"Education would be much more
effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every
boy and girl should know how much they do not know and be imbued with a
lifelong desire to know it." - William Haley
I had an opportunity to attend
‘Graduation Day’ in India where eminent speakers delivered their messages to
the students who were passing out of the campus. Here is my message to those successful
students:
‘Graduation Day’ is a great day in the
lives of students as this is the day they take their certificates after
completion of their graduation. It is a memorable day for students as it is the
last day in the campus to meet their friends, faculty and others in the
presence of eminent guests to take their certificates. This is the time for
them to shift from campus to corporate to have a foothold and prove themselves
as successful professionals.
Most students who pass out from
educational institutions are of the opinion that they don’t have to learn
further in the corporate world. In fact, what they must understand is that
learning is a process from cradle to grave. What they acquired in educational
institutions is only from academic perspective to receive paper qualifications
that serve as passports to their employment interviews. During the interview if
the employers find that the candidates have the potential to learn and grow
with a right attitude, they will be provided with employment offers. After
joining the corporate, the candidates must learn about the products and
services that the companies are offering to their clients and mould themselves
accordingly. Therefore, the real learning starts at the corporate world.
The students must understand the fact
that the world is interconnected and nobody can work alone. There is
volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity everywhere. The information
is spread quickly from one corner to another corner of the world through
internet. The knowledge is expanding rapidly and they must choose to acquire the
right knowledge. They must learn to synthesize the knowledge to apply it
effectively. The present world offers both opportunities and threats, and it depends
on how they view the situation. An optimist has the ability to look at the
opportunities from threats whereas the pessimist treats every opportunity as a
threat. If they view positively, they can identify the opportunities and
exploit them fully. If someone doesn’t utilize the opportunities, others are
ready to grab and exploit them as the competition is cut-throat everywhere.
Hence, it is essential to acquire acumen to identify opportunities to explore
and exploit them effectively.
Opportunities help unlock human
potential. It helps deliver best to make a difference to the world. Hence,
students must take a pledge on the ‘Graduation Day’ that they become lifelong
learners and look at the world with optimism and confidence. Above all, they
must work in a particular area for 10,000 hours to become successful
professionals.
“We now accept the fact that learning
is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task
is to teach people how to learn.” – Peter Drucker
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