After two years of working as an Officer in a Psu, I've finally got an assistant who is younger that me.It has happened just when it was getting increasingly difficult to deal with sub-ordinates, older in age. Since one can't be too harsh & too docile either, respectful professionalism is what I found most effective in getting the job done. Nevertheless, handling someone junior in designation as well as age/experience is supposedly easier. The young executives coming in PSUs also is a good sign for the ageing organizations. But, keeping aside factors like age & experience, what about qualification. If formal education is deemed to be a testimony for merit/eligibility/capability/intellect & other such qualities, then candidates with degrees like engineering/postgraduates opting for clerical posts is definitely a mismatch.But the highest shock came from the news of Phd s appearing for peon post in Govt-recruitments in states like Bihar. There,surely is a paucity of jobs in the entire country, compared to the huge number of applicants...a big demand-supply gap.But, if this lacuna has to expose a shocking inference like an inverse relation between education & money, it's scary.As the world turns more & more consumerist with every passing day, college-kids adhering greater importance to easy-money than long-term education, the dignity/gravity of higher studies fear risk of diminishing fast. It's like....more you study,your eligibility incereases, but your employability reduces. Private companies, till date the mainstay for recruitments, would want cheap resources with basic qualifications to do a particular job, and hence, folks with extra alphabets after their names, lose out...or do they??
I remember considering myself superior(foolishly enough!)to my peers studying in general streams, as I was doing a professional degree myself.But,even though I bagged a job before them, 10 years down the line, I see them all settled in the States, earning in dollars, while I have managed just a few hikes in INR. So, indeed the importance of higher study can't be undermined even today, but post-graduates/doctorates need to be guided properly about career-prospects properly by their guides, and not exploited so that thier years of hard work in classes don't become futile. Also, moral support from family is extremely essential so that one doesn't become insecure enough to join 'any job' for raw money just to compete with the next-door guy/girl, if the latter is buying a flat/car at 25.Higher study certainly is pain-staking , often gets dragged, but the seeds of struggle sown in one's prime truly makes one reap all the benefits in the long run. Therefore, getting into 'any job' is a trap, but patiently waiting for the 'right thing at the right time' is what makes a real winner!
I remember considering myself superior(foolishly enough!)to my peers studying in general streams, as I was doing a professional degree myself.But,even though I bagged a job before them, 10 years down the line, I see them all settled in the States, earning in dollars, while I have managed just a few hikes in INR. So, indeed the importance of higher study can't be undermined even today, but post-graduates/doctorates need to be guided properly about career-prospects properly by their guides, and not exploited so that thier years of hard work in classes don't become futile. Also, moral support from family is extremely essential so that one doesn't become insecure enough to join 'any job' for raw money just to compete with the next-door guy/girl, if the latter is buying a flat/car at 25.Higher study certainly is pain-staking , often gets dragged, but the seeds of struggle sown in one's prime truly makes one reap all the benefits in the long run. Therefore, getting into 'any job' is a trap, but patiently waiting for the 'right thing at the right time' is what makes a real winner!
