{"id":2044,"date":"2017-09-22T10:34:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T10:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isbr.in\/blog\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2017-09-22T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T10:34:49","slug":"are-we-churning-out-individuals-with-a-cookie-cutters-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isbr.in\/blogs\/are-we-churning-out-individuals-with-a-cookie-cutters-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we churning out individuals with a cookie-cutter\u2019s approach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Day in and day out, there is lot of phraseology floating around with respect to \u201cEmployability Skills \u201cthe never ending debate and discussions on the quality education has always been a challenge. Narendra modi\u2019s \u201cscam India to skill India\u201d has been a great relief for most of the educators in the country.<\/p>\n

The organizations today are waking up to the stark reality of comprehending the importance of a \u201cright hire\u201d \u00a0Various studies have revealed in the past\u00a0 about the skill gap that exist in the industry when a fresh hire is taken on board. It could be anything between a right attitude, interpersonal skills or the team dynamics.<\/p>\n

There are instances in IT and ITES sectors whereby the companies have lost huge projects from the overseas clients because of certain mismatch of expectations from both the parties involved. It could be a video call or a telephonic conversation or even for that matter a harmless email. What could have been the root cause??<\/p>\n

Right professional grooming coupled with corporate etiquette matters in today\u2019s context. Just the functional knowledge and domain expertise will not suffice. This is just a tip of the ice berg. So the next question is are we training our next generation of work force with the much need skill sets or\u00a0 are we just churning out individuals with a cookie cutter\u2019s approach !<\/p>\n

It is an important statement to ruminate now and indulge in plan of action before it is too late. We need to have more of \u201cSundar Pitchai and Satya Nadella\u201d in the country. As educators we need to break free from the preconceived notions and stereotypes and bring in a revolutionary change. So how are we going to create the awareness in the educational set-ups? Some of the pointers might help us:<\/p>\n