Finishing Schools in the Press
How strong is the case for career oriented finishing schools? When you go through these articles you can see how fresh graduates can greatly maximize their chances of landing a good job by acquiring industry skills from a finishing school

Articles


October 17, 2006
Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India
By Somini Sengupta sourced from www.nytimes.com
TIRUCHENGODE, India — As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is bumping up against an improbable challenge. In a country once regarded as a bottomless well of low-cost, ready-to-work, English-speaking engineers, a shortage looms...Read Full Article

Bangalore, Oct. 30, 2006
Finishing schools for engg grads suggested
Business Line, The Hindu Group of Publications
Setting up of finishing schools, inviting foreign universities and building an emotional infrastructure were few of the ideas that took birth at the HR conference held in association with HR in India Foundation on the occasion of BangaloreIT. in 2006 in the city...Read Full Article

April 6, 2007
India high-tech industry out of workers
By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Writer sourced from www.boston.com
Female employees walk to attend their classes at the training center of Infosys Technologies sprawling corporate campus in Mysore, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. In the United States and Europe, India may appear to have a bottomless supply of cheap, educated workers...Read Full Article

February 21, 2008
NASSCOM Leadership Forum: There's No Stopping IT
Sourced from: India Knowledge@Wharton
Casual visitors to the NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) India Leadership Forum 2008, held in Mumbai from February 13-15, could be pardoned thinking that a celebration was in progress. Bonhomie was in the air, the speakers were upbeat...Read Full Article

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Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India
A study commissioned by NASSCOM found only one in four engineering graduates to be employable.
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Finishing schools for engg grads suggested
Setting up of finishing schools, inviting foreign universities and building an emotional infrastructure were few of the ideas that took birth at the HR conference held in association with HR in India Foundation on the occasion of BangaloreIT. in 2006 in the city... Read Full Article

India high-tech industry out of workers
"The problem is not a shortage of people," said Mohandas Pai, HR chief for Infosys Technologies. "It's a shortage of trained people."
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