DREADFUL FUTURE!!!

DREADFUL FUTURE!
I was burning the midnight oil on my ongoing project at work, and was happened to read few market reports, surveys and cold call campaign reports. Eventually, we happen to do some cold calling with professors in the premier institute of Chennai region! We need to realize that this is seriously going to hamper the growth of India. There are many inspirational stories and movies based on life and college comes out, but do these really hit the students hard? There is lot of backing from government and industries on producing quality students. Is this whole scenario really understood by all? This is really a very skeptical situation on present student. Most of us feel guidance given by placement cell, personality development programs would motivate students to urge their energy into driving force. Most of the colleges give a crash course on personality development in the last semester. Do we realize that one can’t build their personality and become the new or the better him/ her after attending a crash course! Personally, I feel the counseling sessions should start by 8th grade both for parents and students.

We have this common conception that only if you have a professional career you can flourish in life. As kids, all they see is the happy side of professional career and think if at all you don’t become an Engineer or Doctor you can’t be happy. Another scenario put up by movies on college life is that you have fun 24x7 and hardly studies take place!The very idea of becoming a professional person in life is implanted in your mind once you are pregnant. Sometimes it turns out to be peer pride in having two capital letters beside your name! Students who think rationally wouldn't accept this deceptive picture and would know on how to handle things. This is the time wherein we have to drive the student’s passion. People with passion and the energy to drive would definitely be successful but all it needs is timely mentoring. Choosing your career is not like buying the best car with a number of test drives or buying clothes. Career is something you need to earn it, so is professionalism. What’s the point if everyone becomes an engineer or a doctor? It’s not about becoming one; it’s about how good you are at it. Sometimes careers are forced, sometimes unplanned; but in either of these cases you have put your life. There is always an impression that students in premier institutes would have a better exposure. No, this is just an excuse for the student to start the blame game. Students who have the real passion excel in all means. Having met a few professors, the most common remark on students in a premier institute gave was lackadaisical attitude in studies! Having heard such an absurd comment from the most premier college of Chennai it was a dreadful. The students today have assumed that all you need to do to become an engineer is to clear your papers get a first class and with the help of placement cell, you can get into a job which offers you 3.25 CTC. I really wondered what was happening to the students, having produced so many engineers in the country we are still calling ourselves as a developing country. Here comes the issue, we are very productive but the quality of production does matter a lot. There are a number of corporate organizations which help in mentoring the students on how to shape your career based on industrial requirement. Having interacted closely with few International students across the globe, we could find a difference in mind thought when it came to career. As we grow watching all sitcoms and follow new culture, it’s time we also accept their view on career. Most of the students have the zest to earn their profession and not just being one. The college life is the time to shape and price up yourself for the industry. Everyone out here can become an Entrepreneur, you can change the world. I would like to share one of my personally valued quote addressed to students @ Microsoft IMAGINE CUP 2011“Ideas matter, Find passion and Be tenacious ~ Steve Ballmer”. It’s not the college or the course you study makes you a successful person, it’s the passion and drive in you makes you unique. Make yourself Unique to stand out and shine.