The growing importance of skills is the biggest reality of the Indian job market. Organizations have started giving more importance to skills over the qualification of employees.
Medium-sized tech firms, as well as large enterprises are all looking for job-specific skills in prospective employees. Gone are the days when companies were filtering out candidates by only referring to their academic degrees. An exclusive survey conducted by TimesJobs studies India's recruitment scene in the last 71 years.
Qualifications are still considered for an initial level of filtering to get a job. Most companies check university qualification to assess the commitment and dedication of a candidate. Experience is another important factor along with the qualification. Hiring managers look for experience in conjunction with qualification when hiring.
HR Managers believe that candidates need to have optimum skills to get a job in India. There is a major shift from hiring qualified candidates to skilled ones. Most organizations prefer hiring candidates with strong analytical skills while cognitive, social and emotional intelligence are secondary criteria.
Over the last few decades, Indian tech firms have started giving a lot of importance to the personal attributes of an employee. The traditional IT service model is entirely dependent on overseas clients. In order to cater to the foreign clients, Indian IT firms require candidates with decent soft skills. Most firms hire people for intelligence and attitude. These companies can train smart, passionate people to be a great graphic designer or programmers.
The emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and data science have large job opportunities. Tech firms around the world are hunting for techies with advanced skills. The easiest way to get a well-paying IT job these days to acquire one of these emerging skills. Each area of development has some or other advanced skills that candidates can learn.
Hiring managers rely more on IT certifications that your academic degrees. These credentials play a big role in IT job landscape. Some of the IT certification exams can be expensive but they hold equal value when it comes to getting the job.