IS YOUNG INDIA JOB READY?

The real purpose of education is to make youth socially responsible, economically viable and emotionally balanced. But the truth be told that industry perceives that 65 to 70 per cent degree holders do not possess employability conditions. However, neither the industry has clearly specified the factors that decide these numbers nor has mentioned the criteria or the required skills in an un ambiguous manner.

Having been on the recruiting panel of defence services in my military career and now for over a decade involved with hiring in corporate world, I hold a firm conviction that much is desired to prepare our youth for skills that Gandhi termed as education for life along with education for living.

The current economic crisis has further augmented the problem of employment in India. Our country which was already facing an ‘unemployed growth’ has suddenly been pushed into a job recession scenario in recent years. According to the latest data, India’s jobless rate rested at 8.63% per cent in December 2022 which is a thing of grave concern in a country that boasts of 65 % youth population below 35 years of age.

In my opinion, not only have job opportunities lessened courtesy AI, but the nature of jobs has also undergone a dramatic change in last decade or so in the world.

Whilst those jobless need to demonstrate employability by upskilling and upscaling skills that make them desirable. Indeed, planning for future employment also needs developing new levels of operability as learning remains a lifelong imperative for career development. Therefore, accepting ownership of your own career is the only key to achieving job worthiness for sustainable growth

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Greater digital representation of work, paramount shift in buying behaviours and the volatile markets have given rise to the need for multiple skill sets among the younger generation looking for job opportunities. Therefore, with the changing landscape of recruitment, influence of technology and a very dynamic and fast changing market, job readiness is something that can be the differentiator between job search and job seeking.

Though, the job readiness covers a plethora of factors, the important ones that can be summarised are just three. Number one, understanding your job. It really should be an obvious thing but it is alarming that many aspir-