Focus: Contract and part time jobs; all categories; also all other jobs

A career in acting.

Mumbai, as the Hollywood of India, Mumbai offers extremely attractive terms in acting. Though you can be from any type of educational background, today's professionalism would require you to have completed the one year acting school that has helped many of he the popular artistes of today. The silver screen is always looking out for new faces so you can always hope that you can be discovered. The struggle is very tough, but if you succeed in this line you really has it made, as the starting pay is a few rupees (about $4000-6000) per film. Besides the fact hat being a celebrity you get an enormous amount of perks wherever you go.

A word of caution though, since a lot of money and glamour (read exposure) is involved, young girls are advised to always move around with a chaperone, to cut off the chances of sexual abuse or possible molestation from intermediaries.

For those who find acting as extremely important in their life, there is the theatre. The Prithvi Theatre is one of the oldest theatres of India and an excellent showcase for real talent. A great number of today's veteran actors had once been part of this grand theatres repertoire. Here the pay is not great, but the acting challenges are great and the satisfaction you can gain from it is beyond words.

A career on ships

Mumbai is a well known destination and starting point for a number of luxury cruisers. A career on the ship is extremely rewarding both from the point of job satisfaction as well as pay. A career on a luxury cruiser is equivalent to that of a stewardess (air hostess). You get to go to many places and cover many destinations, besides being paying handsomely. The downside here can be that you will have to work really hard as the jobs on the ship are very demanding, sometimes involving more than 12 hours of work per day.

A career as a courier agent

This is another glamour driven job, though on a much lower scale than the above two. Tough it can turn sometimes a bit monotonous, since you will be given one sector in which you will function for a long time, this involves flight to a destination as a courier agent. There you will have all your stay and boarding arranged and all you will have to do till your flight returns is to see the city and shop duty free. Great way to earn your living.

For those who wish to apply directly to the companies, you can definitely do so. Many companies advertise on their own websites when and what vacancies they have. It is good to apply directly, though a placement agency will help you better.

Government Sector