Employability

The hottest topic when it comes to recruiting and talent management is the term employability and quite rightfully. The current economic slowdown gave a good idea of that most of the companies spurred on by the growth recruited in large numbers and suddenly when demand plummeted so did the manpower but one thing which needs to be kept in mind was that the organization tried to ensure it had its best performing employees and thus the employability issue came even more under scrutiny.

I have not been a spectator of the recently released movie "3 IDIOTS" but from clips I could see it taking it out on the education system which has largely been at fault and am one of its most vociferous critiques, But do we at sometimes needs to question where does the problem of employability arise from ? Is it from the bottom i.e. in the education system or from the top which is the organizations who employ people?
Now this may sound outrageous but have we ever wondered during recruitment we are always needed to follow a salary bandwidth and other compliances that may make us amnesiac to the quality of the employees. During this downturn many organizations as a process of cost reduction settled for employees with lower skill sets and lesser proportions of employability because they demanded lesser pay and if this trend continued in cases where organizations have not shelled out the right amount on good candidates then how will you get top notch employees and once you get into the so called “CHALLEGA” mode then systems follows leading to reduction in skill set.
This is personally my opinion where i believe organizations should set a standard by probably ensuring candidates have the right arsenal of talents to enter into the fields and to ensure they are happy with the basic needs of money are met.
Cheers
Arvind