08 Dec 2022
In a survey carried out in India in 2020, 39% of employers in India say a skills shortage is the leading reason for vacancies in organizations. The current employability rate in India is at a dismal 15%. A large
section of graduates is failing to match the industry expectations, according
to a report published in India Today.
Given this scenario, a timely intervention that will help fresh graduates and job aspirants understand their own capabilities and help them get a clear perspective becomes critical. It’s with this objective that Infyni conducted on campus for the students of Maulana Azad College of Engineering & Technology in Patna.
“Our mission was two-fold,” said Tapas
Kumar, National
Head for Operations & Partnerships. “On the one hand we offered a
perspective about the market, industry and existing social paradigms
that graduates need to be cognizant of. Second, and more so the importance of
goal setting and career planning,” he explained.
The hall was packed with B Tech students from all streams including Mechanical, Civil, EEE, ECE & Computer Science.
During the 2-hour long interactive seminar students asked about the scope for entrepreneurial
opportunities in the current market situation. And if they were to
follow their dreams and passion to build their own companies what were the
recommendations.
Questions
on soft skills and communication, how to exude confidence while addressing interviewees and
company heads was also a very often asked question. Kumar discussed the techniques
of goal setting and the significance of this one step before any career
planning.
Once the path is chosen, how to go about building one’s
skills towards the intended goal is largely straightforward, says Kumar. India
offers multiple avenues for developing skills online and offline.
At Infyni we can reach even the most remote village in
Himachal through our portal at very reasonable and affordable costs, Kumar says.
Infyni conducts free webinars on trending topics regularly.
Through Infyni’s live online training platform more than 550 trainers have
taken classes on various topics from technical and soft skill to SAT and kids courses. Seventy six percent of students are repeat learners who have returned
to Infyni to enrol in other courses.
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Anjana Das
About Author
I handle all content for infyni. My writing career started as a foreign correspondent in Cairo, Egypt and through 12 years I wrote business articles, travel and feature stories on Europe, Middle and Far East. I grew up in West Africa, completed my Masters in Dentistry after which I taught and practiced. For the last 22 years, I have been devoted to writing & teaching young adults in Egypt, Malaysia, and now India.
