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COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LABORATORY MANUAL
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OBJECTIVE
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Communication skill is the backbone for facing the global competition, when you enter
into professional life. The higher one climbs the ladder of success, the more he needs to
chisel his soft skills. Communication skills thus become important for individual success
and for the success of the company. This manual is an attempt to fulfill the basic
required to excel.
demands for fulfilling the gap between the skills already known and the fine skills
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This manual has eight chapters keeping in view the requirements of soft skills demanded
by MNCs and other competitive evaluative tests. Apart from interactive sessions in the
lab classes and the software, this manual is a precise, clear overlook of matter with
suitable examples and exercises. The chapters include challenging topics like group
discussions, resume preparation, interview skills etc., which are required for the
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CONTENTS
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TOPICS
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FUNTIONAL ENGLISH
VOCABULARY BUILDING
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READING COMPREHENSION
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WRITING SKILLS
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GROUP DISCUSSION
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PRESENTATION SKILLS
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INTERVIEW SKILLS
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FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
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Man has been using language as a tool of communication for centuries. It has
enabled him to interact with the environment and to regulate his social behavior.
Though there are a number of means of communication, language is the most widely
used instrument. Today, language is one of the most prized possessions for man. It
acts as a repository for wisdom, a propeller for the advancement for knowledge and
a telescope to view the vision of the future. Ever since the dawn of civilization man
has been trying to exploit the flexibility and dynamism of language for the conduct
of his day-to-day affairs. With globalization there is a need to self evaluate oneself to
be in tune with the required communication skills.
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ROLE PLAY
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When suddenly called upon to make a speech, or dialogue or role- play, the student
may experience a sinking feeling. Of course, one should precisely study the art of
public speaking. In countless instances, circumstances prevent the course of action.
As we do not secure the essential training in time, we may resort to find sufficient
speech examples to meet the demands of almost any normal situation.
For example, may you assume that you have just been asked to introduce a speaker?
The president of your club looks in your general direction and says, I would like
the club member Shankar to introduce our speaker. This means you have just
acquired a speech assignment. So as a student, you must be prepared to face such
situations.
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The important aspects of role play are speaking skills, listening skills, and nonverbal communication. One has to cultivate the habit of listening so as to
understand, answer according to the context.
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NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION.
This deals with things that are beyond verbal communication. Non-verbal
communication is partly instinctive, partly taught and partly imitative. Body
language plays a key role in most of the Oral communication. Some of the aspects of
non-verbal communication are following.
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1. Eye contact: eye contact is the most powerful and direct element that conveys
ones attitude and readiness for any situation.
2. Facial Expressions: the face is the index of the mind. Universal facial
expressions are connected with Universal Emotions. A smile indicates
pleasantness; wide opening of eyes shows interest etc.
3. Posture: the variations in three postures standing, sitting and lying down
exhibit negative and positive attitude. Upright position with shoulders in
straight line shows assertive attitude of a person.
4. Body movement and Gestures: body movement talks about movement of
head, hand and feet. Appropriate and controlled hand and feet movements
reveal an assertive and matured personality.
5. Proximity: one has to analyze the situation and the relation with others to
maintain suitable distance.
6. Appearance: attire, jewelry, makeup, shoes, hairstyle all reveal your
personality, attitude and readiness to participate in a given situation.
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EXAMPLES
DINIING OUT
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MAKING AN APPOINTMENT
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EXERCISES
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1) Fix an appointment with sales manager of ABC Company for advertising your
special soft ware.
2) You meet your boss unexpectedly in a hotel and he is alone. You join him for tea.
He asks you casually about your past project experience in B.Tech final year. As
a fresher converse with your boss about the project.
3) You have to join a welcome dinner party organized by MNC Company. How do
you converse in the party with your new colleagues? Converse at least with three
on GENERAL TOPICS.
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VOCABULORY BUILDING
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Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be
conveyed. Says the linguist, David Wilkins about vocabulary learning. Vocabulary
is the name for the words that we must know in order to listen, speak, read, and
write effectively. Vocabulary and knowledge of words are closely inter-related. To
develop vocabulary one has to continuously read newspapers, magazines, books and
play language related games. The following are few aspects of vocabulary along with
illustrations that we should know for effective communication:
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS:
Synonyms
Forsake,leave,relinquish
Suspension, pause, break
3. aboriginal
4. barricade
5. benevolent
6. clandestine
7. discrepancy
8. encroach
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9. entangle
Retain, stay.
Continuation,
prolongation.
Native,indigenious
Immigrant, imported.
Obstacle, barrier, hurdle. Approachable, help, open.
Charitable,
benign, Malevolent, malice, stingy.
kindness,
Secret,
undercover, Public, open, forthright.
underground
Variance,
divergence, Agreement, concordance,
disagreement.
harmony.
Intrude, trespass, invade, Desist, withdraw, respect,
violate, infringe.
keep away from.
Involve, implicate,
and Unravel, free, clear.
ravel.
Allure, attract, and yield. Repel, repulse, resist.
Shuffling, equivocal.
Frank, honest, sincere.
More concerned
with Introvert, loner.
practical realities
Deception, illusion
Truth, real
Faithfulness,
loyalty, Faithlessness, disloyalty
dependability.
Financial,
budgetary, Non commercial
economic, money.
Adventurous,
bold, Timid, safe, protected,
dangerous, threatening
safeguard
Perfect, complete, edge, Blunt, dull
file, gravid
Possibility,
theory, Posterior, subsequent
antecedent
1. abandon
2. abeyance
Antonyms
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10. entice
11. evasive
12. extrovert
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13. fallacy
14. fidelity
15. fiscal
16. hazardous
17. hone
18. hypothesis
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Foible, mannerism
20. imbibe
Absorb,
assimilate, digest
Hardworking, energetic
Knock off, pay off, do in,
neutralize
Brilliance, brightness
Punctilious,
accurate,
cautious
Courage, heart, nerve
25. mettle
26. mitigate
27. notorious
28. penchant
29. proliferate
30. relinquish
31. repudiate
32. skepticism
33. taciturn
34. versatile
35. vogue
Cowardice,
faint
heartedness
Perishable, deadly
Immortal, imperishable
Ill-famed,
infamous, Anonymous
disreputable
Liking, taste, preference
Aversion, dislike
Grow, multiply, manifold Decrease, dwindle
Let go, release
Retain, keep
Check, hindrance
Freedom, frankness
Disbelief, mental rejection Belief
Incommunicative,
Fluent, talkative
buttoned up, un talkative
Various, adaptable,
all- Inflexible, limited
purpose
Trend, style
Unfashionable,
unpopular, unstylish
Tricky, cunning, crafty
Frank, modest
Long for, desire strongly
Dislike, hate
Give, give way, concede
Stand
Eagerness,
readiness, Indifference, lethargy
forwardness
Zestfulness, spice
up, Dullness, lethargy
relish
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36. wily
37. yearn
38. yield
39. zeal
Dimness, plainness
Careless, sloppy
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23. lucrative
24. meticulous
Indolent, lazy
Endure
21. industrious
22. liquidate
Difference, not
similar,
artlessness
engross, Eject, discharge, vomit
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19. idiosyncrasy
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Aqua
Audio
Bios
Centrum
Centum
Chronos
Corpus
Demos
Floris
Geo
Grapho
Homo
Impero
Judicis
Kosmos
Medius
Monos
Multus
Novus
Omnis
Pathos
Phileo
Primus
Scriptus
Tele
Theos
Thesis
Verbum
Water
I hear
Life
Centre
A hundred
Time
The body
The people
A flower
Earth
I write
A man
I command
A judge
The world
The middle
Alone
Many
New
All
Feeling
I love
First
I write
After
A god
A placing
A wokrd
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Angle, triangle
Animal,animate,
magnanimous,
unanimous
Aquatic, aqueduct
Audible
Biomedical, biography
Epicenter, concentrate
Centenary, century
Chronology, anachronous
Corpse,corpulent, corporation
Democracy
Flora, flourish
Geocentric, geography
Autograph, calligraphy, graphology
Homage, homicide, humane
Imperial, imperative
Judicial,adjudicate, judicious
Cosmopolitan
Mediator,medium, intermediate
Monarch, monotony
Multitude,multinational, multifaceted
Novice, novel
Omnipotent,omniscient, omnibus
Apathy,empathy, sympathy
Anglophile
Primary, premier, primitive
Scripture, describe, proscribe
Telepathy, telephone
Theology, theocracy
Hypothesis
Adverb, verbal, verbatim
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MEANING
A corner
Life, mind
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Amgious
Anima, animus
One-word substitutes
Pessimist
Optimist
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Person who abstains from all alcoholic
Teetotaler
drinks
One who conceals his identity as a writer Pseudonym
under an assumed pen name
Person who knows or can speak many
Polyglot
languages
That which can be drunk
Potable
That which can be eaten
Edible
That which can b easily digested
Palatable
A state of complete continence
Celibacy
A speech without any previous
Extempore
preparation
A speech made by a speaker for the first Maiden speech
time in a particular gathering
A hater of women
Misogynist
One who hates mankind
Misanthrope
A physician who specializes in diseases
Dermatologist
of skin
A physician who specializes in heart
Cardiologist
diseases
Specialist in bone or skeleton disorders
Orhtopaedician
Specialist of eye diseases
Ophthalmologist
Specialist of diseases of infants
Paediatrician
Disease that spreads by contact
Contagious
Disease that spreads by means of germs Infectious
carried in the atmosphere
Disease that affects a large number of
Epidemic
people in an area at the same time
Disease prevalent in a particular locality Endemic
Study of the origin of words
Etymology
Medicine that loosens the bowels
Laxative
Medicine used to calm or pacify
Tranquilizer
Person who loves mankind
Philanthropist
Person who renounces the world and
Theist
practices self-discipline in order to attain
salvation
Person who does not believe in the
Atheist
existence of God
Person leading a life of strict self
Ascetic
discipline
Person who is interested in antiquities
Antiquarian
Things belonging to ancient times
Antiques
Person of strong conviction or prejudice, Bigot
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Incorrigible
Hypocrite
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-icede/-ic/-ique
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-ism
-ship
-it/-ity
-ure/-eur/-our
Suffix
-ate
-en
-ify/-fy
-ize
Suffix
-able/-ible/-ble/-bile
-al
-ant/-ent
-esque
Noun
Blockade, decade
Voltage, package, drainage
Mathematician,
tactician,
Indian,
beautician, maiden, warden
Reluctance, distance, pretence
Pedant, dependant
Sedimentation, fragmentation, attention,
section, animation, fermentation
Proficiency,
sufficiency,
fluency,
buoyancy
Suicide, matricide, fratricide,
panic,
unique
Realism, sadism, Marxism
Friendship, hardship, courtship
Certainty, elasticity, duplicity, electricity
Mature, future, amateur, honour, favour
Verb
Dictate, intimate, duplicate
Lengthen, weaken, strengthen
Qualify, quantify, satisfy
Maximize, materialize, civilize
Adjective
Capable, edible, applicable, audible,
mobile, amicable
Final, mental, dental, central
Weaken, golden, wanted, educated
Burlesque, grotesque, statuesque
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-ine/-ish
-ous/-ious
-some
-y
Meaning
Not
anti-
Opposite, against
ante-
Before
archauto-
Chief
Self
bene-
Well
bi-
Two
circumcounter-/contra-
Round
Opposite, against
Half
Out of
Different
Six
Over
Infra-
Below
intramono-
Within
Alone
omni-
All
phil-/philopoly-
Love
Many
propseudo-
For
False
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Examples
Apolitical,
asymmetrical,
abnormal, amoral, atheist
Antiseptic,
anti-social,
anti-national
Antecedent,
antedate,
ante-room
Arch-bishop, arch-enemy
Automobile,
autograph,
automatic
Benefit,
benediction,
benevolence
Binoculars,
bi-monthly,
bilateral, bicycle
Circumstance,
circumference
Counterfeit,
contradict,
countersign, controversy
Demigod, demi-official
Emit, eject, expel, exit
Heterodox, heterogeneous
Hexagonal, hexameter
Hypertension,
hypersensitive
Infrared, infra-dig, infrastructure
Intravenous, intramural
Monotheist, monomania,
monologue, monopoly
Omnipotent,
omnibus,
omnivorous
Philosophy, philanthropy
Polyclinic,
polytechnic,
polybion
Profile, pro-Indian
Pseudonym,
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Prefix
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retrosemi-
Back
Half
trans-/tra-
Across
ultra-
Extreme, beyond
uni-
One
upyester-
Up
Very, previous
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
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Four
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prophet
Quadrangle,
quadruplicate, quadrant
Retrospection, retrograde
Semi-conductor,
semifinal, semi-automatic
Transfer,
transport,
transcend,
transmigration, traverse
Ultraviolet,
ultrasound,
ultraultramicroscopic,
modern
Union,
uniform,
unification
Upgrade, upward, uplift
Yesterday, yester-years
IDIOMS
An apple of discord
The word idiom denotes a way of expression rather than mere collection of useful
phrases. A careful study of the use of idiomatic expressions in our day to day life
helps us communicate effectively.
SENTENCE
Kashmir is an apple of discord
between India and Pakistan
Make matters worse
Your explanation will only add
fuel to the fire
Ready to obey ones order
The attender is always at the
beck and call of his officer
One
with
the
bad In every society there are
reputation
bound to be some black sheep
To waste
The young man is burning the
candle at the both ends, I feel
he will realize it shortly
Self boasting
It is really very foolish to blow
ones trumpet
To feel sorry for what had
It is no use crying over spilt
happened
milk
Irregularly
Students must read hard, but
not by fits and starts
Listen
Students should pay heed to
the word of the lecturers
To repent
It is too much for us to expect
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MEANING
The root cause of quarrel
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Grease
palm
someones
A Laughing stock
Black and blue
A close-fisted man
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A capital crime
To build castles in the
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To move
heaven and
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An uphill task
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A scholar
To be all in all
A jail bird
Time and tide
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A man of letters
master in cricket
Mulk Raj Anand was a man of
letters
A collector is all in all in a
district
People who have
criminal
tendencies turn into jail birds
Clever people make the best
use of time and tide
Your explanation
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EXERCISES
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II) In each question below you are given related pair of words or phrases. Select the
lettered word that best expresses a relationship similar to that in the original pair of
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1) Sewing machine : clothes :: ice cubes : _______
a) Water
b) Refrigerator
c) Ice
d) Summers
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READING COMPREHENSION
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EXERCISE:
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right, this increases your understanding. If you are wrong, you make
adjustments quicker.
Method of organizations: See whether the material is organized,
chronologically, serially, logically, functionally, spatially, hierarchically.
Cultivate interest: Go through sample comprehension passages, ask questions,
and discuss ideas with friends and classmates. The more you cultivate
interest, the greater your comprehension.
Observe for supporting ideas: While practicing study pictures, graphs and
headlines. Read the first and last paragraph in a passage, or the first
sentence in each section.
Underline, summarize and review: Just reading a passage once is not enough.
To develop a deeper understanding, you have to underline, summarize and
review important ideas.
Build vocabulary: for many, this is a lifetime project. The best way to
improve your vocabulary is to use a dictionary regularly. You might carry
around a pocket dictionary and use it to look up new words. Or you can keep
a list of words to look up at the end of the day. Concentrate on roots, prefixes
and suffixes.
Vocalize words: Yes although it is faster to form words in your mind rather
than on your lips or throat, Eye motion is important. Frequent backtracking
slows you down considerably.
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Read the article about the performance of new product and choose the correct
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The PG Plunger Tea Concept
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Unilever pulled the plug on its PG Plunger loose tea concept on March 2004 after
sales failed to reach the companys expectations. The product had been a bold move
by the food giant to inject some life into the flagging hot drinks market, which the
previous year had seen sales in top supermarkets drop by 1.3 % to dip below the $ 1
billion mark. However, despite receiving praise from buyers, the concept, which
urged consumers to use cafeteria-style plungers (a kind of coffee pot) for brewing
tea, failed to capture the imagination of consumers. A $ 1.5 million first year
support programme and introductory packs on containing a cafetiere also failed to
stir much interest.
The decision to ditch the PG Plunger concept hit Unilever hard. The group
was desperate to find a way to keep ahead to its rivals in hot drinks. Despite its
continued success in March 2004, with its brand PG tips tea bags as the nations
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second favourite hot drink behind Nescafe original, the brands sales had suffered at
7.6 % drop in supermarkets previous year, failing to less than $ 90 million.
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2004, the PG Plunger format unfortunately did not reach expected sales and so it
was no longer viable to continue production on the same basis. However he added
that since March 2004, the Plunger concept had continued to have a presence in
Food service outlets that is outlets other than shops and supermarkets, such as
hotel, pubs and leisure centers and that retailers could expect continued
innovation from the PG brand.
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Joise Wright, a retailing expert from leading supermarket chain, somerfield, said
that one of Unilevers biggest mistake was to assume that consumers would be
happy to use coffee-making equipment to tea. She explained: Unilever should be
praised for trying to breathe life into the loose tea market, which does have a rather
old-fashioned image, and they had a good concept. But the unforeseeable problem
was that consumers could not or would not use their cafeteria for making both tea
and coffee because of the taste clash.
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a) Those who bought the product gave positive feedback.
b) Many bought the pack with a free gift but then lost interest.
c) They thought the cafeteria lacked originality.
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3) What were the PG Tips tea bag brands standing in the market in March 2004?
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a) It had lost its lead to competitors.
b) It had kept its position behind one rival.
c) It had struggled to stay at the top.
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WRITING SKILLS
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Of the four skills in language learning, writing and speaking are known as
active skills while reading and listening are passive skills. In the course of a
students career it is important that he develops all four skills to grow in his career.
Communication is very essential in todays world. We all need to communicate our
needs and at the same time have the ability to grasp other peoples needs. We cannot
communicate by speaking all the time. We need to communicate with the written
word in most cases as a supplement to our spoken word or to make our needs
formal and taken seriously.
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From the perspective of the hiring company, your resume is your initial brochure.
Period. Nothing more and nothing less. Once you start looking at the resume from a
marketing perspective, you will be on your way toward developing a more effective
resume. It cannot make the sale any more than a marketing brochure can sell a
car there still has to be the test drive, a look under the hood, a chance to kick the
tires, etc. But, if the marketing brochure is effective, you have already been sold on
the car before you arrive at the showroom.
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The primary difference between Resume and CurriculumVitae is the length, the
content and purpose. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills,
experience, and education. A goal of resume writing is to be brief and concise since,
at best, the resume reader will spend a minute or so reviewing your qualifications.
A Curriculum Vitae, commonly referred to as CV, is a longer (two or more pager),
more detailed synopsis. It includes a summary, publications, presentations, awards,
honors, affiliations and other details. There is no correct way to construct a CV, but
remember the following two principles:
Make it clear: Use direct, simple language, short headings and highlight the
important things like the titles of previous jobs.
Make it short, no more than two sides of paper. A busy human resources
manager with 20 CVs to read in half an hour wont want to read anything
longer.
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1. Personal details: These are facts about you and how to contact you. The
section should include your name, address, date of birth (not age, as this will
have to change every year), and nationality. Some people attach a passport
size photo, which can help attract an employers interest.
2. Career objective: This is recommended only for recent graduates or entry
level personnel. The purpose of the objective statement is to inform the
reader of your career goals. The statement should be written specifically
enough to let the reader know that you have a focus to your job research.
3. Education: This should outline your educational history and your
qualifications. Theres no need to give details about primary or elementary
school. If you left school some years ago and have done company or
professional training courses, it may be more important to highlight these. In
this case, you can call this section Education and training.
4. Employment: This should include the different jobs you have done. Start
with the most recent as this is usually the one where you had the most
responsibility. You should list the main duties of each job as it may not be
clear from the job dealt.
5. Skills: Here you should list any other skills that employees might be
interested in, like computer skills or speaking another language.
6. Interests: This includes sporting and leisure interests. Avoid obvious ones
that most people share like reading and watching TV.
7. Personal profile: This section describes what kind of person you are and is
usually written in complete sentences. Try writing down ten words or
phrases which describe your good points and then putting them into a
paragraph. Dont be modest and use phrases like fairly good or usually
hard-working. Other applicants will write the best descriptions that they
can, so you must too!
8. References: You should include two people who can provide you with a
reference. One should be your last employer, if possible. Make sure you ask
their permission first.
TYPES OF RESUMES
2. Chronological Resume: In this type, job history is organized chronologically
with the most recent information first. Job titles and organizations re
emphasized and duties and accomplishments are described in detail. This is
easy to read, since it highlights names of employers and job titles, and
emphasizes career growth.
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SAMPLE RESUME:
Justin Kelly
456, X Street, Y Avenue,
San Jose, CA-95110
(123) 456-7890
justin@email.com
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Objective : To give my software career a solid start by joining eminent and highly
professional software company and contribute to the success of the company by
outstanding performances and thereby advancing my career
Summary of Qualifications:
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Academic education:
Academic projects:
"3rd normal form". This was my last year engineering academic project.
Through this project, I succeeded in achieving database normalization up
to third normal form using normal development languages (C, C++, etc.)
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Traveling
Watching Baseball and Soccer
Reading
Personal Details:
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(JUSTIN KELLY)
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REPORT WRITING
A repot is a form of communication through which some information is conveyed. It
must be clear, simple, direct and readable. Again the person preparing the report
must have a clear and specific idea of the following:
The subject of the report
The person who requires the report
The purpose for which the report is expected to be used
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These reports are the channels of valuable information. They can be both verbal
and informal. But we are generally concerned with written and formal reports.
Again in general the formal written reports are divided into two types: short report,
which can be in the form of letter and memos etc with brief matter. Second one is
said to be detailed report, which can be in the form of project or documentary
including more number of pages.
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The first step in writing an official report involves the collection of data
through investigations, inquiry, meeting, surveys etc.
The second step is to arrange the information in a format used for the
purpose.
The style and tone used in official reports is usually formal.
It is important to present facts clearly and concisely because they will be used
to take decisions.
An official report must be accompanied by a formal covering letter thanking
the person, people or the organization concerned for assigning you the task
of making the report and stating your availability for further discussions and
clarifications.
Use the right format to write the report.
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Conclusion ( containing the reporters interpretation of the facts and his /her
comments and recommendations)
Signature (of the person writing the report)
Appendices (in case of large data or information, the writer can provide at
the end).
SAMPLE OF SHORT REPORT IN LETTER FORM:
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DR.C.VIDYANIDHI
Vice-Chancellor
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Aug 10, 2010
To,
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Findings: On 1 May this year, you asked us to study the feasibility and
desirability of introducing computer Education in all government, aided and
unaided schools in Andhra Pradesh keeping in view the changing trends of time.
Accordingly, we have made an indepth study of the issue. The report is
submitted as follows:
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Present situations: At present the school curriculum does not provide for
computer education, the maximum focus is on
conventional type of education. In fact the school
authorities do not bother to update the curriculum and
do not realize the importance and necessity of computer
education.
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Imagine that you are an officer in the Meghalaya Forest Department. The Secretary
of the Department has asked you to report on the steps taken in the previous year to
converse the forests in and around Shillong. Use the points in the box below and also
browse the Net for more information to write the report, presenting facts and
making recommendations. (150-180words)
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GROUP DISCUSSION
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G.D generally last for 10 to 20 minutes, since their will be 6 to 10 members in the
group, one can speak not more than a minute and two. So the following four points
have to be remembered:
Listen carefully.
Analyze what you are listening to.
Think quickly.
Talk briefly, precisely & relevantly.
A well prior preparation is needed to get through the G.D session, which includes
following points:
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Initiate discussion, if you can.
Keep discussion short but relevant and interesting.
Avoid repetition and be polite.
Give time for others to make their own contributions.
Keep eye contact.
Substantiate your views with suitable examples.
Use appropriate gestures and follow correct body language.
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Examiner: Ladies and gentlemen! Please settle down and be relaxed to take part in
a group discussion. The topic is: Which is more beneficial to the society: electronic
or print media? You are at liberty to speak in favor of either of them. Now we
recede to the back ground to evaluate your performance. Please start the discussion.
Speaker 5: Well friends! I would like to initiate the discussion be expressing my
view in favor of electronic media. T.V and internet have brought about
revolutionary changes in the world. News travels through electronic media so fast
transmitted thus giving easy fast access to the viewers.
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Speaker 3: Sorry to interrupt you madam. There are two sides of coin. The
electronic media had certain ill effects, which harm children and even adults.
Children are so glued to TV that they forget about their studies. One Day
international matches broadcast for seven or eight hours a day have negative effects
on all. Besides students, even employees apply for leave and enjoy the matches.
Teenagers and elders surf internet against their health. The print media has no such
negative effects. There was a talk that electronic media may put newspaper out of
business but this has not happened. The print media is getting more popular over
the masses.
Speaker 1: I am afraid I cant agree with the previous lady speaker. If popularity
alone is considered electronic media has a definite edge over the print media. These
days, every house has a TV; some of the theaters are being closed because people are
no longer attracted to it. They would like to watch a movie at home with their family
when they are free. Besides, the electronic media is known for the quickest
transmission of news and information. The news becomes stale by the time it
appears on the papers, as people have already come to know of it from TV.
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Speaker 2: Our friend has spoken about the merits of print media. But all these
merits can be associated with even the electronic media. No doubt, we have critical
comments on the policies of the government on the print media. But in TV, we have
open discussion on them in a live coverage where representatives from different
political parties sit together and discuss before a moderator, which is more effective
and exciting than a verbal description of the views.
Speaker 3: All these are nothing when compared to obscene dances and jokes
presented visually on TV and internet which are more likely to lead younger
generation astray.
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Speaker 1: The electronic and print media have their own good and bad effects. But,
why should we have negative approach? Let us choose what is good for us and avoid
the rest. The electronic media is certainly and effectively more beneficial to society
for job search. Young people depend more on internet facilities. Students and
researchers sit before an internet for hours, collecting information. Business
community looks for market on TV. The press media has become rather outdated.
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Speaker 3: Sorry to object to this statement. Newspapers are read even in remote
villages. For the cultural and moral development of society, an honest mass media is
essential and for that we cant think of other than print media.
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issue. It is difficult for us to reach a consensus. I thank you all for your participation
in the discussion.
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PRESENTATION SKILLS
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JAM
Just a Minute or JAM is impromptu speech given in the time limit of one minute. In
this fast developing global technology there is need for quick analysis and
resourceful decision making. There is no extensive preparation and one has to speak
innovatively at the spur of the moment.
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Oral presentation is a formal address by a person to a group of people with or
without using visual aids and other tools like slide show, video or audio clip and
power point presentations.
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Oral presentation serves various purposes for students and others. Considering
students, effective presentation skill can improve his or her chances of landing in a
good career. It has become an important medium to gauge the strength of a
candidate with regard to aspects like language competency, arrangement of ideas
and persuasive skills. It is therefore advisable to improve oral presentation skill in a
proper manner.
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EXERCISES
1. Android.
2. Digital jewelry
3. Stress in Engineering life
4. Mummification
5. Punishment to support social ethics
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INTERVIEW SKILLS
An interview is a powerful inter-personal communication between two individuals.
It may also be defined as a direct interaction between the candidate (employee) and
the employer with specific purpose and mutual benefits. In a face to face interview,
the candidate is in view before a panel of prominent persons and closely examined
by them.
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The following are the points to help the candidates to face interviews
effectively:
Personal Information: Usually the candidate is asked to tell about
himself/herself. By grabbing the opportunity, the candidates are required to
tell their strong points, qualification, special interest, achievements etc.
Analyze your skills: Every job has a set of functions and also requires certain
skills to perform. Analyzing your skills relating to the position offered by the
interviewer is necessitated during the interview.
Dress code: One has to present himself/herself in a neat professional look by
following neat and formal dress code; it instead gives the candidate a
confidence too.
Develop the interview file: You should develop the interview file that should
have documents such as: Original certificates, interview letter, certificates of
merit, Experience certificates, and copies of your resume.
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Mr. Raj sits at ease in the chair greeting them Good Morning gentlemen and
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(The interviewer already knows the name through the resume but wants to confirm
it.)
BOARD MEMBER 1: Will you tell us about your qualifications?
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BOARD MEMBER 3: Are you confident that you can fare well here. You will have
to work for longer hours?
Candidate: well sir, I am interested in finding out innovative methods. I used to
wake up late nights during my M.tech course and even there in teaching profession,
I used to spend most of my leisure time in the laboratory doing research work. I
have the necessary physical stamina and mental ability.
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BOARD MEMBER 4: Suppose you are put in the Research and Development wing,
sometime you may have to go to America for training. Are you willing?
Candidate: By all means, Sir, Learning is a continuous process. I am sure the
company and I will be benefited by the training. I do not hesitate to go there.
BOARD MEMBER 5: Are you familiar with any computer language courses?
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Candidate: Yes, Sir. Though I studied Electrical and Electronics, I learnt some of
the computer languages like C, C++, Visual and Basic and Oracle. I am at present
familiarizing myself thoroughly with JAVA language.
BOARD MEMBER 4: Mr. Raj, How much salary are you expecting?
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Candidate: The usual salary you offer for the person having these qualifications. I
want to show my mettle in the job assigned to me. After assessing my competence
and capability in my duties, you can increase my salary. Let me be given advance to
serve your organization.
BOARD MEMBER 5: All right. You are welcome. Take the order from the
Administrative Office and join within a week.
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