What companies want and students think companies want are vastly different, shows report
It has not been an easy placement season, and the job market continues to show signs of weakness. In this situation, a survey by HirePro’s highlights the gaps between the students, the companies hiring and the academia.
As many as 67% of the students who participated in the survey said they want to become entrepreneurs within a decade. While many colleges have incubation centres and initiatives to encourage the startup culture, companies do not seem to encourage this line of thought. Just 5% of the companies surveyed said they prefer people with entrepreneurial ambition despite highlighting intrapreneurial opportunities at work. Among the students, 63% said they would join jobs immediately after their postgraduation.
HirePro’s survey, Momentum ’24: The New Reality in College Hiring, covered more than 20,000 candidates, 350 colleges and 200 corporates. It also interviewed 100 campus talent recruiters to highlight some key shifts and trends across stakeholders in campus hiring.
