WSJ: India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire

[AvidSpice]

kya phark parta hai..India will still grow at 8-9% every year!

 

[gubbi]

The competence of Indian graduates to work in call-centers is based on the experiences of ONE company in B'lore? That too 24/7 Customer service???

I have had a few friends working for this particular company when I was in B'lore. Enuff said. 24/7 is just a simple call center. Its not the first or second or even the third choice for even commerce graduates for a job!! Its among hundreds of such companies in a rat race in India. One also has to consider the fact that speaking fluent English -with an 'accent' (trust me on this one)- is the main criteria to hire people for companies such as these. Its no surprise that many graduates who hail from rural India, though possessing incredible academic credentials, cannot measure up in the 'accent' department. However, these guys dont apply to call-centers but are lapped up by MNCs like Wipro and Infosys. And then there are those who have neither. And companies like 24/7 have to choose among such a pool.

Picking up a few candidates who dont know enough English to work in a call center and extrapolating THAT to judge the majority of Indian graduates is foolish. I have to question the credentials and motives of those two contributors (curiously with Chinese sounding names). But, hey, isnt it quite apparent? Applying the same yardstick, majority of the graduates in a wanna-be powerhouse in the vicinity of India would fail miserably to even measure up to those who failed the 24/7 company's interviews.

So people who are happy to jump to conclusions about Indian graduates, bask in that warm feeling. The rest of the world knows better.

 

[Ammyy]

it is due to lack of practical training but most of the people can land a decent job,maybe not in engineering but surely not in call centres

Agreed with you

This is the area where we are lacking with other countries

 

[Nair saab]

I dont have a single friend who didnt get job after completion of mech engg...& company for which i am working for pays minimum salary of 20,000rs/month for fresher BE students...if u know a mech engg who didnt get a job yet PLZZ let me know...i can fix a job for him here in mumbai...& the other thing is India is short for even unskilled labor leave it alone the skilled one...this is mainly due to brain drain...better educated choose working outside India for higher salary...but i decided to stay back & work in my country...

 

[gubbi]

Agreed with you

This is the area where we are lacking with other countries

One doesnt need "practical training" experience to work at an entry level in a call center! Rejects from everywhere else, finally end up at call-centers in companies like 24/7, just check out what they do! Harsh but true. And even that is not THE solution, but just a stepping stone to better BPOs.

 

[Nair saab]

offcorse for B.A, B.com & B.ED graduates it has always has been a tough job to find a good job as a fresher....cozz the company needs a experienced person....

 

[Ammyy]

One doesnt need "practical training" experience to work at an entry level in a call center! Rejects from everywhere else, finally end up at call-centers in companies like 24/7, just check out what they do! Harsh but true. And even that is not THE solution, but just a stepping stone to better BPOs.

I am not talking about call center job

I am working as OFC transmission engg. At my first job i dnt even know about system to which we are working .

I think our gov should make some stick criteria for collages and particles(Not for showoff )should be compulsory for every course . May be they can compulsory industrial training for every course

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

dont believe the author knows what he's talking about, any one who has a decent English medium schooling with a little bit of accent training (accent training course - costs about 7000 rs here in b'lore ) is able to get a call-centre job , it is a low value and thankless job with odd shifts and low salaries . Hardly an engineering graduate's cup of tea. Those who seek out such jobs are mostly college dropouts , or ones looking to earn a bit on the outside to cope with living expenses.The former are the ones with a really bleak future , while the latter ones usually quit after a month or so - the moment their shifts start conflicting with their study timings.

 

[gubbi]

I am not talking about call center job

I am working as OFC transmission engg. At my first job i dnt even know about system to which we are working .

I think our gov should make some stick criteria for collages and particles(Not for showoff )should be compulsory for every course . May be they can compulsory industrial training for every course

Of course, how would you know, and neither does anyone really expect you to know everything. Thats why industries have trainings and orientations!

There is a vast chasm between academia and the industry. And its going to be very difficult to bridge that, unless we have industries sponsoring research in academia all across India. That is a monumental task.

But what your education gives you is the basics, on which most of the modern technology in industry runs. You master the basics - that's your job as a student - and the industry will teach you the modern technology. Simple.

 

[Tractor]

I still believe Indian speak english as well as their math abilities,but from this report I aware it may not be true.

 

[gubbi]

I still believe Indian speak english as well as their math abilities,but from this report I aware it may not be true.

Yes can not blame you. 24/7 customer service company the only english speaking company in india, so no taking people dont knowing english.

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

I still believe Indian speak english as well as their math abilities,but from this report I aware it may not be true.

Is this a complement or a criticism ?

 

[Tractor]

Is this a complement or a criticism ?

No criticising,just well known for sometimes don't tell the truth entirely,I mean english is official one and Arabic numerals to software development.

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

No criticising,just well known for sometimes don't tell the truth entirely,I mean english is official one and Arabic numerals to software development.

dont know what you meant .....but here's a link to the International Maths Olympiad results for the last 2 decades

India doesn't seem to have done very badly with 3 single digit rankings and 11 rankings within the top 20 ....out of a 100 + countries competing...
International Mathematical Olympiad

so we 're not that bad in maths , after all

 

[Tractor]

dont know what you meant .....but here's a link to the International Maths Olympiad results for the last 2 decades

India doesn't seem to have done very badly with 3 single digit rankings and 11 rankings within the top 20 ....out of a 100 + countries competing...
International Mathematical Olympiad

so we 're not that bad in maths , after all

Of course not bad,Indian are good in maths all the time as we all know.