INNOVATIVE LEARNER

By simply being educated and acquiring a degree, you cannot earn money; you need to be skeducated. Skeducation is skill based education. Unfortunately they don't teach you this in the colleges. You got to do it yourself. The clamour around jobs and unemployment has been there for several years. Despite the advent of technology and accessibility of education and resources, not much has improved. If you look at India, approximately 65 lakh graduates pass out every year which includes approximately 15 lakh engineers. The output is year on year and experts keep saying 'We need skills'. What exactly are these skills? How can we build them? In the last two decades serving as the director of a management institute under the Symbiosis International University I must have interviewed close to 8,000 graduates for MBA programmes. Since management is an interdisciplinary area I've had the opportunity to look at graduates with engineering, BBA, BSc, BCA, BA, BCom, CA, BPharma and ev...

As more organizations  across sectors awaken to the far-reaching benefits of having skilled data professionals on board, the demand is projected to grow by 28% by 2026. Enterprises across sectors -- ranging from automobiles, defence, logistics and banking to agriculture, healthcare, food and beverage and more -- have realised the ability to leverage data generated by their users to influence a wide range of desirable outcomes, in turn, fuelling the Data Science boom. Organisations are relying on a data-first practice to remain relevant and competitive in modern times. But a lack of data literacy can seriously slow down business growth. With disruption becoming more than a buzzword, there’s a need for data scientists who can actually wrangle data, create models out of it, and back business decisions at a higher level. By 2025, Asia is estimated to have 170 zettabytes (1 zettabyte is 1 trillion gigabytes) of data, of which, enterprises will contribute 60%. Clearly, data is revolution...

When your team is happy, it inspires confidence and builds a positive atmosphere among your subordinates that the boss/manager loves and cares for its employees. Everyone has worked in an office or a work space that just feels like a downer. Whether one is having a bad day or it has become the norm to stay cold and distant with each other, it can be physically exhausting to work in a negative environment. You can choose the easy way out and quit the job, but before taking drastic measures, why not try to change things a bit? Having a positive attitude is important to keep you motivated and see more opportunities for yourself. Similarly, a positive attitude at work is one of the best ways to optimise your happiness at work and feel satisfied with what you do. Here are top 5 ways you can create positive vibes in your workplace: 1. Bring in some light and greenery Imagine walking into a dark, poorly lit workspace with no window, plant, and lighting? It won't make you feel awake, refre...

If your resume does not shine your strengths, passion and dedication, you will never cut through the competition to make it to the top. The biggest irony of the current job market is that despite umpteen job opportunities being available every day, there is an increasing number of people who complain about not being able to find the right job or candidates. According to several reports, hiring activity across global in-house centres in India is expected to grow in 2022. The focus would be on professionals with 1-5 years of experience, followed by freshers. However, more often than not, professionals who are better qualified find it challenging to get hired even in the best of scenarios. Presenting some of the possible reasons why talented professionals are not able to find their dream jobs 1. Being underqualified/overqualified Being underqualified can always become a big problem when the job role you are applying for already has specific rules, policies, and expectations set in place. ...