Preparing for future in Pandemic
Si vis
pacem, para bellum
This quote from the
book “Epitoma Rei Militari” by a Roman General Vegetius means “If you want peace prepare for war”. These are golden for us to have a peaceful future and win the war
against COVID19.
Before the fall
of Roman Empire, Vegetius noticed that the quality of its army had begun to
deteriorate. He noticed that due to long period of peace, army was idle and had
stopped wearing protective armour. This made the army-men vulnerable to enemy
weapons and lowered their morale to face the enemy in a battle.
Just like
Romans, are we also heading towards a down-fall?
Are we preparing
ourselves for the upcoming future challenges?
It’s time, we
start finding answers to these pinching questions. The war with COVID is going
to last much longer than it was expected. The studies say that by March 2021
India will have more than 2.5lakh cases per day. If it is believed to be true,
we may not see, a return to normal life soon. This will directly impact the
economy negatively, hence leading to a huge number of job cuts in all sectors.
Job placements
for class of 2019-20 has not been very satisfactory for students. Organizations
have either withdrawn or delayed the job offers for an indefinite period.
However, there are many corporates who have decided to honour the offers with
and a few without salary cuts.
Hence, it makes
it critical to understand and respect the situation and prepare ourselves for
the placements in 2020-21.
As per a study,
it was found that Organizations are retaining the employees who are not
restricting themselves to one role, but, over a period, have developed skill set
to handle multiple tasks single-handedly. A large number of employees, who were
laid off, didn’t focus on their professional development and restrained the
change, when they had time in hand.
In future, it is
expected that recruiters would prefer to hire candidates who are multi-skilled
and in past have demonstrated their ability to perform under pressure.
Consider this
idle time as an opportunity for your overall development. Step out of your
comfort zone and explore other areas which complement your current skillset.
Take counselling from your seniors (already in job), discuss about various jobs
opportunities (other than the core jobs),
available with your current knowledge and skillset. Get insights on other
prospective roles that a corporate requires. Find out the knowledge and skills
required to get placed in such roles and work towards building the capability.
It’s a long battle to fight. Sharpen your weapons, develop yourself and
be ready to face the new world COVID has presented to us.
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