The Talent Docket: August 11, 2016
Today’s top talent-related stories from around the web.
India has acquired a string of multibillion-dollar contracts to build everything from helicopters to trains. There’s one problem: most of the country’s engineering population is “unemployable,” reports The Wall Street Journal (Paywall).
Novelty and disruption are viewed as the most-important elements needed to create a successful company. What’s underrated, however, is the importance of a firm’s tactical ability, writes The New York Times.
Adding more highly educated workers to the economy may not be enough to provide it with further growth, reports Quartz.
Are tech workers’ skills at leading firms like Google and Facebook overrated? Fast Company explores.
Finally, it’s been a year since Google reorganized to become Alphabet. Here’s what’s happened at the company since, according to Business Insider.
