How skilling institutes are aiding smart hiring in India

Digitization has been at the core of human development in the 21st century. Payments, shopping, bookings, banking and all other ‘human necessities’ have transitioned online making services accessible and more efficient. Since the pandemic, education has moved online throughout the world, but there has been a significant increase in the skill gap in many industries, especially the IT Sector, due to it. 
 

65% of Indian IT companies, for instance, consider the lack of talent as the most significant barrier to adopting emerging technologies, a Gartner study stated. It has been reported that one in five Indian engineers are unemployable. The lack of a skilled workforce is becoming the biggest impediment to scaling teams. This massive gap between skill-expectation of companies and the job readiness of college graduates in India has given rise to various skilling start-ups like Masai, Kraft Shale and SOA. 
 

Tech companies, big ones, generally have programs to skill college graduates internally at great cost. This is not only a significant investment from the company’s side, but can also take anywhere between 6-12 months before a fresher is able to start contributing at work. This problem is even worse when it comes to start-ups, which are not in a position to invest the time or resources when expanding teams. A skill development institute, Masai has cracked the code to teach web development and data analytics from scratch, enabling companies to scale up their tech operations quickly and more effectively. 
 

Even an average Masai student comes out with over 1000 hours of practical coding knowledge, 300 hours of data structures and also training and 100 hours of soft-skill development. This makes talent from Masai industry-ready and very sought after, says Prateek, Founder and CEO of the Bangalore-based start-up. 
 

Masai has been working for more than 3 years in this space and has worked with 700 companies to provide entry-level talent that is fit to deliver results from Day 1. This includes big IT companies like GlobalLogic, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, and start-up unicorns across sectors such as pay, No Broker, Swings, Dream11, Ola, Share Chat, and Coin Switch Cuber. 
 

Not only do engineering teams benefit from working with Masai, but the hiring process for HR also becomes more streamlined. While IT Service companies look to hire end mass during college placements, start-ups and product companies can hire skilled talent throughout the year through Masai. 
 

We have tried 2-3 skilling schools, but Masai is the top one. The one we think of when we have to hire. Directors, who work with Masai alumni, frequently say they need more people like them. Masai students are focused, hard-working, disciplined, and task-aware. They do not require instructions on what to do and what not to do because they are familiar with (industry) standards, said Descant Jain, Director of engineering at No Broker 
 

Not only do engineering teams benefit from working with Masai, but the hiring process for HR also becomes more streamlined. While IT Service companies look to hire end mass during college placements, start-ups and product companies can hire skilled talent throughout the year through Masai it helps us improve our overall process and saves us time. And it is completely free commented Harsh it is mitral, CTO of Supply Note.