I am a regular reader of the "Free-Market" magazine, the Economist. This week, the magazine reported the emerging trends of Indian companies towards more high-valued services such as legal document preparations and statergy consulting. Although India has one of the highest graduation numbers in the world, i.e, educated, english-speaking workforce; it lacks some of the very basics in terms of skills needed to work in the global scale.
I have found many a boss complaining about the lack of vision, to think beyond the realm of the task given to the employee. Most Indians would not like me saying it, however the truth is that most of the young programmers have been taught to be "Yes Men" and "Code Monkeys". This is specially true at the graduates rolled out by the lower level universities in India. As somebody I know said it, the advantage in India is simply blunt force. You employee 10 people towards solving a problem that a western educated person could solve in 10 days. You will find that the problem will get solved in 8 days. And you will save money. However, in the high skilled consulting market, it will be hard to establish dominance due to the self imposed constiants of the educational/cultural background. Simple numbers will not do the trick.
I have found many a boss complaining about the lack of vision, to think beyond the realm of the task given to the employee. Most Indians would not like me saying it, however the truth is that most of the young programmers have been taught to be "Yes Men" and "Code Monkeys". This is specially true at the graduates rolled out by the lower level universities in India. As somebody I know said it, the advantage in India is simply blunt force. You employee 10 people towards solving a problem that a western educated person could solve in 10 days. You will find that the problem will get solved in 8 days. And you will save money. However, in the high skilled consulting market, it will be hard to establish dominance due to the self imposed constiants of the educational/cultural background. Simple numbers will not do the trick.
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