Recruiters are looking beyond academic qualifications, with the focus shifting to skill sets that prepare you to be job ready.
The job prospects of 21-year-old Bhanumati, a commerce graduate, changed as soon as she cleared her mutual fund foundation certification in final year of college. Based in Coimbatore, she was looking for employment in the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) industry as the prospects of working with a big bank or a wealth management company appeared as the ticket to a bright future. “I was not sure of the employment options after graduation and was not sure if my family could afford an MBA for me. I took the NISM certification as an added qualification,” she narrates.
She was lucky to have been picked from the campus by a bank that was expanding its footprint in the region with fresh positions for financial product distribution. In the case of 33-year old Rajendra Prasad, the skill development course as an emergency medical technician (EMT) in 2013 helped him bag a job with a private hospital in Faridabad, which was paying him a lot more than what he earned as a male nurse. He has not undertaken any advanced course in EMT, which he is expecting will offer him a bigger role and a higher salary.
Right skills and attitude
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has actively promoted skill development in several fields, especially financial services, healthcare and technology. The demand for skilled labour has grown so high that several organisations have started offering skill development courses, which includes issuance of a certificate at the completion of the course that increases the prospects of certified candidates finding employment.
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