Career opportunities in the Indian Stock Market.

1. Stockbroker

2.Investment Advisor/Financial Advisor

3.Equity Research Analyst

4.Portfolio Management

Become a subject matter expert: Now that you know where you want to go and which field you want to work in, a relevant degree and/or relevant educational qualifications will set you apart from the competition. It’s important to choose where you study from for deciding how you will be perceived in the market. As George Orwell said it in Animal Farm , ‘ All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than the others’.

Read and read more: It is common knowledge that stalwarts in the capital markets whether it is Warren Buffet, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala or our own Ramdeo Agarwal have one thing in common; their habit to read. They are all vociferous readers and seek to continuously grow by adding on to their knowledge base. You have to read continuously and learn from what you read whether it be the newspaper or some book like ‘The Intelligent Investor’.

Certify yourself: A couple of NCFM and NISM certifications besides being mandatory like the research analyst certification for the research analyst profile, depict your seriousness towards your vocation. If you can add a CFA or a CA certification to your profile, then you do wonders to your credibility as a serious candidate.

Choose your workplace wisely: Getting the correct exposure at an entry level in your career is vital to your growth prospects in the future. Candidates often pay more importance to the CTC tag than the learning which they can accumulate from their first job in the capital markets which often leads to stagnation at later stages in their career.