Jobs in Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala is a major economic & academic center and boasts of various business alleys and institutions of learning previously the financial system of Thiruvananthapuram city was supported by the tertiary sector, i.e. the government sector which employed 60% of the personnel. But with the technological revolution sweeping across most of south India, the city has not remained immune to it.
The economy is on the rise, mainly prodded by the fields of Medical/Bio-Technology and IT. 80% of the state’s software exports are contributed to from this city. The founding of Technopark in 1995 saw the city enter the league of cities which have major IT infrastructure and it has from then developed progressively into a viable IT centre. Technopark is home to various national and global majors like US Technologies, Ernst & Young, Tata Consultancy Services, McKinsey & Co, Allianz Cornhill, Infosys, Tata Elxsi, etc. The park has an overall employee base of over 12,500 professionals working for around 110 firms. The scheduled expansion in the forthcoming season will see this number rise to about 30,000. The completion of the 600,000 ft² Thejaswini phase of the park has seen Technopark becoming India’s largest IT Park. Subsequently, the city was ranked as the top 2nd tier metro in regard to infrastructure in the IT/ITES sector. This is bound to increase, with work on in a 400,000 ft² TCS Peepul Park and TCS Development Centre. Similarly, work has been initiated on an IBS Campus, the 460,000 ft² Leela IT building. As a result of this massive infrastructural development in the ITES sector, the city is now one of the most lucrative destinations for IT professionals in the country. Many positions like those of Application Programmers, software programmers, System Programming, SAP, Java Developer, software Design Engineer, trainee software developers, Consultants, software development fresher, software testing jobs are in a high demand.
Thiruvananthapuram, being a prominent coastal city also has a booming tourism industry, which has contributed heavily to the city’s economy. The city is also used as a focal point by foreign tourists to explore the other places in the high profile tourism state of Kerala. The popularity of the age old recuperation form of Ayurveda in the west makes the city a hub for Medical tourism, due to the presence of numerous recognized Ayurveda centres in the city. This industry is fuelled by the healing facilities present at the surrounding hill stations and beach resorts. This provides numerous jobs to professionals in the hotel/hospitality industry, medical industry and tourism industry.
Recently, the opening of various private television channels in Kerala has made the city home to several studios and related industries. The city now houses India’s first and only Animation Park. Chithranjali Film Complex, Kinfra Film and Video Park are among such establishments. Therefore openings in these sectors are also abundant.
Thiruvananthapuram as a city has a lot of positives for working professionals. Pleasant & predictable seaside weather, a large cosmopolitan mix, beautiful and well planned urban landscape are among them. The city is well connected to all major cities by road, air(with the presence of an international airport) and sea. It also has a robust public transportation system of buses. Thiruvananthapuram, therefore, is poised to take its place as a viable destination for a career in several professions.
