Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu has supported a growing global shift towards skills-first hiring and has made it clear that he does not care about college degrees if employment opportunities at Zoho Corp. The chief scientist urged parents to stop putting pressure on their children. Sridhar Vembu said if a job is being posted with a requirement in Zoho, then it gets flagged to remove that component from the application process.
“At Zoho, no job requires a college degree and if some manager posts a job that requires a degree, they get a polite message from HR to remove the degree requirement!” said Vembu. He also added that at Zoho's Tenkasi, Vembu works with a technical team whose median age is 19 so he has to keep up with their energy.
He highlighted his experience working with young employees, saying, “In Tenkasi, I closely work with a technical team whose median age is 19. Their energy and can-do spirit is infectious. I have to work hard to keep up with them!”
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"Smart American students now skip going to college and forward-thinking employers are enabling them," Vembu wrote on X. The conversation started when a post detailed a new hiring approach by US-based firm Palantir. The firm invited high school graduates to work directly on significant technology and national security projects, bypassing the traditional college track. According to the post, five hundred teens applied, twenty-two were selected, and some even turned down Ivy League admissions or full-ride scholarships.
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Sridhar Vembu responded to the post and highlighted a "cultural shift", especially among young people seeking work without a degree. The Zoho chief insisted that this would allow young men and women to “stand on their own feet, without having to incur heavy debt to get a degree and paying their own way.”
"This is the real 'youth power', enabling young men and women to stand on their own feet, without having to incur heavy debt to get a degree and paying their own way," he said, highlighting huge loans taken by Indian parents for higher education in America for their children.
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Through his post, Sridhar Vembu urged the Indian parents and the students to look out for the cultural shift where the students start skipping college degrees and reach out for opportunities directly. His message carried a direct appeal for Indian parents. "I would urge educated Indian parents and high schoolers, as well as leading companies to pay attention".
“At Zoho, no job requires a college degree and if some manager posts a job that requires a degree, they get a polite message from HR to remove the degree requirement!” said Vembu. He also added that at Zoho's Tenkasi, Vembu works with a technical team whose median age is 19 so he has to keep up with their energy.
He highlighted his experience working with young employees, saying, “In Tenkasi, I closely work with a technical team whose median age is 19. Their energy and can-do spirit is infectious. I have to work hard to keep up with them!”
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Sridhar Vembu flags cultural shift in Americans
Zoho Corporation's co-founder and Chief Scientist, Sridhar Vembu, in a social media post, flagged a cultural shift in America where the students are now skipping college, while urging Indian parents to let their children follow suit. In a strongly-worded social media post, Sridhar Vembu called the trend where American graduates are skipping college entirely and directly joining the workforce a "profound cultural shift" that Indian parents and students must urgently recognize."Smart American students now skip going to college and forward-thinking employers are enabling them," Vembu wrote on X. The conversation started when a post detailed a new hiring approach by US-based firm Palantir. The firm invited high school graduates to work directly on significant technology and national security projects, bypassing the traditional college track. According to the post, five hundred teens applied, twenty-two were selected, and some even turned down Ivy League admissions or full-ride scholarships.
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Sridhar Vembu responded to the post and highlighted a "cultural shift", especially among young people seeking work without a degree. The Zoho chief insisted that this would allow young men and women to “stand on their own feet, without having to incur heavy debt to get a degree and paying their own way.”
"This is the real 'youth power', enabling young men and women to stand on their own feet, without having to incur heavy debt to get a degree and paying their own way," he said, highlighting huge loans taken by Indian parents for higher education in America for their children.
What is Sridhar Vembu's message to Indian parents?
In his post, Vembu highlighted that the smarter students in the United States are now skipping their college degrees. He explained how American students opting to skip their college degrees can bring a cultural shift, where the youth will be empowered to stand out on their own without having the burden of heavy debt for a degree.ALSO READ: 'Why did you marry your brother?': Trump vs Ilhan Omar's war of words escalate after US President targets Somalis
Through his post, Sridhar Vembu urged the Indian parents and the students to look out for the cultural shift where the students start skipping college degrees and reach out for opportunities directly. His message carried a direct appeal for Indian parents. "I would urge educated Indian parents and high schoolers, as well as leading companies to pay attention".
