1. Employability Skills

2. What are
Employers
now a days,
really looking for?

3. Objectives :
To know about various skills, the employers look for in their prospective employees in age of Globalization.
To learn the ways of or strategies for the acquisition of employment skills.

4. What are employers looking for?
Loyalty
Commitment
Honesty and Integrity
Enthusiasm
Reliability
Common Sense
Self-esteem
Sense of humour
Balanced attitude to professional & family life
Ability to deal with pressure
Motivation
Adaptability
Personal Attributes

5. Hard Skills & Soft Skills
The core technical competence of an individual is called Hard Skills.
Skills specific to an industry or discipline e.g. accounting, law, civil engineering

6. 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.

7. What are employability skills? …. Communication Teamwork
Problem Solving
Initiative and Enterprise
Planning and Organising
Self Management
Learning
Technology
Employability Skills
Transferable Skills
Soft Skills

8. Why are they important?
Technology and globalisation → dynamic labour market
more complex work environments:
multi-skilled
multi-disciplinary teams
workforce restructuring
increased productivity
increased pace of change and innovation

9. 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

10. 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 sources and so on.

11. How can I Acquire Employability Skills?
Academic studies
Other activities on campus
Employment (i.e. While working)
Your own interests

12. List of employability skills
- Communication - Teamwork
- Problem Solving - Planning and Organising
- Self Management - Initiative and Enterprise
- Learning - Technology

13. 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, if necessary.

14. Communication : Some ways to improve ...
Written assignments and reports.
Class room presentations, & discussions.
Active participation in ‘Soft Skills Lab’ activities

15. 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

16. – some tips for achieving it.
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.

17. 3. Problem solving involves ...
Analysis of problems for underlying causes,
assessment of options & proposing solutions
Research and collection of
the required information for solving problems
Ability to critique and synthesize information.
Ability to develop creative, innovative solutions

18. 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

19. 4. Planning and organising–What is it?
Priorities
Time Management
Coordinate tasks for oneself and others
Collect, organise and analyse information
Anticipate needs, foresee the problems and plan before hand.
Stress management

20. How to Plan & Organise effectively?
Organise the commitments of work & study.
Develop action plans that includes
goal setting and scheduling of tasks
Research, collect and organise data
Establish contingency plans
Involve in project planning or event management
Organise networking, sporting or social activities

21. 5. Self- Management includes ...
Articulating own ideas and vision
Self awareness of own strengths and challenges
Taking on responsibility for one’s own actions
To be able to operate independently

22. 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

23. 6. Initiative and Enterprise involves...
Adapting to new situations /environs
Translating ideas into action
Generating a range of options or innovative solutions
Initiating change

24. 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

25. 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

26. Learning – How to get this skill? Mentoring or coaching activities
Participate in an interesting group activity
or student society
Participate in on line learning
Subscribe to newsletters and updates from professional associations
Furthermore Learning should be made a HOBBY!

27. 8. Skilful usage of Technology & Increase in Productivity.
Proficiency in using computers and telecommunications systems
Using I.T. as a research tool
Using I.T. as a management tool

28. – How to attain this skill?
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

29. List of employability skills

30. Summary – employability skills
Current Global Scenario – New Changes
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.

31. Thank You