Commerce is associated with society and its every activity. Thus, when society moves ahead in any direction of progress, commerce moves along with it. Whether progress is made in agricultural, industrial or service sectors under the economic sector of the society, the use of commerce is unavoidable in each one. Concerns about quality, specialization and price control have increased in society. The concept of social obligation and transparency is gaining ground. All these things enhance professional knowledge and efficiency, due to which the demand for professional and skilled people in commerce having training like CA, CS. MBA, MBC, ICWA is continuously increasing.
1. Employment Opportunities in Service Sector:
Personnel is mainly recruited in the post of clerk-cum-cashier, and probationary officer in the management cadre. About 7.5 lac bank employees will be recruited by the year 2020, since, from the banking employee staff at present. 30 – 40 per cent will be retiring every year from 2015 and the banking business is also expanding continuously. In addition, employment opportunities are being made available for the post of computer network in-charge, marketing officer, vehicle loan officer, personnel training officer, home loan sales officer and credit card sales representative.
2. Employment Opportunities in the Administrative Sector:
Skilled persons are appointed to high-level positions in various undertakings of the public and private sector and in government departments for managerial and administrative control. They are appointed gazetted officers in the government sector and as executive officers in the private sector. Tax revenue, statistics, digitization, finance-related departments give priority to commerce graduates and professionals.
3. Employment Opportunities in Technical Sector:
Employment opportunities have been created in the fields of account and auditing as a programmer, information manager or in E-commerce for persons having knowledge of commerce and computer languages.
4. Employment Opportunities in Self-employment:
Self-employment is a situation in which an individual work for himself instead of working for an employer that pays him/her a salary or a wage. A self-employed individual earns his income by conducting profitable operations from a trade or business that he operates directly. Various schemes have been made for the development of self-employment for both rural and urban areas.