We always become aware of the new professions that are emerging in the new environment. There are opportunities in the IT sector; in the ITES sector; in BPO; in the tourism and hospitality industry; in the financial sector; in infrastructure; in biotechnology; in solar energy and many others. However, we also need to sit back and think about the many careers that have disappeared in the new economy. New technology and the pressure for new ways of doing things have made many professions redundant. Therefore, young people today must be constantly aware of what professionals will disappear; and what are the new areas; or existing, but growth areas. There was a time when my cousin earned a lot of money as a ‘navigator’ for an international airline for close to 15 years. And then

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