How Can We Bridge the Soft and Hard Skills Gap in India's Workforce? Share Your Insights for My Thesis

Respected sir/madam,

I am studying international business at Gotland University, Sweden. I am working on my thesis on the "Competency Level of Soft and Hard Skills of Human Resource in Private Firms in India."

Many foreign firms are outsourcing their functions to India mainly due to cheap labor, not for the quality of manpower. For example, in the software industry, though we excel in hard skills, we lack proficiency in soft skills. Therefore, developing both sets of skills is crucial in any industry. Enhancing these skill levels will improve the pay packages of the poorly paid workforce in India. How can we improve this situation? Please share your views on this topic to contribute to my thesis.

I aim to explore the problems, scope, and the need for training and development in India. Additionally, I intend to compare the differences in training methods and styles between India and Sweden.

As training and development is a vast subject, I am focusing on in-house training and some aspects of outhouse training.

Please find my questionnaire in the attached file and kindly respond to me at prateekcapoor@yahoo.com at your earliest convenience. If you have any facts or information related to this subject, I would appreciate it if you could share them with me. Also, please forward this questionnaire to your colleagues.

I hope you will participate in my research. I am looking forward to your feedback, responses, and views.

Please send all your information and views to prateekcapoor@yahoo.com.

Thank you very much.

Kind Regards,

Prateek Capoor

Hi,

I did send it to your Hotmail ID. Thanks for responding. I am also resending it here.

Hoping to get your response and feedback about my topic soon.

Thanks again.

Kind regards,

Prateek

I am studying international business from Gotland University, Sweden. I am doing a thesis on the "Competency Level of Soft and Hard Skills of Human Resource in Private Firms in India."

Many foreign firms are outsourcing their functions to India, mainly because of cheap labor, not for the quality of manpower. For example, in the software industry, although we are good in hard skills, we are not as proficient in soft skills. Therefore, developing both skills is important in any industry. Enhancing these skill levels will improve the pay packages of the poorly paid manpower in India. How can we improve it? Please share your views on this topic to contribute to my thesis.

I aim to identify problems, scope, and the need for training and development in India. Additionally, I want to compare the differences in training methods and styles between India and Sweden.

As training and development is a vast subject, I am focusing on in-house training and some aspects of outsourced training.

Please see my questionnaire in the attached file and respond at your earliest convenience to prateekcapoor@yahoo.com. If you have facts or information on this subject, kindly share them with me. Also, please forward this questionnaire to your colleagues.

I hope you will participate in my research. I am looking forward to your feedback, response, and views.

Kind regards,

Prateek Capoor