The employability parameters in modern India are changing fast & it is imperative for job candidates to adapt to new professional requirements, says Adarsh Mishra
Our country is on the cusp of orchestrating a long-term economic growth through a pattern which is expected to last for the next seven years to say the least.
India is undergoing a gigantic transformation demographically across sectors, and the ways in which businesses operate within the ecosystem.
The consumer durable industry is expanding horizons and is all set to double its growth over the global average. This positive move into the future has created one certainty within the industry: largescale recruitment.
According to a 2016 report titled ‘Aspiring Minds National Employability, of all the engineers that graduated in 2015, 80 per cent were deemed unemployable by the industry.
This trend needs to be altered severely across sectors in order to ascend the nations working culture.
The ability to communicate clearly with the fellow employees is an extremely imperative skill that a fresher must have. A gap here will create an environment of confusion, uncertainty and will ultimately lead to inefficient work output.
Proper usability of the computer and its applications is another skill set that one needs to have in his/her kitty. Although everyone is familiar with its working, only a few are able to rightly make use of the applications and processes that the system is empowered with.
Intelligent and smart use of excel sheets, power point will assist one in seamless work flow within the organisation which in turn will result in an ideal work flow management.
Fresh graduates, on entering the work zone, are given a sizeable amount of opportunities to present their ideas and perspectives on different projects and activities that their team is currently undertaking.
This is where smart presentation skills come into play, the ability to present your point of view in a brief and confident manner so as to make sure that your perspective is heard in the exact way you want it to be.
Recruiters, upon hiring a seasoned professional with over five to six years of experience within the industry, have a pre-conceived notion about the set of skills they want the personnel to be laced with. People with that amount of experience are, more often than not, asked to lead groups of people in tasks, given their professional expertise.
The presence of leadership skills within them is important here, the ability to guide team members when the going gets tough, delegation of tasks according to the individual’s skill and most importantly the ability to motivate are all important attributes of a good leader. The propensity to empathise with fellow employees is something that helps a manager make a difference within the organisation.
When one is serving at an elevated position in a company they are often approached by colleagues in times of professional and personal crises.
Here, they have to get in touch with their human side and show compassion to their coworker and empathise with them on their situation. This not only helps them become a friendly figure in the company, but also assists them in gaining a mark of respect amongst their comrades. Working at an ascended management level augments the amount of responsibility on an individual’s shoulder. They are often involved in several professional activities, thus in order continually work at an optimum level they should be able to manage their time accordingly.
This set of skill is of paramount importance and something everyone should work towards in order to have long quality years of working so as to make themselves more appealing to recruiters.
India is the world’s youngest population at the moment, packed with generations of people with the potential to conquer great minds across the seven seas. The onus is on us as responsible vanguards of an individual’s career to make sure that they are prepared to face the world upon stepping into the professional universe. Individuals who are confident and aware of their abilities will, one day, evolve into chiefs of their organisations.
(The writer is Chief Human Resources Officer of Panasonic India)