AI-enabled talent evaluation and hiring platform HireMee on Wednesday unveiled a new tool to help students make well-informed decisions about their academic and professional futures as India prepares to produce a workforce prepared for the future in different occupations and emerging technology.
A scientifically developed tool called the Career Navigation Assessment was introduced by the Bengaluru-based organization to help students in Classes X, XI, and XII (14–18 years old) map their individual personality traits, aptitudes, and interests to possible career choices.
Venkatraman Umakanth, SVP and Head of HireMee, said, “This innovative psychometric assessment meets the growing need for individualized career guidance, offering students a dependable, engaging, and actionable solution to navigate this formative phase of their lives.”
According to the organization, students can take the online test whenever it is convenient for them at home, and they will receive a complete result via email shortly after. In order to engage students and lessen social desirability bias, the evaluation employs realistic, immersive scenarios that promote candid and deliberate answers.
These situations guarantee accurate insights into students’ innate inclinations and skills while encouraging critical thinking. These components work together to create customized career recommendations that are in line with each student’s motivations, goals, and strengths.
Chocko Valliappa, Vice Chairman of the Sona Group of Institutions and CEO of Vee Technologies, stated, “The panel was selected to ensure diversity in expertise, capturing varied perspectives on content relevance and cultural appropriateness, guided by the principle that Indian youth deserve to follow a career aligned with their aspirations.”
More than 700,000 students have benefited from the free self-assessment provided by the HireMee platform since its launch in 2017, and more than 270,000 students have had the chance to interview with different businesses.
The “Draft Guidelines for Implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in Higher Education,” published last week by the University Grants Commission (UGC), will grant access to higher education and make it possible for people who have gained competencies through informal and non-formal learning methods to enroll in higher education programs.
According to the UGC, the recommendations establish flexible and varied pathways that enable people with different learning experiences and educational backgrounds to pursue higher education in accordance with their proven competencies.