Genpact to address talent gap by upskilling Big data professionals

The rise in demand for big data has created great opportunities for potential job seekers. Data scientist is craziest job of 21st century. While a professional with relevant industry experience can apply for data analyst jobs as there is a huge demand for this profile and it has been offering great pay packages. As per recent report India alone will face shortage of 200,000 data scientist professionals in 2016.

Genpact in collaboration with UpGrad and International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B), have jointly come up with a postgraduate diploma program on data analytics. Genpact to works as a knowledge partner with Upgrad to create case studies, guest lectures, and other curriculum. This program is designed for nine months tenure to bridge the gap in the analytics industry. The program is initiated to train over 10,000 people over the next 3-4 years targeted to up skill big data working professionals with the aim of with the aim of acquire additional industry relevant knowledge, grow their professional network and accelerate career in data analytics industry.

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Experts believe that this training would help big data professionals to grow as a functional leader. It will also help to fill the gap between talent demand and supply balance in both domestic as well as international markets. While recruiters find it difficult to hire right people from the market as it is difficult to find at right time. This program is also useful for the people who have been working in several industries who are fit for a job in analytics industry. They may not have the skill set related to Big Data analytics but they have domain expertise that can help them fare through this job well. So they can upgrade their skills to get ready for Big Data analytics jobs.

Genpact also conducts theoretical training and host events for students at Genpact offices to create job opportunities in Genpact for the students who have completed bigdata course. “As a recognized leader in Data-to-Insight-to-Action analytics, Genpact looks forward to sharing our deep domain expertise, innovative technology tools, and executives’ experience with young professionals looking to elevate their careers,” said vice president of Genpact.