My query to all NGO/Charity/Government based employers

May 26, 2009

Hi There,

I am an Indian-immigrant been living in the UK for seven years now. I am

planning to relocate to India.

I have a PhD in Public Health (HIV/AIDS) from a renowned University but have

been struggling to find a job in India for various reasons.

1. When employers advertise the post(s) either on or anywhere else,

the contact details, most of the times, are in-correct such as email address

2. No telephone number is provided to discuss the post or to have an informal

conversation and you never get a reply on your emails

3. Salary is never mentioned in the advert and if you do make an attempt to ask

then you never hear back - yes we are working towards a cause but do we not need

to see our personal growth, carrier wise and economy wise?

I was informed by a friend, working in a charity organization in India that it

is rude to ask salary scale in India. Is this true? and if it is then why is it

rude to ask how much you are going to get paid for the work you will be doing?

4. If you do apply for the post, you will never receive an acknowledgment of the

receipt

5. If your application has been unsuccessful, you never get

informed which I can understand, as at times the number of applications are high

so it gets difficult to inform each and every individual. However, if a

telephone is provided then people like me would really like to get the feedback

on our application(s).

I think these are the issues, which stops people from the rest of the world to

use/increase/share their skills in different countries. Do we not need people

from diverse experiences? Why put too many barriers?

Why not make the process friendly and easier instead of being too objective

about it. We are dealing with human lives here and no one knows this better than

us i.e. people involved in working for a cause. Why treat people in your sector

objectively?

I feel these are the issues that needed attention and if you think this

does/doesn't make any sense, I would like to hear from you in either case.

Thank you for reading this. I look forward to hearing from

you.

Regards

Arpita

arpita_2006aug@...

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