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The following skills are most important for an individual to get placed in a good company…
·Employability Skills
·Effective Communication Skills
·Soft Skills
·Facing an Interview.

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
ØClarity on the career roadmap.
ØCharting the career plan.
ØNeed for employability skills.
ØHoning employability skills.
Knowledge + skills = Employability.
SECRET OF SUCCESS:
ØCommunication
ØTeam work
ØWorkplace knowledge.
ØWorkplace skills.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS

ØForm a mental map on what to communicate.
ØWay to communicate.
ØClarity.
In corporate, its always the word “WE” and not “I” symbolizing the team work.The main thing that we want to do in communication is creating “+ve impression”.
Our communication should consist of the following components as the mixture,
ØListening
ØWriting
ØVerbal
ØNon-verbal.
It has been found that in communication,
Ø7% spoken words
Ø55% non-verbal.
Ø38% tone of voice.
ASPECTS OF BODY LANGUAGE:
ØGestures
ØIndividual space
ØEye contacts and Facial expressions
ØTone-pitch of voice
ØPosture
ØDress
SOFT SKILLS:
ØOpen flexibility & transparent
ØCreativity & innovation
ØLateral thinking
ØStay ahead on the learning curve
ØMulti-tasking ability-ready to take additional responsibilities.
ØStrong community and team management skills.
ØProblem solving skills
SOFTWARE ORIENTATION
ØOne programming language of choice.
ØData structures & database management
ØAbility to understand a problem statement and write a pseudocode.

FACING AN INTERVIEW
ØForum to display one’s view to others.
ØStructured meting between u and the employer.
ØInterviewing is a skill. (like riding a person).
PURPOSE:
ØOpportunity to market
ØSell our strength and skills
ØAssessing the position of the employee by the employer.
COMPANY PROFILE PREPARATION:
Should contain
ØProducts
ØBusiness
ØCEO
ØClients
ØAwards and honors won recently
TYPES OF INTERVIEWS:
ØPhone
ØOne-on-one
ØPanel
ØGroup
We ll mostly face one-on-one and panel.
WHAT TO DO WHEN INAPPROPRIATE QUESTS?
If quests like
ØHow old are u?
ØDo u have children?
ØWhat religion do u belong?
Just ANSWER
Its not related to interviewer say we can have the personal discussion outside.
FOR UNKNOWN ANSWERS
ØI am not familiar
ØI am not prepared
ØI don’t know
ØDon’t say ‘no’
WHAT QUEST TO ASK WHILE LEAVING?
ØType of assignment I can look for?
ØWhat u like most about this company?
ØBiggest challenge facing the industry right now?
ØSkills looking for in the position?
ØLeave without asking rather than asking some silly or terrible question which may make to loose your job.

Source::TECH CORNER