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☀️ July 30, 2025 — A Morning of Reflection

A lovely morning—with the sun peeking out and my coffee cup warming my hands. This is my time to reflect, whether on yesterday, today, or something I read. And today, I found myself deep in thought over one headline: a well-known company laying off 12,000 people.

Over the past seven months, many MNCs have done the same—layoffs across continents. But when I sit down and do the math, many of these cuts are less than their regular annual performance management churn (<10%). Yet the moment “12,000” is in the headlines, the reaction is dramatic. Understandably so—but there’s more nuance to it.

I also read a few CEO messages, those open letters that often go viral. Surprisingly, I found nothing wrong with most of them. These leaders are simply seeing the road ahead—something employees often miss. They’re re-aligning their organizations for the future. Are you, as an employee, preparing yourself the same way? If not, you risk falling behind.

📈 The Constant in Tech: Change

Throughout my own career, I’ve watched technology transform the job market—again and again:

• The Y2K bug that created a flood of IT jobs
• The birth of the World Wide Web
• The B2B boom of the early 2000s
• The ERP explosion
• The shift to EDI and data integration
• The rise of AI/ML
• And now, the horizon of quantum computing

Yet despite all this change, jobs continue to be created. The challenge is simple but not easy: reskill and stay relevant.

🧭 Where Should New Graduates Look?

Here’s my take on a few areas that are promising right now. This list is not exhaustive, but based on what I’ve seen and continue to work on:

1. 

SAP Cloud Migration

Just like the Y2K shift, SAP is pushing customers to move from on-premise to cloud. This alone will generate jobs—not just in SAP but across all cloud ecosystems. I remember being in the room when Steve Ballmer first announced Microsoft’s shift to the subscription model in Bombay. At the time, I didn’t fully get it. Today, it’s reality. SAP is headed the same way.

At NOBL Q, we’re preparing students for exactly this transition—building skills that make them job-ready.

2. 

Go Beyond AI/ML Buzzwords

It’s not enough to know what AI/ML are. Learn to build with them. Create agents, solve problems, automate, and optimize. Businesses don’t care about the technology itself—they care about the value it brings.

Ravi Venkatesan, in his book Conquering the Chaos, spoke about how service companies must transform, just like the US auto industry did. At NOBL Q, we’re helping Oracle customers reduce onboarding time by 50% through AI-driven agents built on OIC. This is the kind of impact that sets you apart.

3. 

Own the Whole Solution

Too often I hear people on calls say, “I did my part—I don’t know what comes next.” That mindset doesn’t work anymore. Especially for job seekers in India: be curious, take ownership, and aim to deliver end-to-end solutions.

What’s surprising is that the same professionals, when working abroad, handle everything. So why not do it here?

🧠 Final Thought

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. Don’t wait to be told what skills to pick up—be proactive. Be curious. The job market is not dying, it’s evolving. And those who evolve with it will not just survive—they’ll thrive.

— Suresh Perugu

If I can you too can??

 For a rural kid who grew up in Telugu medium till plus 2, and struggled thru first year of engineering with English teaching, I feel very fortunate to have great privilege to study and work in great institutes and companies.!!

If not luck, hard work and Lord Venkkana help, I would not have worked in these tech and investment banking giants.!!!

IBM

IBM was founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and later renamed to International Business Machines (IBM) in 1924, making it approximately 114 years old as of April 4, 2025. 

State Street

State Street Corporation, whose predecessor, Union Bank, was founded in 1792, is the second oldest continually operating United States bank, making it approximately 232 years old as of April 4, 2025. 

Microsoft

Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Completed 50 years 

Analog Devices

Analog Devices (ADI) was founded in 1965 by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber in Cambridge, Massachusetts. , making it 60 years old as of April 4, 2025. 

Education

APRSK The Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Kodigenahalli (APRSK) was established in 1972. 52 years old 

Sri Venkateshwara University College of Engineering - 61 years old

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee -IIT Roorkee, originally established as Roorkee College in 1847, is one of the oldest technical institutions in India, and it became the first engineering university in independent India in 1949. - 178 years old.!!

Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University is a public institution that was founded in 1876 - 149 years old

I cherish every place I worked and studied..

What is next for Comp Sc and IT

 Where are Engineering Branches of Computer Science, related and IT heading ??

I heard all three major IT gaints are either not taking college hires from campus for a second year or the growth projects is not great.  When I read this I was thinking of what I was advocating for last few years. 

Every THING has a Cycle. Now IT cycle is coming down. It is a clear writing on the wall. “Conquering the Chaos” a book by Ravi Venkatesan  that came in 2013 has a few pages advocating how all these IT companies must transform to meet next growing needs while focusing on Customer Centric plans. In fact when I asked two of my friends kids to take up Civil engineering than comp sc or IT many thought I am out of my mind and I asked them to be Civil Engineers as I am one. What many did not know was I started seeing trends when IBM started investing in Vietnam and Phillipines. 

Today, In my opinion the reasons for the present IT sutuation are

1. Lack of forward thinking leadership at helm of these companies. Instaed of worrying about their jobs and securing their bonus many did not take bold decisions Like Satya Nadella

2. Geo Political situation. No need to explain as Software exports might be subjected to more taxes and less profits

3. Workforce that is not learning surviving skills, but losing what they know even. Their span of attention has become very less. Focus and concentration is lacking. What that means for an employee is some one takes your place and you are displaced

4. Too many graduates coming out. The engineering college spends less to have more of these two branches than corr engineering labs. They can have more intake. That is causing market getting flooded with Engineering Grads like BA, B Com, BSc grads of our time. They are willing to take up recuiter jobs as relevent fileds openings are a few. Competetion is too much. 

I always voiced for Core Engineering branches for students or choice of their passion Law, Arts, etc than comp sc and IT. Now also I ask all parents to think what is best for your kids. When I see long lines of these Engineers waiting to write a exam hoping they will get the so called Software job, My heart pains for their future