Indian Techies Not Employable? An article in "India Abroad,' a weekly news magazine about everything connected to India, an article with the above title appeared in last issue (April 1, 2019). The article was a report of an IBM conference held in Mumbai in March. The address by IBM chief Ms. Ginni Rometty likely caught the attention of many. She claimed that Indians while having their university degrees, lacked the skills of "working together" and "participating well in the industry." Interestingly in the article, many Indian-CEO-engineers who were quoted also echoed those sentiments. Some claimed 65% to 80% of Indian engineers are not employable. Form my personal experience, many Indians (including me on occasion) have poor communication skills. It is not what we say but how we say it. At times, some even say, "Yes I know I am abrupt, but you have to take me as I am." My silent response is, "No I do not." At my place of work, I distinctly remember an administrator claim, "We do not want applicants with all the degrees, we want to train them ourselves in the way we do things." The need for communication skills do not apply only to employees, but even more important to those in management and authority. This would be a good topic for dialog on Goanet. What does it take to "work together" and how those skills can be cultivated since more importantly it can impact on our work and income. Regards, GL
