Soft Skills training is the need of the hour. A lot of money is spent on acquiring hard skills but we over look the soft skills. Students add more and more degrees to their resume but when it comes to qualifying the interview very few gets selected. Whats the reason ? They lack proper communication skills. These candidates are not able to communicate their message to the interviewer hence they get dis qualified. We at Attitude School has addressed this problem at the ground level and have come up with a curriculum to suit the needs of today's job seeker.
Need a job ? Apply through job site. Gone are the days when candidates used to rush with their CV from one company to another looking for job. Now a days things have been made very easy. A job seeker can apply for job just at the click of a button. There are many job sites running online like monster.com, naukri.com, ebharatjobs.com – for experienced professionals and simplyfreshers.com – for freshers. These job sites can be accessed by any candidate from anywhere. They should have a well prepared CV to apply directly through the website.
Dress code is very important aspect of interview. Improper dressing or shabby dressing can create troublesome situation. Dressing properly can create positive results in favor of a candidate. Here are few points about dress code for men and women.
Men -
1) Hairs should be properly cut. No Stylish cuts until applying for modeling job.
2) Black or Dark blue suits give a corporate look.
3) Shirts should be light in shade such as creme or white. Avoid wearing dark colored shirts.
4) Shocks should be dark colored with black shoes. No light colored shocks. No stylish shoes.
Group Discussion is a discussion among participants who have an agreed topic.
Group discussion is basically carried out by institutes and companies to check the behavior of a candidate in a group. His leadership qualities, listening abilities and problem solving skills. They check his team spirit and confidence.
Group Discussion can be classified into Four types :-
1. Factual Topics - Factual Topics are day to day affairs.
2. Controversial Topics - Controversial topics are argumentative in nature.
I believe that all of us on this earth are destined to fulfill specific purpose in life and once that purpose is fulfilled we leave. We plan our future but as we move on in life we find ourselves on different path and doing something very different from what had been planned. We meet many people in our life time who help us in accomplishing things meant for us. They stay with us and once their purpose is fulfilled they depart. I will quote my example here – When i was studying MBA i planned to work in a good Multinational Company and earn good living.
I was touched after reading Dadaji Khobragade story in today's Times of India i.e 16th November 2010. The headline “ Farmer named by Forbes is landless today “ motivated me to read that article and write about it. Dadaji Khobragade was listed in Forbes magazine as one of the seven most powerful Rural Indian Entrepreneurs. He developed highly successful variety of paddy – HMT rice – that gives more yield than conventional varieties. He is landless today. What a pathetic situation ?
Resume is the first selling proposition of a candidate. Its the first source of introduction to the prospective employer. Its necessary to keep few points in mind while preparing resumes for job application. Introduce yourself in a better way and get a chance to face the interview.
Points to be kept in mind while preparing resumes -
1)Write a targeted resume according to the nature of the job if you have too many job experiences. Write specific resume for every job. No generic resume.
The Education Employ-ability gap is a condition in which the educational system cannot keep pace with the industry requirements and a gap is created between the two. This increases risks of unemployment as there are very few candidates who are considered employable. According to Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development India, vocational training should be introduced to meet requirements of Industry. The problem is technology is changing everyday but the syllabus is remaining the same. Students pursue MBA, Engineering etc to get good high paying salary.
