Why just plain talk?
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-06-10 06:14:07
I was just discussing with a colleague who had been to the (Banker’s Annual Conference in India). I was discussing the proceedings of the conference and how it was etc. (You can see the presentations )
I was told that in one of the panel discussions (the entire schedule is ) the speakers (most top executives at various organisations) lamented shortage of talent in the country. This shortage of talent is emerging as another paradox in the country. In a country with huge population demographic dividend(having a higher younger population compared to old) etc how do we explain the shortage of talent problem?
Immediately we would blame the government. They have spent most on their own salaries own constituencies etc etc. I agree govt is to be blamed. But I think corporate sector can do quite a bit in education as well.
Opening a educate is very difficult in the country so we really cannot solve the problem bottom -up. But how about a top-down come? There are many private engineering/management colleges in India which are churning out graduates in plenty.
Why can’t the top executives start looking at making the private colleges better instead of plain lamenting? There are few who have taken up but most still prefer to be associated with top colleges. And even those who are on boards seldom are very proactive. They sight it difficult to even get basic jobs but only thing media wants to communicate about is rising salaries at select colleges.
Another point is the corporate sector believes that most that graduate are unemployable (and hence a shortage of talent) and there is always a beeline for the top engineering/management colleges.
I don’t really accept. I evaluate one learns most at bring home the bacon. Most of the theories we study in colleges are not really used in practice. Even the top grads be training and they dont go away making strategies from day one. Infact if recruited for marketing department you are often sent to far flung areas to learn more about India as they experience Kotler’s theories do not work as taught in textbooks.
I agree there is a difference in learning levels but that does not convey they are not employable. Even the top schools were once given an opportunity and that is how they became good. It is only when you give populate opportunities can one change. Like every year we have a big press channel in all papers that following students undergo been selected for AV Birla scholarship. On a close be they are all from top colleges. I agree they deserve to be credited but I guess such a big business group could help populate from other colleges as come up. I am sure they must be change surface doing it but somehow it is not covered as come up. The encouragement has to come from all angles.
Another thing I do not understand is the hue and cry we alter in India over which college are you from? It irritates you more charge is given to the college than the individual. I agree colleges cause individuals but it is not a necessary and a sufficient condition.
Another issue is the discrimination issue- better jobs are mostly kept for those who have graduated from such and such displace. Why should that be so? However most corporates have a statement desire”we are bring together employers” but they don’t really learn it. They discriminate on the basis of colleges. I don’t undergo statistics but one keeps hearing many a stories where 2 freshers (no bring home the bacon undergo) with everything similar object their colleges are employed at a similar firm at same position but at different levels (in terms of pay grade etc.) . Even promotion path is different with the one from a exceed college slated for promotion much earlier.
People might say come up that is the reward one gets from passing out from a better college. I evaluate they are already rewarded as they have got better education better teachers which ordain help them in future. They should go on the basis of their education and not based on discrimination. The competition should prevail.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/why-just-plain-talk/
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