Soft Skills for Placement Readiness

Academic Year- 2019-2020

Dr. D. Y. Patil Educational Complex, Akurdi
Pune-044
 Soft Skills
Module Offered Department

Self- HR
Introduction Resume Interview
Building Questions
Group
Discussion Personal
Interview

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Self-Introduction
Self-Introduction
 Self- Introduction: Significance
• A seminal tool to market oneself with the right attitude
• An ice-breaking activity that boosts self-confidence, self-
awareness and interpersonal relationships
• A medium through which one can analyze the self in
terms of ones own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
and challenges
• One of the principal parameters in placement activities
Self-Introduction
Self- Introduction: Requisites of the Industry

• SWOT analysis
• Confidence
• Core Skills- Communication, Presentation and Technical Skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Co-Curricular and Extra Curricular Activities
• Hobbies and Interests
 Self- Introduction: Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL8riS7bKv8
Right Flow of Introducing yourself - Effective Interview
tips, Self Introduction

• Video from Sachin Sir\self introduction.mp4

Self Introduction Format updated.docx
 Self- Introduction: Questions
• Tell us about yourself.
• Introduce yourself.
• What do you believe are your strengths?
• Could you elaborate on how you developed and
successfully implemented this strength recently?
• What are your weaknesses?
• What have you been doing to overcome these
weaknesses?
• What are your hobbies?
Group Discussion
 Group Discussion: Significance

• Provides a deeper understanding of the subject.

• Improves the ability to think critically.
• Offers different approaches to solve a problem.
• Helps the group in taking a decision.
• Gives an opportunity to hear the opinions of other persons.
• Enables the participant to put across his/her viewpoint.
• Enhances confidence in speaking.
• Changes one’s opinion and show you things from a different
perspective.
Group Discussion
Group Discussion: Requisites of the Industry
• An activity that carries utmost value during the hiring
process
• A session that helps the recruiters in identifying
prospective employees for the industry
• A discussion that not only highlights the knowledge base
of the candidate but also other core skills such as
leadership, presentation skills, social skills, time
management, team building, listening skills, organizational
skills, note making skills, innovation, etc.
Group Discussion: Common topics
• Factual Group Discussion
1. Pulwama attack
2. Amazon forest fire

• Controversial Group Discussion

1. Is social media making us less social?
2. Will robots take over humans in next 100 years?

• Abstract Group Discussion

1. Black
2. Apple
 Group Discussion: Video
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE9Y8QHJ3sg
How to Prepare For Group Discussions | GD Topics with
Answers

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNnvj_cmV6U
Be the MASTER of Group Discussions in 5 minutes!—Best
Tips, Tricks & Ideas

3.Vidios from Sachin Sir\Group Discussion.mp4

Personal Interview
Personal Interview
Personal Interview
Personal Interview
 Personal Interview: Significance
• Provides an employment opportunity and facilitates the professional growth
and development of an individual

• Develops confidence in the candidate

• Offers a platform for the prospective employee to explore their domain,

goal and skills and align them efficiently

• Provides a direct exposure to the industry and its requisites to the candidate

• Forms a linking trajectory between the academia and the professional

market

• Proves to be an idyllic medium to assess various profiles, social behavior,

body language, and various skills of an individual.
Personal Interview: Requisites from the Industry
• A formal attire
• Relevant documents including the resume, mark sheets,
certificates and passport-sized photographs
• Punctuality
• Professional etiquette
• Confidence and sincerity
• Company analysis
• Proving to be an asset to the company
• Presence of mind and creativity
• Technical knowledge base
• Problem solving attitude
• Presentation and communication skills
 Personal Interview: Video
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE9Y8QHJ3sg

Job interview tips (Part 1): Five quick job interview tips

• Video from Sachin Sir\Interview.mp4

Personal Interview: Questions to deliberate…

• What do you believe are the dos and don’ts of an interview?

• What are your objectives behind appearing for the interview?

• When should the preparation for the interviews commence?

• What is your idea of a perfect interview?

Resume Building
Resume Building
Resume Building
 Resume Building: Significance

• Creates a lasting first impression

• Helps to get shortlisted in recruitment process

• Summarizes your career aspirations

• Summarizes your educational qualifications

• Highlights your technical and non-technical skills

• Proves to be an ideal document to summarize the profile of the

candidate
Resume Building: Requisites from the Industry

• Personal Vitae with a decent photograph

• Career Objectives
• Educational qualifications
• Technical and non-technical skills
• Extra and co-curricular activities
• Achievements and accolades
• Hobbies and interests
• Organized and professional format
• Uniform font and font size
• Crisp and relevant content
 Resume

Resume Template.doc
 Resume Building :Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQniERyw8I

How to Write a Professional Resume in 2020 [A Step-by-

step Guide with Resume Examples]
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Sample Questions & Answers

Tell me a little about yourself.

My name is _______ and I am a Computer Science graduate with internship

experiences in Tech support and a passion for career in this role. I come to the

industry with my skills in JavaScript, SQL and wish to learn how to utilize these

along with my Soft Skills so that I can build a career path in this field.
Sample Questions & Answers

What is your biggest strength?

I believe to have quite a few strengths, but if I had to focus on one that I
would consider to be my greatest strength, it would be my work ethic. I’m
driven to succeed and deliver results. As an example, on my recent internship, I
was given a secondary project which my boss later realized was much too large
in scope to be accomplished within the timeframe of my internship. Yet I was
really into the project and kept working on it long after the other interns went
home each day. I really wanted to deliver this project before my internship was
completed. In the end, I was able to have a prototype up and running before my
last day. My boss said she was amazed at how much I accomplished and how I
completed something that she didn’t think would be possible…
Sample Questions & Answers
Where do you see yourself in five years?

I have always set my priorities in life. Today I can say that those

priorities have helped me achieve various things. Those decisions have

rewarded me with the opportunity to sit here in a reputed organization. It

is almost certain that I have set up priorities for the upcoming years. I

look forward to working here with a promising attitude. I want to attain

new heights in my career whilst taking forward the goal of this

organization. It is important for me to synchronize my targets with the

objectives of this company. Then it can be easier for me to work with my

Sample Questions & Answers
Out of all the other candidates, why should we hire you?
I am a self-starter with strong interpersonal skills. I work
efficiently both as an individual contributor as well as along
with a team. I seek new challenges and try to think out-of-the-
box while looking for creative solutions to a given problem.
Besides the details given in my resume, I believe in character,
values, vision, and action. I am a quick learner and believe in
learning from my mistakes for I strongly feel that this virtue
will take me ahead in life and career.
Sample Questions & Answers
How did you learn about the opening?
I was looking actively for jobs and found it on a job board,
career websites, while searching jobs on LinkedIn, etc., and
that’s how I first came across this job opportunity.
Sample Questions & Answers
Why do you wish to join our company?

Based on the research I've done, this company

is an industry leader. When I visited your website, I found
some impressive information about future projects you have
planned. I was also impressed with the founders' backgrounds
and the current financial statements. This is the company I've
been looking for, a place where my background, experience
and skills can be put to use and make things happen.
Sample Questions & Answers
What is your dream job?

I think my dream job would be a combination of creating

products that are making a difference in the world and getting
a chance to share them with as many people as possible. I was
excited about this position because I read that millions of
people use your company’s products each day and it seems
like the work you’re doing is having a big impact in the world.
Sample Questions & Answers
What is your dream job?

I think my dream job would be a combination of creating

products that are making a difference in the world and getting
a chance to share them with as many people as possible. I was
excited about this position because I read that millions of
people use your company’s products each day and it seems
like the work you’re doing is having a big impact in the world.
 Thank you
and
Welcome on the path of personal and
professional enrichment !