Getting a job is not necessarily a big deal anymore. Well, as long as it is more about participation than it is about money. Be it to kill time or for building resumes or simply to earn some extra money, many young people have started apprenticing.
More important than the reward, which comes with a limited number of zeros at the end in any case, working these days is about the experience. Clichéd as it may sound but youngsters have started creating a niche for themselves in all areas, from banks to media houses, even branching out to entrepreneurship.
The idea of working has taken a complete turn in the past years though. It has become less about what you already know and apply but more about what it is that you can learn. So for amateurs, little mistakes at the workplace are overlooked because they're 'too young' and little excellence is amplified because that's 'way too good' for their age. Over time, those who start early are nurtured and molded and turned appropriately apt for the workplace.
This is not to imply though that working is a cakewalk. Whether it is to stare unblinkingly into the camera, or to deal with a class of 8-year olds, or scramble for words to finish an article minutes before going into press, you have to be up to the mark for it all.
This issue we feature young apprentices who have started their professional life at an early age. They talk about the challenges and the rewards and the overall workings of the workplace on Young Ideas. Also in this issue, we have a story on +2. Read about what the teachers have to say about the present situation of +2 education in the country and also on what to look for in a good school.
