Some time back,in our cororate management class,our faculty asked the class
"Why are we in business?"
...the bulk of the answers came in the form of "to earn money"
Also,I remember,in one youth-empowerment seminar that I attended,the lady conducting the session asked the bunch of young attendees,"Why should you study?"
The lion's share of the answers comprised of "to get a job"
Even as we see today's youngsters planning to ride high on Engineering coupled with management,one can't but notice a dilution of focus for the lure of higher perks & better lifestyle...or maybe it's a shift in the focus altogether.
Regardless of how much the career-counsellors write about alternative-career options in the education-supplements of leading daily's,for middle-class youth,it's still restricted to Engineering & Management,barring niche professions like Medical,Law,media & Architecture.The killer-combo of BTECH+MBA has indeed become the
go-of-the-day for the future of the country.
This phenomenon can be largely attributed to the growth of the IT-industry in India,which generated abundant jobs with decent pay & Engineering became the buzz word as it started to grow literally in every alternate Indian Family.But...cut-to-2008...recession hits the world & suddenly IT is an uncertain domain to pursue for some.However,more importantly,what it has done actually is bringing down the recruitment which can't really provide for the increased number of Engineering Colleges & Business schools coming up every year.
Hence,the invariable question arises,"What about placements?"
...the answer does'nt seem that obvious,but certainly few key-areas can be identified that can be looked into for betterment of the scenario.
Firstly,the success in a career depends both on the want of an individual to pursue that career & also the need of that profession to cater to that individual.
Also,I feel,time has come when,if interested an individual should be gutsy enough to pursue an alternative profession,...maybe a journalist won't be earning as much as an Investment banker initially...in course of time,things do get balanced out.
Lastly,being an Hr-student ,what I've noticed is a ceratin kind of sckeptic ism among the industry-practicians themselves with respect to thei fields & alma-mater...specially in communication-related fields like media & management.It's true that 'Communication'as a career-domain has been glamourised a lot....nonone hardly looks into the guelling hard-work that goes behind the apparent coolness.
So.it's evident that it's also the indifference of outsiders that a communcation-professional has to live with.Add to that,scarcity of job-openings which can be a 'nightmare' for colleges & their students alike.But...probably,it's the passion for a career that will enable aspirants cross all impediments...when a career-choice is born more out of spontaneity than calculations.
"Why are we in business?"
...the bulk of the answers came in the form of "to earn money"
Also,I remember,in one youth-empowerment seminar that I attended,the lady conducting the session asked the bunch of young attendees,"Why should you study?"
The lion's share of the answers comprised of "to get a job"
Even as we see today's youngsters planning to ride high on Engineering coupled with management,one can't but notice a dilution of focus for the lure of higher perks & better lifestyle...or maybe it's a shift in the focus altogether.
Regardless of how much the career-counsellors write about alternative-career options in the education-supplements of leading daily's,for middle-class youth,it's still restricted to Engineering & Management,barring niche professions like Medical,Law,media & Architecture.The killer-combo of BTECH+MBA has indeed become the
go-of-the-day for the future of the country.
This phenomenon can be largely attributed to the growth of the IT-industry in India,which generated abundant jobs with decent pay & Engineering became the buzz word as it started to grow literally in every alternate Indian Family.But...cut-to-2008...recession hits the world & suddenly IT is an uncertain domain to pursue for some.However,more importantly,what it has done actually is bringing down the recruitment which can't really provide for the increased number of Engineering Colleges & Business schools coming up every year.
Hence,the invariable question arises,"What about placements?"
...the answer does'nt seem that obvious,but certainly few key-areas can be identified that can be looked into for betterment of the scenario.
Firstly,the success in a career depends both on the want of an individual to pursue that career & also the need of that profession to cater to that individual.
Also,I feel,time has come when,if interested an individual should be gutsy enough to pursue an alternative profession,...maybe a journalist won't be earning as much as an Investment banker initially...in course of time,things do get balanced out.
Lastly,being an Hr-student ,what I've noticed is a ceratin kind of sckeptic ism among the industry-practicians themselves with respect to thei fields & alma-mater...specially in communication-related fields like media & management.It's true that 'Communication'as a career-domain has been glamourised a lot....nonone hardly looks into the guelling hard-work that goes behind the apparent coolness.
So.it's evident that it's also the indifference of outsiders that a communcation-professional has to live with.Add to that,scarcity of job-openings which can be a 'nightmare' for colleges & their students alike.But...probably,it's the passion for a career that will enable aspirants cross all impediments...when a career-choice is born more out of spontaneity than calculations.
