What is your Career Karma? Do you believe that you can fulfill your career aspirations if you work hard and consistently? Do you think that Career Growth depends just upon hardwork, intelligence, right education, and integrity?
A lot depends upon your career karma. If you were born in a strife ridden country in Africa, how many opportunities would you have to become the CEO of an multi-billion MNC even if you carry the intelligence and ability? When I see the mediahype about someone fulfilling his/her "American dream" -- of riches, superlative public success -- just of the dint of their hard work -- I sit in disbelief.
As low and mid-level engineering jobs shift to India / China due to cost-arbitrage, students in US shy away from studying computer science and technology. How far would someone's passion for computer science / technology provide job availability?
In 2006, undergraduate enrollment nationwide in computer studies was half of what it was in 2000. Graduate-level programs also are shrinking as the trend works its way through academia.
The industry's bust five years ago — followed by rounds of layoffs and hundreds of startup companies disappearing — tarnished the profession in the eyes of many outsiders. More recent trends of sending some technology jobs overseas only solidified that perception.
Many high schoolers, influenced by their parents and media reports, are seeking out other disciplines to avoid professional downsizing later, experts say.
But senior level and top-management roles of American MNCs like Microsoft, Google, SUN are filled by individuals in the US not India. Similary you can expect to see leadership roles in Indian IT MNCs such as Infosys, WIPRO, TCS would be filled by Indians. That is career karma. Being in the right place at the right time. Nothing beats that. Not intelligence. Not capability. Not Hardwork. Think about George Bush getting admitted to Harvard Business School and then showing up as one of the worst American Presidents in recent history. Would Arnold Schwarzenegger ever become the president of America? Who out of George Bush and Arnie is a better candidate if you simply compared the hard-work each of them has put-in to rise in their chosen fields of work? That my friend is Career Karma. What do you think?
