LIFE SKILLS FOR ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY AND COMPETENCY
K. SATISH KUMAR, DEPT. OF ENGLISH SRI Y.N.COLLEGE, NARSAPUR
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
– Gandhiji
“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.”
– Ann Landers
In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the
upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on
the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal.” –
Nisami
Things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must, in a measure,
assist to turn them up. – Charles Dickens
Every person in the world is different and every person has a right
to be employed. However, not everyone gets employment according to
his/her skills because of which most end up in wrong careers. Although
there is a career for everyone, finding the right one suiting the
candidate is often ignored. For an employer, it has always been a
challenge to find a candidate with right employability skills.
According to a survey entitled “Achieving Necessary Skills” conducted
by TMI First, more than 50% graduates pass out without basic knowledge
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required to find and hold onto a good job.
“Employability refers to a person’s capability of gaining initial
employment, maintaining employment, and obtaining new employment In
simple terms, employability is about being capable of getting and
keeping work.
What are Employability Skills?
Employability skills are those core skills within the curriculum, well
developed within many departments. Employability skills include key
skills BUT have an emphasis on relating skills beyond the academic
setting to an employment context. In order to secure suitable
employment, students also need help developing the skills to actively
market themselves.
Employability skills are those attributes of a student which not only
help them to become employable but also helps them to sustain the
employment. These skills are different from technical competence, that
make them an asset to the employer. Such skills include presentation,
communication, interpersonal skills, workplace manners and others.
All businesses cry for life skills as these enable their growth and
competitiveness. These skills are essential for all employers cutting
across all industries. These are the additional skills apart from the
core skills and hard skills. Besides, Indian youth began realising
that without these life skills it is difficult to grab jobs.
The need for employability skills differ from one country to another.
For instance, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
identified six categories of skills which are important to
employability. They are; basic competency, communication,
adaptability, developmental activities, group effectiveness and
influencing others. These are positive values, leadership skills,
teamwork, communicative skills and life-long learning.
What are the Employability Skills that employers demand of job-seekers?
1. Communications Skills
2. Analytical/Research Skills.
3. Computer/Technical Literacy.
4. Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities.
5. Leadership/Management Skills.
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6. Multicultural Sensitivity/Awareness.
7. Planning/Organizing.
8. Problem-Solving/Reasoning/Creativity.
9. Teamwork.
10. Personal Values Employers Seek in Employees, as
Honesty/Integrity/Morality.
Adaptability/Flexibility.
Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility.
Positive Attitude/Motivation/Energy/Passion.
Professionalism.
Self-Confidence.
Self-Motivated/Ability to Work With Little or No Supervision.
Willingness to Learn.
Employability skills and personal values are the critical tools and
traits one needs to succeed in the workplace – and they are all
elements that one can learn, cultivate, develop, and maintain over
lifetime. Once the candidate empowered himself with sought after
skills, he should be able to document them and market them (in his
resume, cover letter, and interview answers) for grabbing a job.
Globalisation has ushered in new employment opportunities as well as
several challenges for the businesses globally. This is the climate
of economic challenges and changes arising out of rapid globalisation
where there is need for both soft and hard skills. Students should
realise that acquiring qualification is only a comma not a full stop.
They should appreciate and accept the fact that acquiring hard skills
is only a comma while possessing soft skills is a full stop.
