Covid-19 prompting Indian professionals to switch industries: Survey

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has prompted professionals to rethink their career paths and switch industries amid pay cuts, according to a new survey. Amazon India commissioned the survey to gauge the impact of Covid-19 on the pulse of working professionals across industries. The survey, conducted by data intelligence company Morning Consult, found that a majority of respondents were actively searching for a job.

India witnessed a nationwide lockdown during the first wave of Covid-19, which led to job losses across the formal as well as the informal sector. As the country was still recovering from the effect of nationwide lockdown, the disastrous second Covid wave forced states to impose lockdown-like restrictions, further damaging the already strained economy.