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Here is a question for the Indian readers: Is there a cultural issue here? Perhaps the employers are looking for forthright people, while (the limited number o

by teyc 16y ago

Here is a question for the Indian readers: Is there a cultural issue here? Perhaps the employers are looking for forthright people, while (the limited number of) young Indian grads I've met are usually soft-spoken and more circumspect. Could this be the issue. I find what zwischenzug said to be true, that most graduates are trained by their employers, not by the universities.

copper 16y ago
> Is there a cultural issue here? There is, but it's probably the same point that's been made over and over in the submission of the WSJ article to HN. FWIW, what Sridhar says in his article is exactly what zwischenzug said too :)
happyfeet 16y ago
Looking back at myself - how I was when I graduated vs. with experience of ~10 years in the industry - I think it is more of an issue of exposure to the right things than culture. Besides what I find is a total disconnect of industry reality in college education. The only way we could circle back to correct this is by having experienced people from industry going back to academic roots to teach, to improve quality of experience graduates go through. With my current employer to bridge the gap & provide more exposure to students & guide them, we go to colleges & schools across rural areas and we conduct a program in partnership with "Junior Achiever" (http://ja.org/ http://ja.org/). We hope such programs would eventually bridge the gap between industry & academia and also help students get the right exposure.