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    Points:5

      

    Can they become domain experts?

    It's good to earn a degree after a lot of hard work and then landing in the coveted job. Along with the degree/diplomas, many go for various certificates and courses thinking that it will help them in the job market. I am sure many of you have seen such advertisements where there is a promise of a bright career after the completion of that specific course. I am not casting any doubt on the authenticity of such courses but students in frenzy line up in batches to get those additional certificates too. Some students keep on earning certificates and degrees one after another thinking that they will help them in the job market. They are not always sure of what kind of job they will do but since the advertisement promises job-oriented training/certificate they just go for it. Do all of them land in their dream jobs? If not then why this craze to go for such courses? For example, I have seen students going for courses on Accounting/Finance, Computer and other Vocational courses simultaneously. These are different domains but they go for all not sure of which will fetch them the job. This is applicable, especially in the outskirts.

    Are there no specific interests of those students so that they can choose a specific domain? Can they become very successful in their domain?
  • #776593

    Points:5
    Today we are seeing a very unfavourable demand and supply situation in the job market. A large number of qualified people are available in our country mainly due to our large population and a good number of institutes producing them. Unfortunately, the number of jobs and openings in the industry are not commensurate to these large number of qualified people. This is not only creating a disappointment in the minds of qualified people but also creating confusion as what to do for getting a job. The young people are generally attracted to any advertisement where a job guarantee is shown after doing that particular course. Online education agencies, coaching centers, and other such teaching groups are creating a variety of courses to attract the students. The young people are not very sure whether they will get a job after doing that but they take a chance and try their luck.
    The market is buzzing with keywords like AI, digital technology, python, machine learning, cloud computing and many more like that and the craze for all these things is increasing without knowing how they will be going to help in getting a job.
    As number of jobs are less many students have to think and go for self employment even in areas where their qualification is no way connected.
    Today there is a need of creating more number of small jobs rather than small number of highly paid ones.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #776595

    Points:2
    Today we are living in an era of specialisation. Most of the students after completing their degrees have to go for some specialised course after which they might become competitive in some areas. With that hope and concept in their minds they are pursuing these niche courses.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #776596

    Points:5
    The post raised by the author seems to be the most relevant in the present situation when we see that the youths are inclined to secure more and more certification courses despite the fact that such additional qualifications are not at all connected to their basic qualifications. Such type of attitude among the youths are due to the fact that their demand in the job market will multiply definitely owing to the acquisition of such knowledge.

    There are some employees working in the steel plants who are desperately trying to acquire a certification of artificial intelligence though their basic job is in the areas of the blast furnace operations. Though, to some extent, acquisition of such a skill can help them to produce the hot metal through more economical means but they are not to get accelerated promotions in their departments.

    The present situation suggests that there should be more generation of the jobs for various technicians who could be conveniently absorbed with their basic certifications. If such a step is taken, it will go a long way to solve the chronic problem which the country is facing.

  • #776600

    Points:10
    In a country like India does it matter? People want food on their table rather than thinking about where the money is coming from. People are doing what others are doing and studying in the hope that they will get a job that can help them pay their education loan EMIs. We have noticed people in India studying for IITs and IIMs and then going for civil services exams which isn't their domain because what matters in life is money. You can't survive in a country like India where everyone is competing with each other. If you want to become a beggar then surely you can wait for your domain job for eternity.
    Humble yourself or life will do it for you!

  • #776601

      

    Points:7
    I don't think people who run after different courses without considering their basic qualifications, passion or inherent skills can become domain experts. A domain expert specializes in a particular field. So, if one starts running after courses in the quest for bagging a job, I doubt whether he would ever become a domain expert. Career and money are, no doubt, very important for a person but adding on to his qualifications just for the sake of his career or for enhancing his salary prospects without giving credence to his interests or capability may, at times, boomerang.

    But, as Ajay Gupta has said, it is the difficulty in getting a job based on one's basic qualification or higher levels in the same field and the tough competition one faces in the job market that forces people to forego their priorities and acquire diversified qualifications in the hope that one or other qualification they possess will help them land up with a job. We can't really blame them especially when so many things in your life are related to your position and the money that you earn.
    'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all'.
    -Aristotle

  • #776604

    Points:4
    Ideally, a candidate will become a domain expert if he gets a job in the field of his interest and then obtain additional skills in the same domain and apply the skills in discharging his duties. But practically, the situation is entirely different. Getting a job is very difficult and chances for making a choice are very difficult.
    So one should develop an interest in the work he is doing and supposed to do. If one develops a real interest in his work, definitely he can become an expert. But if we are not sincere in our efforts and if we are attentive in our efforts we will not be able to get the required benefits and in such a case we can't become domain experts.
    All can't become experts. Human efforts are very important and one should do the best of their abilities.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #776609

    Points:5
    Nowadays I have become very irregular on this site as I think that I am a misfit on this educational website. However, just now I have seen the response of Ajay Gupta Sir (#776600), which I find very difficult to digest. So, I am humbly submitting the following few lines for the kind consideration of Gupta Sir and other members.

    (a) Ajay Gupta Sir has written: "In a country like India does it matter? People want food on their table rather than thinking about where the money is coming from?"---------Gupta Sir, as the most developed animal in this world, human beings do not only bother about food. World-famous poet John Keats, epoch-making mathematician N. Abel, immortal musician Sebastian Bach and one of the greatest painters Vincent Van Gogh lived in abject penury but they continued their creation/study without bothering about food on their plate.

    Further, a poor man who can't afford food on the plate, can't afford a dining table, isn't he?

    So, please don't preach such outdated communist views that 'people want food.....'. In this world, despite the absence of food, many people pursue their interests, which again may be very diverse.

    (b) Gupta Sir has also stated: "We have noticed people in India studying from IITs and IIMs and then going for civil services exam which isn't their domain because what matter in life is money." ------------This proves that Gupta Sir is blissfully ignorant about the pay structure in the Government sector and in the organized private sector. I have seen many IAS officers joining Government service (IAS or others) after resigning from MNCs. They join the Government even if they get less than 20% of their pay package in MNCs. There are many such cases. This is because they find Government service much more attractive due to various factors not necessarily related to pay.
    (a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
    (b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali

  • #776614

    Points:5
    Partha Sir, truth is bitter and many people find it hard to digest. India is a country of 150 crore people and everyone is not privileged like you to live life on their own terms. You don't seem to recognise the ground reality of this country where people are forced to take education loan for their studies because they don't have rich parents. To make things worse after they complete their education, they don't have the job they were looking for. What will they do if they have a education loan to repay in such situation? Banks are not going to waive off their loan like they do it for big corporates? You are giving examples of John Keats, Sebastien Bach and Vincent Van Gogh who were born and brought up in Europe which was no way like India of today.

    I don't know what kind of job you are doing but the words suggest you are a government servant that's why you think government employees don't get good salary. You might have missed the job security part, which is only available for government jobs. During the pandemic, private sector employees got nothing from their employers, while government employees enjoyed their salaries non-stop. What would you prefer, a job with lifetime of job security or a 9 to 5 slog with a sword hanging around your neck?
    Humble yourself or life will do it for you!

  • #776616

    Points:5
    Gupta Sir: I am highly impressed!

    You know so much about the first-generation descendant of a refugee family, whose father reached Calcutta alone as a 16-year-old boy with only a set of clothes, Rs. 2.50 in his pocket and an English grammar book.
    You know so much about the struggle of the person who had to study for an all-India level Government job all alone without any coaching or any guidance inside a rural railway station without any educated person in the vicinity.
    You know so much about the present working conditions of that person who gets up at 5.30 a.m, starts at 7.30, goes to the Supreme Court and meets various legal luminaries throughout the day, reaches office at 5.30 p.m to complete the routine work and finally returns home at 9.30 at night.
    I can name more than fifty Indians in different fields who fought against abject poverty throughout their life and made valuable contributions in their respective fields despite suffering from acute poverty.
    Finally, please note that a person grows interest in different subjects due to his/her curiosity and family background. Not all rich men or women develop interest in various subjects.

    Now, please go back to the original discussion.
    (a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
    (b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali

  • #776632

    Points:5
    In a country like India with more young population, competition is everywhere, and youth obviously ought to do whatever they can to survive. Yet, they struggle to be an expert in their domains. Yes. I would say they are forced, but not out of their passion or interest. There have been numerous domains, in which demand is more than supply. We need more teachers and technicians in essential chores like construction, automobiles, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, housekeeping, etc. How many of the present generation would like to choose this kind of job? Why don't they go for these jobs? Since they are not labelled as white-collar jobs. Those who learn these technical courses can earn a solid income, self-employed, and have job security as well. Just running after so many certificate courses will not help in their career success. I feel our education system needs to be completely revolutionized and the mindset of the public too, so lacking employability.


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