Technology is changing fast these days. There are new fields evolving each day and older ones are turning obsolete. There is always a dearth of manpower for evolving technologies as many do not know ABCD of the technology and there are no one to run the plant. Often it starts with training a new bunch of people who would then continue with them, often at higher salaries than what they were getting.
I often wonder how the companies like Wipro, TCS and Infosys were built, when the field was totally new and there were no trained users. The companies were big but there were no ready employees. And these were just the Big 3. There were many others. The answer lay in training, training and training. I remember we used to joke in our engineering days that Infosys and Wipro would take a truck of engineers, of which many will leave and finally only 3-4 will continue with them. But the bet lay there. Even if 3-4 continue they will give far higher returns to them.
Then there are concepts of Experienced versus trainees. There are companies who are bent on taking only experienced employees. Experienced employees will be more costly but will bring in so much of experience that no time is wasted in training and trials. They can directly start their work by giving output right from day 1. Though costly, this approach will work best with traditional companies where trained work force is readily available.
I have worked with other companies where they were having experienced employees but they equally focused on developing new talent. They had hired retired employees as consultants and took many trainee engineers. These trainee engineers were guided by these consultants and trained properly. Many a times, experienced workers do not train newer employees fearing loss of job or loss of importance. They do not take the bigger picture in mind. While these consultants do not have anything to lose by guiding the young workforce. Especially in special field, where it is important to develop trained manpower, these form a special guide way.
I often wonder how the companies like Wipro, TCS and Infosys were built, when the field was totally new and there were no trained users. The companies were big but there were no ready employees. And these were just the Big 3. There were many others. The answer lay in training, training and training. I remember we used to joke in our engineering days that Infosys and Wipro would take a truck of engineers, of which many will leave and finally only 3-4 will continue with them. But the bet lay there. Even if 3-4 continue they will give far higher returns to them.
Then there are concepts of Experienced versus trainees. There are companies who are bent on taking only experienced employees. Experienced employees will be more costly but will bring in so much of experience that no time is wasted in training and trials. They can directly start their work by giving output right from day 1. Though costly, this approach will work best with traditional companies where trained work force is readily available.
I have worked with other companies where they were having experienced employees but they equally focused on developing new talent. They had hired retired employees as consultants and took many trainee engineers. These trainee engineers were guided by these consultants and trained properly. Many a times, experienced workers do not train newer employees fearing loss of job or loss of importance. They do not take the bigger picture in mind. While these consultants do not have anything to lose by guiding the young workforce. Especially in special field, where it is important to develop trained manpower, these form a special guide way.
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