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Employability SkillsPresented By
M. Faheem ShaikhExecutive Director (ROZEE.PK)
AGENDA
1. Employability Skills and Modern Trends.
2. Personal Marketing and Branding.
3. DOs & Don’ts of CV writing
Employability Skills
A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensurethey have the capabilityof being effective in the workplace.
Modern Employability Skills
Modern Employability skills can be referred as soft skills, generic skills, enabling skills
or key competencies.
Modern Employability Skills
In short“The Skills which benefit the EMPLOYER”
1. Self Starter .
2. Team Players .
Modern Employers Look for
Modern Employer Look for
3. Good Communicator .
4. Positive/ “CAN DO” Attitude .
Modern Employer Look for
5. Numeracy Skills
6. IT Literate .
Modern Employer Look for
7. Business and CustomerAwareness
8. Problem Solving .with Creativity .
9. Negotiation Skills
10. Learning & adaptability .
Modern Employer Look for
Modern Recruitment Decision
Are Modern Employability
skills enough to influence the
recruitment decision . . . ? ? ?
Important factors for recruitment decision
Modern Recruitment Decision
Are Modern Employability skills
and these Factors enough to
influence the recruitment
decision in Today’s
Job Market . . . ? ? ?
Personal Marketing
Personal Marketing makes the employers decision to hire you, an easy one. When you do this properly you make
life easier for the employer and get more job offers.
Marketing is more than Promotion. You need to pin down your entire marketing mix.
Personal Marketing Mix
PPACKAGING
How to write a Good CV
DO(s) of CV Writing 1. Visually appealing (template).
2. Always Start with General Information (contact details etc).
3. Distribute it in sections. (experience, education, etc).
4. Customize your resume.
5. Make first page worthy of standing on its own.
6. Use bullets instead of paragraphs.
7. Highlight Professional activities. (intern/relevant volunteer exp.)
8. Ensure your resume is machine-readable. (keywords).
9. Do understand and leverage your digital footprint. (online presence)
10. Make your first section a quick summary of who you are.(especially for experienced profile)
Don't(s) of CV Writing 1. Don't exceed three to five bullets per section.
2. Don't have a single typo or grammatical mistake
3. Don't bother with high school if you have any college experience.
4. Don't pad your CV by listing of course names.
5. Don’t use a funny/poetic email address.
6. Don't bother with an Objectives section
7. Don't use proprietary acronyms or jargon.
8. Don't have multiple personalities.
9. Don't include irrelevant information. (age, ethnic identity, political affiliation,
religious preference, hobbies, marital status; sexual orientation, place of
birth, height; weight and health information) unless demanded.
CV Writing Advice
After all it isn’t bad if you don't make it all by yourself for the first time.
You may seek help from others such asyour faculty advisors, relatives or
career specialists.
Any Questions ??You may contact
[email protected]://www.linkedin.com/pub/faheem-shaikh/0/610/568