Applying for jobs in India

kuri

Hi all,

I'm applying for jobs in India as I plan on arriving in August with my boyfriend and staying for a couple of years at least. I am a teacher but seem to have missed the boat on the international schools so am applying to any education-related jobs I can find on naukri. Anyways, I got a reply from a company wanting me to send them my current CTC break up. Is this a normal request when applying to an Indian company? Is it so they know what kind of salary I would expect?

I suppose I could talk to my current company to get this figure from them and create a CTC break up, but the cost would be much higher than what I would expect from an Indian company. I'm not sure how useful this would be to them, except to add to the stereotype that foreigners are rich.

Any advice on what I can tell them?

birds

As far as I know that is not common practice.

You may want to try Goa as lots of schools are advertising requesting teaching staff.

capt_mahajan

It is not uncommon at all to ask for current CTC under normal circumstances, ie when Indians apply in India.

The main reason is that the employers have a benchmark so they can match expectations with what you are already getting.

Can't see it of being of great use when foreigners apply, though I may well be wrong- some (many?) foreigners are coming to work in India on higher salaries than they get back home.

It may be a question of 'ask for CTC, then we will see what we can do with it'

birds

I agree for Indians in India it happens frequently but I have not heard about it for foreigners.

But I can not see much harm in it or do you think there is?

capt_mahajan

I don't know.

I would guess there is no harm in this case. Teachers are hardly paid very well in India (my wife is one ) so it is not as if they will be in danger of offering more than the OP is getting right now.

As for

again, for Indians, they would ask both, CTC at present, and CTC expected.


I would say go ahead and tell them your current CTC/breakup and also any other benefits (pension plans, medical benefits etc). At best they will pay you slightly better than they were planning to, maybe.

kuri

Thanks for the advice!