| | 8 OCTOBER 2022HIGHERReviewLack of skilled candidates has now become a major concern for hiring managers. What are your views about the current higher education scenario in India and the major gaps that you see in this domain? Collaboration is the key. With companies looking for specialized roles, both, the education systems as well as corporates need to collaborate together to co-create content that helps in developing skilled candidates. Internship programs need to be looked at with a more focused lens. This cannot be a check-in-the-box program. It is important to find out how vocational education can be blended with mainstream education in order to bridge the gap. There should be collaboration between universities and companies on experiential learning, coaching, industry apprenticeship in UG courses and similar initiatives and programmes. Automation in the recruitment process has taken off in a big way. Companies have started using AI and analytical tools in recruiting and hiring to improve efficiencies. ATS is a great example of leveraging AI and ML to free up recruiter's bandwidth for more strategic work. This will be a game changer, and hence for freshers to get the opportunity for even a conversation with corporates, they have to display specific skills in their profiles. With more businesses automating their workflow, tasks that cannot be automated have become more crucial for their development. Taking this into consideration, BLENDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITH MAINSTREAM EDUCATION Asha Subramanian, Chief Human Resource Officer, Subex LtdAsha Subramanian, Chief Human Resource Officer, Subex Ltd, in an exclusive interview with Higher Education Review magazine, shares her insights on the dearth of quality talent in the Indian IT industry and how new graduates can equip themselves for the changing industry expectations.how do you view the increasing importance of soft skills in the industry? With the proliferation of automation and digitization, soft skills are transforming into power skills. With the Asha Subramanian, Chief Human Resource Officer, Subex LtdIN MY VIEW
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