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Agenda
Employability – Overview and Opportunity
4th Angle’s Approach to address Opportunity
4th Angle – Progress
Next Steps
Agenda
Employability – Overview and Opportunity
4th Angle’s Approach to address Opportunity
4th Angle – Progress
Next Steps
Employability
Employability
Imparting Employability into
students about to be graduated is
“unknown” in 90% educational
institutes in India
is a set of
 skills,
 understandings and
 personal attributes
that make youth more likely to gain employment
and be successful in their chosen occupations,
which benefits themselves, the workforce, the
community and the economy.’ -Yorke
“To be employed is to be at risk,
to be employable is to be secure”
EMPLOYABILITY
GAPS
Quantifying the “employability” in the context of
Industry vertical & specific role is limited to few
“experts” and manually driven process today.
Peter Hawkins
OPPORTUNITY
“To create and sell a low cost/ high volume Technology driven product to
determine the Attitude, Knowledge and Skill level of the student/prospective
employee which facilitates the hiring decision of the employer and enables
him to focus on correct training techniques/methodology.”
What Corporates Say ?
Dabur India feels that it is important to check candidates for their ability to be team players. The ability to
interact and understand other cultures has also been mentioned as an important attribute.
Dabur,
India
CRISIL, Mumbai indicates, “Students who appear for the interview should possess sound
knowledge of fundamentals they have learnt in school/college. Often basic knowledge
in their subject of graduation/post graduation is missing.”
Philips,
Mumbai
Philips, Mumbai argues, “Competencies are difficult to assess through a Group
Discussion/Personal Interview. They are inferred through students who
have worked with you or through psychometric tests.”
Hyatt, Calcutta on the other hand expresses, “Prospective students should have
some work experience even if it is for three months.
Proctor &
Gamble (P&G),
Mumbai
CRISIL,
Mumbai
Hyatt,
Calcutta
According to Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Mumbai, “Sustained leadership roles/activities
are important criteria for selection. At summer/final placement, P&G conducts
written and psychometric tests for filtering candidates”
Eveready Industries, Calcutta states, “Group tasks should also be included as a filter
in the selection process. Students should be given a specific task,
which needs to be completed in a limited period of time with a team
Bata India,
Calcutta
Bata India, Calcutta contends, “Before the final selection, short listed candidates
should have a one week exposure in a company so that they know what they are heading for
Eveready
Industries,
Calcutta
Employer’s Understanding Employability Problem
HJ
NP
AK
Gerald
Unable to work with least possible
supervision
Lack of communication skills
Lack of learning attitude
Improper handling of teams
Lack of basic computing
Lack of reasoning skills
Lack of proactive thinking
Lack of team work
Lack of basic spellings, basic English
Lack of a systematic approach
Lack of communication skills
Lack of right attitude
Lacking understanding of Basic Math
Not maintaining notes and their
reference
Lack of English proficiency
Lack of respect for others
Lack of Basic reading
Making similar mistakes often
Lack of problem solving approach
Lack of patience
Does not check enough, read manuals
No innovative thinking
Cannot handle pressure
Lack of in depth knowledge
Argumentative “I thought so“ syndrome
No accountability
Do not take responsibility
Lack of trust on teammates
Fearful of asking / Feels embarrassed to
ask
Do not want to be answerable for
mistakes
Not maintaining proper
documentation
Poor response time
Does not maintain notes & refer notes if
he maintains
Fail to see bigger picture
More theoretical than practical
Not straightforward
Lack of learning attitude
Forgetful
Lack of proper communication
Lack of respect and understanding of
safety
Casual approach
Wants an easy way or easy life
Poor Presence of mind
Does not have integrative power
Unfamiliar with reporting
Cannot map how his work effects others
Inflexibility
Lack of willingness to learn
Student’s Understanding Of Employability Problem
Mukund (B.Com)
Pawan (Engg
Graduate)
Abhijit (MBA)
Piyush (MBA)
Noel (MBA)
Purva (Engineer)
Lack of practical
knowledge
Lack of practical
exposure
Lack of right attitude
Lack of communication
skills
Low self confidence
Unable to apply
knowledge
Lack of exposure
Lack of confidence
Lack of communication
skills
Lack of reasoning skills
Unaware of systems
Lack of practical
approach
Lack of English
proficiency
Lack of technical
knowledge
Lack of team work
No knowledge of MSOffice
Lack of vision
lack of
communication skills
Lack of learning attitude
Lack of presentation
skills
No persuasive skills
Lack of
communication skills
Lack of work ethics
Limited knowledge of
MS-Office
No note making skills
Lack of
comprehension skills
Lack of proactive
thinking
No reference of notes to
problems
Low self confidence
No reading habit
Unable to take pressure
Lack of teamwork
Not able to see bigger
picture
Education Provider’s Understanding Of Employability Skills
Dr. Shiurkar
Dr. Vaidya
Sanjeevani edu. Society
Namrata Mam
No knowledge oriented approach of the
students
Lack of awareness
Institute do not know what employers
need
Poor communication skills
Lack of experienced teachers
Lack of experienced teachers
Not able to cope up with technological
advancements
No career counselling approach in
institutions
Lack of problem based learning
Obsolete syllabus
Lack of practical knowledge & exposure
Lack of proper attitude
Weak analytical ability
Lack of logical reasoning
Faulty Government norms
Lack of values and ethics
Poor communication skills
Lack of proper attitude
Teachers have no practical or industry
experience
Lack of reading habit
Poor quality of education
Poor communication skills
Secondary education is not proper
Lack of practical training
Inconversant with IT - MS-Office and
analytical tools
Lack of practical knowledge &
exposure
Quantitative vs Qualitative approach
Lack of experienced teachers
Lack of developmental pressure
Tardiness
No employer engagement
Secondary education is not proper
Not serious on careers
Lack of proper attitude
Language of study at secondary
schools
Lack of commitment
Lack of confidence
Lack of sincerity
Poor communication skills
No employbility culture
Lack of problem based learning
Employability Gap – Cause 1
Corporate World
Transformed from Industrial Era and is Globalized with Disruptive Innovation
“Severe”
Limited & Manageable Skill Gap
Employability Gap
Education System - Designed in Industrial Age & Continued till date
Industrial Era
Today
Employability Gap – Cause 2
Mindless expansion of the
technical education system
Imparting Education with Poor quality skilled staff [
and many are understaffed ]
• A vast majority of students coming out of
these colleges, which act more like coaching
centres for prescribed syllabi, lack the true
qualities expected of an engineering
graduate and hence are unemployed or
severely underemployed.
• 5194 engineering &
technology institutions
in 2012
• Approved intake
increased from 4.75
lakh in 2007 to 10.66
lakh in 2011-12
Employability Gap – Quantified
The shortage of appropriately
skilled labour across many
industries is emerging as a significant and
complex challenge to India's growth and future.
According to NASSCOM
Readily
Employable
10-15 %
Trainable
25%
Many Require
Significant Time &
Efforts for becoming
“Employable”
Each year over 3 million graduates and post-graduates
are added to the Indian workforce
Agenda
Employability – Overview and Opportunity
4th Angle’s Approach to address Opportunity
4th Angle – Progress
Next Steps
4th Angle – what is it?
Is Technology Driven
for scalability
Platform focused on
imparting improved “employability” to Graduates,
and:
Low Cost Model
Designed to address “employability gap”
in the context of globalized economy with
“disruptive innovation”
for Student
Good mix of in-person, online and offline
content delivery
Conceived and Vetted by personnel with
Global experience
Open for Content Integration from
Psychometric Analysts (behavioral), SMEs (technical)
4th Angle’s approach to bridge the Gap
Foundation Skills
Bridging Skills
Skills to deliver in today’s corporate
Academics
Communication skills
Cultural awareness
Subject matter expertise
Time and expectation management
Professional skills
Clarity on career choice
Ethics and values
Networking and collaboration
Business Etiquette
Imparted by Educational Institute
4th Angle’s advise based on Psychometric analysis
and interventions
Skills imparted by 4th Angle with Case Studies and
hands on exercise
4th Angle – a platform
Content
Providers
Students
Educational Institute
/ Franchises
Employers
Delivery Mechanism
Workshop on Employability
In-person
Career counseling session
Group
Training content delivery
Online (Web & Mobile)
Assessment
Online
Job Assistance
Online & In-person
Agenda
Employability – Overview and Opportunity
4th Angle’s Approach to address Opportunity
4th Angle – Progress
Next Steps
4th Angle – WBS
WBS
Concept
Customizable
Designing and
implementing
quantifying mechanism
for employability
i.e. S-Model 
designed,
debated and draft
version is ready.
Technology
Platform
Ready for beta testing
1. Functional
Requirements
defined
2. Technical
Architecture
Designed and
Implemented
3. Functional Testing is
completed – fixes
are being applied
4. Non Functional
Testing is in Progress
5. UI / UX ReEngineering is work
in progress
Content Readiness
Psychometric
Expert tests
integration
Work in progress
Work in progress
1. Technical Subject
Matter Content is
Identified for IT &
ITES vertical
2. Soft skill content is
identified in the
context of IT & ITES
vertical
3. Content feeding is
work in progress
1. Work in Progress
leading
Psychometricians
• Dr. Prashantham
• Dr. Subrata Pandey
• Dr. Nalini Shastry
• Mrs. Vasanthi
Ranganathan
GTM strategy
Implementation
1. Initial Go-To Market
Strategy is identified
2. Content Scope is
larger than
anticipated, planned
time lines were not
realistic
3. It isn’t as easy as we
originally thought
off, given the nature
of stakeholders in
“Employability”
4. Readdressing the
GTM strategy
4th Angle – Gaps
Platform is scalable, Pan-India provided
Highly scalable Tech infrastructure
100s of Psychometric tests for multiple industry verticals
Marketing, PR
Further innovating the baseline platform by vetting
with “Industry Gurus”
Agenda
Employability – Overview and Opportunity
4th Angle’s Approach to address Opportunity
4th Angle – Progress
Next Steps
Roadmap
Month 1
Technology Platform
Course Content
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
UI Facelift; Gaps
Testing Cycle
IT & ITES
Manufacturing
1 in ITES
Physhometric Tests
4-6 in ITES
1 in Mfg
4-6 in Mfg
Milestone 1:
GTM Readiness
for IT & ITES
industries
Milestone 2:
GTM Readiness
for Mfg industries