Why people hesitate to change?

Hello

I always wonder, why majority of the people around us hesitate to venture into new areas or scared of change. Everybody feels comfortable in their own zones, not realizing the fact that one day the same comfort zone becomes so uncomfortable and it forces them to get out of it. The reasons could be umpteen

Just to name a few....

1. Parents won't allow their children to take any other subject other than Maths or Science, which eventually lead to Engineering or Medicne

2. Students don't venture into other areas other than Engineering or Medicine....everybody wants to take the same road, which is proven successful

3. SOftware programmers won't venture into learning new skill on their own unless they have fear of losing their job or somebody forces them to do it

4. Many students know their strengths & weakness but refuse to admit it. Who is losing in the whole game - student himself.

Due to competition and ever growing market demand, lot of colleges took birth like mushrooms in a very short span but to fill the seats, management had to move beyond metros - into small towns and close to villages where there is no infrastructure, no good faculty, no exposure to the external world, no practical orientation

This creates a huge gap between academia and industry....To name a few, the gap can be in the form of

a. Proper technical skills
b. Exposure to various technologies (everybody says C, C++, Java. VB.net etc)
c. Exposure to various companies
d. Good communication skills - may be because they got educated in local language and made no effort to improve their english speaking skills
e. Body language, etiquette
f. Cross cultural sensitity issues (need not be cross countries - the gap is huge between a metro and town / village)
g. Orientation on how to write resumes, handle group discussions or face interviews with confidence. They might know the subject but lack of confidence kills them at the interview

There are thousands of jobs available in the market with good pay packets but shortage of skilled manpower creates the gap. Every student must be bold enough to say that "these are my strengths and weakness". Is there somebody to help me convert my weakness into strength to get desired output

Constant learning is the key to anybody's success in life - personal or professional. Learning can happen in many ways

a. Reading books, magazines, articles or journals
b. Interaction with experts in respective fields
c. Exchange of quality thoughts with experts over social netwroking sites (not the junk ones which eat your time without your knowledge)
d. Attending seminars / conferences to know whats happening in the industry and to update your knowledge
e. Browse through good websites on the internet

Unless people come out of their comfort zones and realize the need for acuiring new skills or upgrading their own knowledge - they will perish without their notice

These are few thoughts, which i felt like sharing with you. Many more to come.

Good luck - happy learning

Shyam S Mantha
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