| | 8 NOVEMBER 2022HIGHERReviewWHY INDIAN MILLENNIAL MUST CULTIVATE 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS, CAPABILITIES & ATTRIBUTESBy Deepak Saxena, Senior Vice President - HR, JMC Projects (India)Millennial - generation Y, all those youngsters who have been born in the age of internet, and are spending more than 18 hours with their mobiles and laptops, active on social media ­ interacting with unknown people, having access to loads of knowledge which they can find with just a press of a button. Technology has made them well informed about al-most anything they desire to learn about. Technology may have given them access to information on literacy skills and life skills but the personal experience one develops when he interacts with a neighbor, a friend or in school or with any stranger has been lost. They have the instructions and the guidelines to follow from the internet, but they lack the communication skills we develop when we interact with each other. They have access to audio books which they can listen to and get the summary but have lost the opportuni-ty to read classics which not only develop vocabulary but also creativity of a person. They may be having hundreds of friend and followers on the social network, but not even a single friend with whom they can cry their heart out. The bonding which comes from communicating and spending time together has been lost. Millennials usually stay in touch with their friends by texting or calling. Feelings are being conveyed by emojis and the abbreviated words have found a place in dictio-naries. The vocabulary and the communication skills have gone for a toss. It is imperative for them to develop their interpersonal skills to succeed in this real world where effective communication is the key to success be it in the corporate world or at home or their very personal relation-ships. A two way Communication teaches us to be unbiased and more receptive to others views and ideas. Access to technology has outsourced our cognitive pro-cess to computers. Millennials have the theoretical infor-mation but they lack the problem solving skills. They don't have the critical thinking abilities which earlier generation- IN MY VIEWDeepak Saxena, Senior Vice President - HR, JMC Projects (India)With more than two decades of highly business-driven & best-in-class experience, Deepak is an accomplished & strategic Human Possibilities leader. He has worked with fast-paced startups to large organizations in various sectors like Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Technology, and more.
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