. its common to see that we apply for 100's of jobs and will not get a callback even from a single unless really lucky. Sorry not trying to discourage you,' a user wrote. 'You might have saved some money right? Start a business in India in your area of expertise, try to get European companies to outsource work to you, hire a few people in India and get the work done by them. Preferably try to get atleast one or two deals before you leave Germany,' another user commented.
'In India referrals work the best, if you dont have contacts try checking for referals in blind app. Linkedin Easy apply jobs are generally flooded with resumes since people misuse it,' a third user reacted.
