Jobs and Employment
By: Pradeep Kumar
Tags: Job Seekers, Employees, Job Search, Employment, Job Search Websites

India is a vast country with a large population on both the urban and rural areas. It is facing an alarming situation of unemployment which hinders effective demand for agricultural and industrial products on one hand, and paves the way for anti-social activists on the other hand. The current situation of maximization of human resources to produce natural resources has not been utilised.

Unemployment has been a big concern amongst the middle class families. Though there is employment but still the youth fails to get the jobs in their desired fields. Being in India we have been brought up with the thinking that we have to excel in academics to get admission in a highly established college or university which will not only give us a degree but will also fetch us a job. The failure in employment is also because of low rate in skill development.

Today’s scenario in India is that government as well as corporate sectors are seeking skills which are not provided just via degree. Today skill oriented jobs are created. The importance of education and degree is to deal with life situations but skill literacy is demanded for production and work force. It is the traditional mind-set that being highly educated with a degree means a stable and secure job without realising that skills are also required to survive in any competitive sector.

There are youngsters who are fortunate to be born in business or agricultural families as after finishing their schools or colleges they join their family businesses or agriculture sector but the majority is unemployed even after having degrees as they are fresher and unskilled. That’s why today the government has focused and stressed on skills rather than just mere degree.

There are employment opportunities for 8th, 10th, 12th, diplomas, graduates; post graduates etc. in IT, retail, social work, psychology and teaching. In government sector there is a high demand for multi-tasking staff, office assistants, typists/stenographers, in railways for ticketing and reservation, and in corporate sectors the youth is into media and communications, working as freelancers doing content writing and transcribing jobs for extra income.

The introduction of various professional courses– certificates, diplomas and post graduate diplomas for youngsters from any background, rich or poor class, have helped people fetch high income jobs for themselves in well established companies, schools and institutions. There are many who join a company with zilch knowledge and get on the job training so their observation, willingness and zeal to learn helps them to grow and make them skilled professionals.

The fact of the matter is a fresher needs to be intelligent, quick learners and observant of their surroundings and work culture which helps them to survive in a competitive company. A fresher is jobless also because they are unable to qualify in the skill test or interview or because they will have to be given time to teach and learn. Therefore the person who is already employed is given a high position with increased income in the company.

So with the introduction of various professional courses in the fields of arts, commerce and science a sea of change has occurred professionally and personally and has eradicated unemployment drastically.