Dr. Meghna Goswami E-mail:meghna18185@gmail.com Self awareness Assessing strengths & opportunities Working on weaknesses Interactive, class participation, activities Presentations, role plays, questionnaires, public speaking exercises, writing skills exercises Character traits, attitudes and behaviours Intangible, nontechnical, personality-specific skills Enhance a person’s interactions, job performance and career prospects Soft Skills = Interpersonal (People) Skills + Personal (Career) Attributes Communication skills Language skills – vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar Social skills - Interpersonal & intrapersonal skills Public Speaking Social etiquettes Body language Time Management Leadership skills Team building Communication – oral, speaking capability, written, presenting, listening • Courtesy – manners, etiquette, business etiquette, gracious, says please and thank you, respectful • Flexibility – adaptability, willing to change, lifelong learner, accepts new things, adjusts, teachable • Integrity – honest, ethical, high morals, has personal values, does what’s right • Interpersonal Skills – nice, personable, sense of humor, friendly, nurturing, empathetic, has self-control, patient, sociability, warmth, social skills • Positive Attitude – optimistic, enthusiastic, encouraging, happy, confident • Professionalism – business like, well-dressed, appearance, poised • Responsibility – accountable, reliable, gets the job done, resourceful, selfdisciplined, wants to do well, conscientious, common sense • Teamwork – cooperative, gets along with others, agreeable, supportive, helpful, • Work Ethic – hard working, willing to work, loyal, initiative, selfmotivated, on time, good attendance (Robles, M., 2012). As important as cognitive skills Ranked as number one criteria for potential job hires A survey of 400 leading American corporate managers in 2007 indicated that 70% of high school graduates lack professionalism and work ethic skills (Bronson, 2007). Technical skills help to get a job Soft skills enable one to survive and succeed in the job S- Strengths W- Weaknesses O- Opportunities T- Threats It gives you insights into the best ways to add value to your work and life Maximize strengths and opportunities Overcome weakness Prepare for potential threats Strengths Communication skills Strong network Good public speaker Good team player Opportunities Public speaking workshop College societies/groups Networking Industry trends Weaknesses Poor interpersonal skills Poor team player Lack of discipline Unable to handle stress Threats Past experiences & failure Weaknesses turning into threats Financial or time constraints Skills you lack against others Thank You!
