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Civil
service employees, often called civil servants or public employees,
work in a variety of fields such as teaching, sanitation, health care,
management, and administration for the central, state, or local government.
Legislatures
establish basic prerequisites for employment such as compliance with minimal
age and educational requirements and residency laws.
Employees
enjoy job security, promotion and educational opportunities, comprehensive
medical insurance coverage, pension, and other benefits which are often not
provided in comparable positions in private employment.A government employee could be from a variety of
fields as
1.
BANKS & INSURANCE SECTOR:
These employees after their
retirement can get job offers for managerial positions, as
information/knowledge providers to private companies.
The employees of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Company (GIC) can start their
own business. They get hired by companies in Human Resource, Finance, Public
Relations, development, personnel, accounts, actuarial, secretarial, legal, investment,
inspection, mortgages, vigilance, foreign, corporate planning & building
departments.
2. ARMED FORCES:
Employees from this field find jobs in areas such as Private security
systems or can also start their own private firms providing security. They can
get offers from Corporate Sector for security reasons. Industrial houses
regularly recruit defense personnel.
Commissioned officers can get job posts as
Director Corporate Governance, HR, Administration, Training & Facility
Management, Logistics & Transport services, CEO/Head of a medium-sized
organization, Technical & Non-Technical streams in Construction & Real
estate Industry, Doctors, nurses & paramedics.
Non Commissioned
officers can get jobs in the field of Accounts & Back office, Security &
Traffic control, MEP, Civil, Design, Engineer and also work for Construction
& Real estate industry, IT/Telecom installation, repairs & maintenance,
Fleet management & Transportation, Healthcare, NGO, CSR services, Cooks,
etc.
3. TEACHING:
Retired teachers can get job offers as a Substitute Teachers, can work in
private tutorials or can even start their own private tuitions. Private
tuitions can be home-based or even Tutorial firms. Teachers usually have a
combination of tools in their kits such as solid degree credentials, expertise
in a specific field & an undying passion for helping people learn something
new. Teachers from physical education field can also start their own physical
fitness centers or even work as fitness trainers, yoga trainers, meditation,
etc. They can also work in NGOs providing teaching facilities to children &
students there. They can also work as counselors; career guides for students.
Since teachers have expertise in setting & correcting test papers they can
do it as a part time job, where they can check papers of different boards
examinations like BA, B Com, BSc etc. The idea of Summer Camp is also becoming
a popular business where a teacher can plan out a summer camp which could be of
1 week or a month’s duration in the summer holidays. In this, the teachers are
playing a role of helping the students or the children develop their thinking,
creativity, inculcate values & principles, etc. Teachers can offer soft
skills, interpersonal skills and interview training to students who are ready
to move out in the job market. One can work as Associate dean, dean, administrative
officer in various private colleges.
4. MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION:
People from this sector can get jobs as management consultants; work in
the field of mutual funds & insurance products. They can also get jobs in
the teaching field as a visiting faculty, work in NGOs. They also get jobs in
the corporate sector, providing innovative ideas, solutions to increase work
efficiency & so on.
5. LAWYERS:
Individuals who retire from this field have a range of jobs available to
them. They can become legal advisors for the corporate sector & for
industries. They have the option open of providing guidance to fresher’s, and
can work as a lecturer in educational institutes. They can set up office
providing legal advice to people, firms, etc. The option of working as a
counselor is also available.
They can become a part of an NGO
& stand for social issues and causes.
6. HEALTH CARE:
Doctors retiring can start their own private practice. They can also get
attached to private hospitals. People from the field of medicine, can set up
work as counselors too, with a wide range of counseling fields available such
as patient counseling, patient medication counseling, health care counseling, etc.
7. EX-SERVICEMEN:
The Central and state governments provide a number of concessions to
ex-servicemen (ESM) for their re-employment in Central or State government
posts. This consists of reservation of posts, relaxation in age and educational
qualifications and exemption from payment of application or examination fees.
While giving jobs, a special priority is provided to disabled ex-servicemen and
dependants of deceased service personnel on compassionate grounds. A few
details on employment opportunities for ex-servicemen:
·
Central Government has reserved 10% of
Group "C" posts and 20% of Group "D" posts for
ex-servicemen
·
Public Sector Units and nationalized
banks provide 14.5% reservation for Group "C" posts and 24%
reservation in Group "D" posts
·
10% of posts of Assistant Commandant in
the paramilitary forces are reserved for ex-servicemen.
The Directorate General
of Resettlement (DGR) registers or sponsors private ex-servicemen security
agencies for providing security guards to various Public Sector Units and
industries in the private sector. Currently there are around 1800 ESM security
agencies that have provided employment to over 1,10,000 ex- servicemen.
The
government has also set up self-employment schemes to help retired defence
personnel set up small scale or medium scale businesses. The Self Employment
Scheme for Ex Servicemen II and III (SEMFEX-II and SEMFEX-III) and the National
Equity Fund Scheme are some such schemes. These schemes provide loans to ex
servicemen for starting a small-scale business. The application for the
sanction of a loan needs to be submitted to the Zila Sainik Board.
Other employment opportunities
for Ex-Servicemen are the Coal Transport Companies Scheme and the Coal Tipper
Scheme. Petrol Pumps, LPG and Kerosene Dealerships have been allotted to
personnel with disabilities that can be attributed to military service.
Preference is given to ex-Servicemen, disabled defence personnel and widows in
the allotment of public telephone booths. In the National Capital Region of
Delhi, ex defence personnel are involved in operating Mother Dairy booths,
vegetable stores and Compressed Natural Gas stations.
POONAM KHAIRNAR
COUNSELOR
EDUGROOMERS
