ZS Campus Beats

Soft Skills and You!

18th July, 2017

 Have you met Phil?

Interview
Room

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 Interview
Room

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 99% of your achievements are never enough - the world would
always want to see something better than the best of you

99% 100% 101%

You've already had it all!

We are here to help you create that magical impact before you enter the
corporate world

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 The big question: How can I cross the 99% mark?

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude

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. . .and we all know, the impact that 101% would create!

0.99 365
d
= 0.03
1.01 365 = 37.8
Lets embark on a journey, shaping ourselves towards making an impact!

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 There are over 100 recognized soft skills that experts say helps you
amplify your skills and competencies

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 The recipe of soft skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Stress
management

Effective
Communication

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Effective Communication is 20% what you know & 80% how you
feel about what you know

Leadership

Teamwork

Stress
management

Effective
Communication

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 Elements of Effective Communication

Verbal Para Verbal Body Language

Info-
Grap
hics

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 Leadership

Teamwork

Stress
management

Effective
communication

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 Its not the stress that kills us, its our reaction to it

Practice
makes
perfect Focus on
Success

Mirror
Persuade
Exercises Establish connect
yourself with
INTERESTING FAC
positive, advisers, mentors,
rational and friends for mock
thinking or practice
interviews

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Another step

Leadership

Teamwork

Stress
management

Effective
communication

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 Teamwork, simply stated is less me and more we Lets see how

To put it simply I can do things you cant, you can do things I cant,
BUT TOGETHER, we can create wonders

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 Team Work is all about

Mutual Trust & Support

Adaptability
Communication

Creative Freedom
Collaboration

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 We are almost there

Leadership

Teamwork

Stress
management

Effective
communication

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 Leadership: Being a leader requires a medley of soft skills

Humility
Creating a Culture of
Ability to Multi-Task
Trust and Respect
Self Awareness Resiliency

Persuasion Skills Emotional Intelligence Political Savviness

Learning Agility Inquisitiveness - Why

and Why Not
Flexibility
Motivation and Ability
Delegation
to Motivate
Presentation Skills
Creativity
Relationship Building
Ability to Influence
Building and Leading
Communication
the Right Team
Clarity Facilitation Skills

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 They all had the knowledge, some didnt even have a degree but a few
other things they had, were simply priceless!

Innovation People

Vision Agility

And all of these, made each one of these

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 Resume writing tips:
Heres a typical case
Typos and grammatical
errors;
High school information;
Funny & controversial
email-id;
Proprietary acronyms or
jargons

A normal resume paints an obscure image of you

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 Heres another case

Make first half of your

resume noteworthy;
Use Sub-Headings &
Bullets;
Format it well;
Ensure your resume is
machine readable

..while a well crafted resume takes you to places!

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 GOLDEN TICKET TO YOUR DREAM JOB
Craft your story
statement Expect The Unexpected
Be Polite

Firm Handshake
Arrive In Time
Ask Questions

Stay Calm Clean Your Social Media

Before Hand
Be Flexible
Prepare Your Responses Dress For Success

Be Presentable
Map Out Your Future
Correct Body Posture
Candid & Concise
Facilitation Skills

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 Campus Beats Chat Session

We look forward to seeing you during our interview process

For any query or request, you can contact us at:

campusbeats@zs.com

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