My advice to all my brothers – Never sell yourself so cheap.

fine sir good observation.

but can u please tell why our CAs are not willing to work in gulf countries? do we require any extra qualifications to be hired by them?

CA is still a bit of a unknown commodity in the marketability is concerned vis-a-vis others like MBAs and engineers who are able to portray that they have got better knowledge and command better value. 

In Indian society every parent would like his child to become an engineer or a doctor, CA is virtually the last option.

 IN THE SOCIETY  SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE COMMANDING BETTER BRAND VALUE AND MORE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE THAN A CA 

AND WHAT ABOUT PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO QUALIFY 

THEIR LIFE IS UTTER CHAOS 

UNWANTED COMMODITY IN THE SOCIETY

A LIFE FULL OF DRUDGERY

CA ofcourse is one of the best profession in the world and the value of Indian CA, every global corporate knows.

CAs do mistake in campus / interview while bargaining the package because they are not aware of that. So when you are going to appear for any interview take out the details what the package is going on for the same profile........don't just think i'm fresher CA and 6Lac p.a. is very high.....if you are having good skills then go ahead and bargain for 8Lac p.a. don't just be agree with company.........show the company that if they will not hire you they will loose very important asset........don't show that you are needy.

Good Luck!!

Totally agree with Vivek, you have observed very nicely about recent market conditions.

I can say that we can negotiate only if we have good knowledge and keep updated ourselves.

I really don't know the reason for such offers or pay-scales for CAs...

I mean, world-wide, the INDIAN CAs are highly demanded.. Then y not our own country demands us or value us the same??

Through out discussion, i found the same thing??

In Australia, Gulf countries, US, Canada, etc.. There are really high pay-scales for us, then why not at our home-town??

I completely agree with u...

But, i'm not just comparing in terms of nations,, but in terms of proffession tooo...

One of the fellow members said that, MBA/MCA are paid more or are valued more... Why such things are happening in our country itself??

I don't say, we r superior, but we r not evn inferiors too...

You are right Vivek. IFRS would surely create more opportunities.

Communication skills, english language proficiency can be developed easily with some efforts.

But the main point is Attitude. I can see that lot of people in CA community have sheer disrespect for other professions. The ego for knowledge refrains them from accepting others and learning anything from them.

To improve work you get hundred chances if you are having right attitude. If you respect yourself and others, have a learning attitude and a are polite and humble in speech, you will be accepted even if you lack at work.

But, if the person is egoistic, rude and does not respect others, trust me, he won't get any chance and would not be accepted even if he is the most brilliant and qualified person.

I think all should think over it.

Thanks Buddy

yaa good observation but  for those who dont have the practical knowledge???????????

We always underestimate our strengths and value. Since the ICAI is managed by the people who are 40+ in age and come from practice background, they can not market the freshers properly to the industry. - Mr.Vivek Verma

Rightly said. We are not gettin what we deserve. ICAI shud form a strong placement team.

Absolutely, you are correct. Thats why it is very important to learn to deal with people and situations effectively. Harvard studies show that  80% success of an individual comes from Emotional Intelligence and not IQ. As you rightly mentioned it depends on views/judgements of people. Although many of you talk about superiority of CAs over MBAs, I do feel that MBAs are good at EQ (Emotional Quotient) by a very big margin over CAs. This ability surely can come from experience as you mentioned. As you can see, experience here has a completely different meaning because it refers to experience of dealing with different types of people and situations and not accounting, auditing and taxation experience. Therefore, understanding is important as you rightly said, of the context in which different things are said, discussed and interpretated.

You are absolutely right Proud of being the professional is very important for the success, then in second stage (only) acceptance of other professions come.So concept of understanding is very important.

But, I feel we should make an assesment of whether we are proud of our own profession, or whether we are getting a feeling of pride by seeing others inferior and criticising them. To be proud of profession shouldn't mean disrespecting/demeaning/criticising other professions. Thats why understanding is important as you rightly mentioned i.e. understanding that we should be proud of our own strenghts and abilities and not by talking about others weaknesses or drawbacks.

From what I have seen on this website and CA coaching classes, i think people take less pride in the abilities and strenghts, but take lot of pride in comparing things that cannot be compared and take pride and leadership when it comes to showing MBAs or any other professionals inferior by wrongly comparing them with CAs.