A survey among professionals in India states that 70% have
been rejected for the sole reason of them being freshers. Additionally many of
them admitted to joining B-schools primarily for getting an upper hand over the
now regular engineering, arts and design, science and management colleges. This
situation proves the very fact that, in the fast growing economy of Indian
markets, still companies thrive on the age-old criteria for hiring experienced
professionals over a fresher even in the entry-level and middle management
jobs.
Truly, there is a mindset that experienced employees bring in
expertise, knowledge, training and are highly responsible as opposed to freshers
in the industry. While many companies regard these attributes of experienced
employees, they fail to understand to understand the positives associated with
hiring a fresher. Though there as some risks associated with hiring freshers in
the mid management level, companies should feel free to initiate recruiting
freshers for the entry-level jobs which will not only provide a good start for
the freshers but also provide comparative cost cutting as opposed to hiring
experienced professionals.
Arguably, experienced professionals are the most preferred
choice for the most mid level and above mid level positions. With experience,
they bring in a blend of creativity, adaptability and understanding of the
business practices and value the job more than a fresher. Based on the
requirements and demands of the position and the company, HR managers determine
whether a fresher would be able to take in the challenges associated. And
often, there are some extremely ambitious freshers, just out of grad school or
likewise, who have an intellect developed from academics and intrigue and who
can comply with the requirements of a challenging position. Sometimes, such
candidates surpass even the experienced professional with their attributes.
It is largely up to the Organizations and managers to
understand the real potential of a candidate, be it a fresher or an experienced
and to extract the qualities out of them to determine the real value of talent.
