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Employability Skills
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What are
Employers
now a days,
really looking for?
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Objectives :
To know about various skills, the
employers look for in their prospective
employees in the age of Globalisation.
To learn the ways of or strategies for the
acquisition of employment skills.
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What are employers looking for?
LoyaltyCommitment
Honesty and Integrity
Enthusiasm
Reliability
Common Sense
Self-esteem
Sense of humour
Balanced attitude to professional & family life
Ability to deal with pressureMotivation
Adaptability
Personal Attributes
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Hard Skills & Soft Skills
Hard Skills : The core technical competence of an individual
is called Hard Skills.
Skills specific to an industry or disciplinee.g. accounting, law, civil engineering
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Soft Skills :The skills that help an individual improve his
performance and success rate and the range of his
contribution at the work place are generally known
or popularly called Soft Skills / Transferable Skills /
Employability Skills.
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What are employability skills?
. Communication
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Initiative and Enterprise
Planning and OrganisingSelf Management
Learning
Technology
Employability Skills
Transferable Skills
Soft Skills
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Why are they important?
more complex work environments:
multi-skilled
multi-disciplinary teams
workforce restructuring
increased productivity
increased pace of change and innovation
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How will this affect my career?
Typical career issues and situations:
regular change in job / career
new situations, environments, teams
mix of full-time, part-time, casual, project work
on-going learning
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What do employers want?
Global demand for graduates who can:
Be adaptable to change
quickly fit into an organisation
self-manage their own learning and development
interact effectively within teams
analyse & use information from various sourcesand so on.
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How can I Acquire
Employability Skills?
Academic studies
Other activities on campus
Employment (i.e. While working)
Your own interests
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1. Communication includes:
Ability to write and present (speak) the content appropriate to
needs of audience.
Organise and express ideas concisely and clearly (oral & written)
Taking care of Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation in written
correspondence.
Speaking and writing in languages other than English also, ifnecessary.
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Communication : Some ways to improve ...
Written assignments and reports.
Class room presentations, & discussions.
Active participation in Soft Skills Lab activities
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2. Team work incorporates...
Working with others to achieve a common goal
Working with people of different ages, backgrounds,
gender, races, religions, skills
Sharing information
Supporting team members
Resolving conflict
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Team work Skill
some tips for achieving it.
Group project work on assignments at the
university
Involvement in student societies / sports team /
any community organisation
Working as part of a team at the work spot.
Cope with different work styles.
Ensure excellent communication among members
and so on.
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3. Problem solving involves ...
Analysis of problems for underlying causes,
assessment of options & proposing solutions
Research and collection ofthe required information for solving problems
Ability to critique and synthesize information.
Ability to develop creative, innovative solutions
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How to attain Problem solving Skill:
Research projects, case studies and assignments as
part of university course
Industry based learning (IBL) -
internship at any industrial organisation.
or
Working in a customer service environment
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4. Planning and organisingWhat is it?
Priorities
Time Management
Coordinate tasks for oneself and others
Collect, organise and analyse information
Anticipate needs, foresee the problems and planbefore hand.
Stress management
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5. Self- Management includes ...
Articulating own ideas and vision
Self awareness of own strengths and challenges
Taking on responsibility for ones own actions
To be able to operate independently
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Self Management
A few ways to earn this skill
Your own career development activities
(attending seminars & career- fairs)
Learn skills outside your degree
Obtain work experience through placement,
internships or vacation work
Act on feedback and address gaps in the final
assessment of your skills and knowledge
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Initiative and enterprise
-How to absorb this skill?Travel or study abroad
Initiate improvement in procedures at work place
Attend conferences or events to aid own learning
Volunteer involvement
Obtain part time job or vacation employment or
internship
Operate own business
Crave innovation even in the activities of student
associations, or teams
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7. Learning
what does it mean for an employer?
Passion for continuous learning for self improvement
Open to new ideas and change
Invest personal time and effort in acquiring new skills
Contribute to learning community at the workplace
Adaptable to learning environments:
in class, on line, on the job
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8. Skilful usage ofTechnology&
Increase in Productivity.
Proficiency in using computers and
telecommunications systems
Using I.T. as a research tool
Using I.T. as a management tool
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Technology
How to attain this skill?
Try to obtain information by using
electronic databases
Specialised software packages for course/occupation
Use suitable software to plan and manage project
timelines
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Summary employability skills
Personal Attributes
Employability Skills :
1.Communication, 2. Teamwork,
3. Problem Solving, 4. Initiative and Enterprise
5. Planning and Organising, 6. Self Management
7. Learning, 8. Technology
Various methods for the acquisition of the
above skills and so on.
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