Most American grads "unemployable" says top Indian CEO

When quizzed by an educational officer in the United States on why his company, HCL Technologies, was not hiring more people from his state, Vineet Nayar, a highly respected CEO, spoke of how most American college grads are "unemployable." This is only the short answer, of course, and an examination of the rationale behind his statement is necessary for a full understanding of his perspective. In all fairness, HCL has recently announced plans to invest $3.2 million and hire more than 500 employees in North Carolina.

According to InformationWeek's interpretation of Nayar's comments, American grads entering tech fields are too preoccupied with getting rich. Meanwhile, they are less inclined to spend time with the boring but necessary details relating to various process, methodology and tools--such as ITIL and Six Sigma. The end result is that these graduates become "too expensive" to train, albeit "unemployable."

Do you think that American college grads expect too much and are not willing to work their way up the ladder?

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