Employ Ability Skills 17.1.11

8/6/2019 Employ Ability Skills 17.1.11

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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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Thank You

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