Unemployed Youth of India: Problems and Solutions

Are you unemployed? Are you among unemployable? Are you behind the race? If it is like so you have to know the techniques to be employed and to rise in the corporate ladder like many others.

Read this hub to get a blue collar or white collar job.

India has the potential and so you!!!!

India is shining. India is progressing with an amazing growth rate. Growth rate of India is the second highest in the world after that of China. The youth force of India are contributing lot to the same. It is believed that principal reason behind Indian progress is its youth force, highest in number in the world. However, there is a problem. Huge number of Indian youth are not only unemployed but unemployable.

There are two new world leaders China, in manufacturing sector and India, in service sector. Large number of white collar jobs are waiting for suitable candidates. Indian youth force, behind the progress of India, is mainly engaged in IT. India is a leader in software.Software industries in India are continually offering white collar jobs besides some blue collars.

India is also world leader in BPO (Business process out sourcing) and KPO (Knowledge process out sourcing). Large number of call centers are contributing to the industries and trades of America the US, UK, Australia, Japan, European Union, Canada and many other developed countries. BPO sector needs large number of blue collars. KPO industries require and offer white collar jobs.

IT industries has seen a tremendous boom in India. This industry has employed large number of educated youth with handsome salary. Normally, IT is the highest paid sector. Management, banking, finance, retail, telecommunication, entertainment etc. are some other new sectors that helped India in her tremendous growth.

These sectors has started facing a typical problem. Despite a large number of educated youth, there is a shortage of skilled manpower. This is the dilemma. There are unemployed youths and the companies are facing shortage of manpower.

A recent survey throws light on the problem, problems with the educated youth. They are mainly lacking three types of skills.

1. Comunication skill

2. Analytical skill and problem solving

3. Domain.

While in interview approximately sixty percent candidates are screened due to lack of communication skills. Rest twenty five percent are screened for analytical skills and five percent for their lack of knowledge in their respective domain. Hence ninety percent of educated youth force are lacking in one of these three main skills required for job and employment.Only ten percent of educated force of India is employable. Employers are struggling hard to attract them with huge pay-packages that is increasing their production cost significantly. The employers are loosing their competitive edge in global markets. Global slow down only adds to the crisis. Corporations are now facing dual problem.

The problem lies in the education system.The Indian education system has a mismatch with the requirements of the industries. Institutes teach what ever they want. Institutes do not teach what industries require. Industries do not require what institutes teach. The syllabus committees has not been interfacing with the industries. Many big industries have set-up their own in house training program to fight with the problem.

Most of the newly employed youths are compulsorily undergone employers own training program. This enhances cost of employers enormously. It also wastes time.

The problem and solution have two aspects: Individual and collective.

As an individual you have to choose your courses carefully. You have to interact with the industries to know their requirements.You must choose an institute very carefully. Ensure that they are covering above mentioned three aspects in their syllabus. It is in your best interest to ensure that your institute is interfacing with the requirements of industries before you admit into it.

What should be done as a general measure to solve the problem?

The one point solution of the problem is a change in education system, a radical change. There must be an interface among Government bodies looking after education, Universities, all India committee of technical education and the representatives of the industries. The institutes must educate as per industries' needs.

Have these done, India will not face problem of unemployability and the youth force of India will not be remain unemployed.

Are you already a pass out of an institute and still unemployed? ? Are you disgusted and depressed? facing tough times in your life? Are you unable to find a way out? Do not worry. Be hopeful. There is an opportunity for you too.

You can also motivate yourself to start your own business.It is not very difficult.

Business does not require huge amount of money as opposite to popular belief. The qualities you need to start a business is attitude, knowledge and will to start your own business.

It is better to be trained under a skilled and successful business owner and need not to bother for an admission in a reputed institute. A successful businessman can teach you much more than a renowned institute. Moreover, he will train it practically instead of mere theory.

Once you find a successful businessman, ask him for an apprenticeship. It will be in your interest not to ask money or salary for the same. If he gives any compensation, it is good. If he does not pay, do not bother. Try to learn best practices in business.

Think the business house as an institute. Do not take it as a job. Learn as much as you can. This learning will be a life time asset for you. It will then probably enable you to start your own business and get full control of your economic and financial life.