Saturday, September 18, 2004
What do recruiters want, and what do they get? Not the team man, anyway.
Source: TICKET In A Bottle
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The syllabi of several business schools—including the IIMs of Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta, MDI, XLRI, Jamnalal Bajaj and S.P. Jain—were analysed and found wanting. A large part of the study was conducted by talking to recruiters—108 from 80 firms, Indian and mnc. Besides, 334 alumni of the top B-schools, all of whom graduated 2-5 years ago, were included in the survey.
What emerges is that there is a considerable chasm between what recruiters look for and what B-schools provide. Many recruiters complained that graduates were "individualists and often prefer working alone", did not know "how to work with people", were highly competitive but wanted "all credit for themselves". Going by alumni inputs, the critical challenges faced after joining industry are managing superiors, delivering timely results, leading a team, motivating people, managing conflicts etc. Then there are company-specific requirements. For instance, a firm going in for an m&a wants strong cross-cultural as well as change management competencies. These too were found lacking.
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The syllabi of several business schools—including the IIMs of Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta, MDI, XLRI, Jamnalal Bajaj and S.P. Jain—were analysed and found wanting. A large part of the study was conducted by talking to recruiters—108 from 80 firms, Indian and mnc. Besides, 334 alumni of the top B-schools, all of whom graduated 2-5 years ago, were included in the survey.
What emerges is that there is a considerable chasm between what recruiters look for and what B-schools provide. Many recruiters complained that graduates were "individualists and often prefer working alone", did not know "how to work with people", were highly competitive but wanted "all credit for themselves". Going by alumni inputs, the critical challenges faced after joining industry are managing superiors, delivering timely results, leading a team, motivating people, managing conflicts etc. Then there are company-specific requirements. For instance, a firm going in for an m&a wants strong cross-cultural as well as change management competencies. These too were found lacking.
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