Should I Move to Qatar for a Job or Stay in India? Seeking Advice on Career Impact

Hi Everyone, I have recently qualified as a Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Calcutta. I have a job opportunity in Qatar with a salary of 5500+ and all expenses covered. An Indian company is offering me Rs. 9.5 LPA. Is it wise to move to Qatar or stay back?

Furthermore, I have a rough plan to come back to India after 5 years. There are rumors that experience in Qatar is not valued in India, and if I have to return later, I might have to start as a fresher. Is this the case in reality?

Most local companies are not particularly concerned with foreign experience, as it rarely benefits them in India. However, they do not disregard it entirely and may consider it as equivalent to that of a fresher.

You need to convince the company that your work is valuable and will be beneficial to them; then, they will consider it.

As rightly guided by our colleague above, the experience overseas does not match the Indian requirements. The tax laws, accounting systems, MIS, financial reporting systems, and GST-like laws are different in India. Hence, experience overseas is not considered in most Indian companies. However, having a Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification holds its own respect, and companies will give weightage to that rather than overseas experience. Kindly make decisions accordingly.