'Youth' is the buzzword for Hiring Companies in India

Today we are living in an era where companies are hiring as well as firing a lot of people at the same time. Then what has led to this new trend where lots of older people are getting fired and younger ones are being recruited? Let us examine this issue.

The culture of business outsourcing and the increased need for companies, especially those in service sector, to establish their own call centres have favored the hiring of younger people over the older ones.

Business outsourcing effectively means that the older and the higher paid staff are relieved from their job in the company back office, and the work outsourced to other agencies, many a time in different countries, who then recruit the younger persons, generally in their early twenties to do the work.

Same is the case with call-centres. It must be admitted in this type of work migration, many a times across seamless borders, saving on staff salaries are prime consideration. This type of work is routine in nature, and does not need any specialized skills.

Thus the younger people with their greater stamina and enthusiasm fit the bill perfectly and accept the job with alacrity. Further the work does call for working in shifts, both day and night. The strenuous nature of work then makes the younger people the natural choice.

The other reason that might also be attributed to the increasing trend of recruiting younger people is the advancement in technology. Today we are living in a very dynamic world, a world where technologies changes every minute.

Old technologies and methods are becoming obsolete. In this era of fast change only young generation would be able to adjust and cope up with the newer trends and emergingtechnologies. Youngsters are more techno-savvy than their old counterparts.

This is so because they have grown in an era where the latest technologies like the computers, mobiles and the internet have made lives speedy and easy.

The corporate sector in order to earn their profits has to adapt to the new technologiesotherwise they will perish. The increasing thrust towards adoption of new technology, outsourcing, and efficacy to produce desired output has made the increased hiring of younger people imperative.