Expectations Of Industries From Management Students

Expectations of Industries from Management Students Building a Bridge between Industry & Management Institutes

Rajendra Sabnis Sr. General Manager – Corporate Human Resource Poonawalla Group of Engineering Industries - India

Searching for Right People

• Fishing Talent

The pond is where active candidates are & they generally bite quickly on your fishing line where the competition is fierce.

The Ocean is where your passive candidates are, & they can be slow to bite on your line but your competition is much less

Searching forRight People

• Fishing Talent

The concept of attracting passive candidates is more relevant for companies looking for highly talented people. Because they are the ones who are not searching for a job.

As it is rightly said “ If you want average performers, you can place a classified ad. in the newspaper, but the Michael Jordan of the world don’t read ‘Want advertisements”.

Areas of concern to Industries

Knowledge Traits

• Full knowledge of the discipline & specializations

• Analytical Mind

• Quick decision making capabilities

Areas of concern to Industries

Interpersonal Traits

• To able to work in a team / group• Highly motivated, Committed and

dedicated • Super Ordinate Goals• High I Q• Knowledge of environment• Problem solving capabilities• High personal mission and objectives

Areas of concern to IndustriesLeadership Qualities

• Be honest & have ethics and values• Success Oriented• Be a think Tank• Punctual & Disciplining • Good at Communication with people at all levels

& within teams• Patient, Tolerant & Able to work under stress• Always remain positive and not panic

Areas of concern to Industries

Leadership Qualities

• Able to manage conflict• Ability to assess needs• Ability to create a vision• Ability to focus the resources• Ability to track and measure performance• Constantly on the move and moving among

the whole team • Able to Understand the importance of change

management

INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS FROM ACADEMIA

• EXPOSURE TO REAL LIFE WORK PLACE

• OVERALL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

• INDUSTRY—INSTITUTE INTERFACE

• COURSE CONTENT

• FLEXIBILITY OF APPROACH

• PEDAGOGY (DELIVERY)

• SOLID THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS FROM ACADEMIA

Give us +ve Mindset ;

we shall give them the Direction

Give us Soldiers ;

we shall make them Entrepreneurs

Give us Human beings ;

we shall nurture them

Expectations from You

• Do things differently (Out of the Box)• Experimentation - Risk taking Abilities• Positive Attitude• Excellent Communication/Presentation Skills • Mobility & Flexibility - Change Management• Practical Approach • Good Interpersonal Skills• Contineous Learning Ability• Adaptability

Expectations from You

• Shed Ego - Positive Mindset

• WE Approach

• Be ready to do Dirty Jobs

• Have Tolerance to Frustration

• Go to People

• Keep sound health

• Keep Smiling

• Be a Cash Card

Presenting yourself successfully

• Before Your Job Interview:

Learn about the organization Analyze yourself - make a list of skill sets

available with you Know your job history – past achievements Anticipate the questions Prepare your own questions Visualize your interview – Punctuality, Dress, Grooming,

Body Language, Greetings, Eye contact, Face, Handshake, Seating etc.

Presenting yourself successfully

• Interviewing methods:

Aptitude tests – designed to find your personality traits so be honest

IQ/Thinking tests – for knowing your analytical & logical thinking patterns

General Knowledge tests – includes mathematical, grammar, spelling & general knowledge tests

Group Discussions

Panel Job interviews

One on one job interviews

Presenting yourself successfully

• During Your Job Interview: Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early Treat all people you encounter with

professionalism and kindness Maintain a professional image Be aware of non-verbal behaviors Be confident, reassuring and calm Don't make negative comments about

previous employers or professors Listen very carefully to each question asked

and give thoughtful, to-the-point and honest answers. Always thank the interviewer for his time, offer a firm

handshake, make eye contact & depart gracefully

Presenting yourself successfully

• After the Job Interview:

Make notes right away so you don't

forget critical details

Always send a thank you letter to

the interviewer immediately

Don’t call the employer immediately

Tell me & I'll forget,

show me & I may remember,

involve me & I`ll understand.

Thought of the Day

Yesterday is already a dream,

tomorrow is only a vision of hope,

but a well lived today makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow

a vision of hope

Thought of the Day

When you were born, you were crying and

everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end, you are the one

who is smiling and everyone around you is

crying.

Thought of the Day

Don't marry a person

whom you can live with 

Marry a person

whom you cannot live without 

Thought of the day

 God has given you

a face

but you have to give

the expression

Thought of the Day

As someone rightly said:

“Anyone can be polite to a King, it takes a

gentleman/Lady to be polite to a beggar’

Thank you