 The Art

 of

 Self

Employ
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 Employability

 ‘ Employability is a set of
achievements – skills ,
understandings and personal
attributes – that make students
more likely to gain employment
and be successful in their
chosen occupations ’.

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 Recruiter ’ s Expectation
Factors needed to ensure getting a


well paid job are :

 Relevant Qualifications and

Experience .

 Intelligence and knowledge .

 Creativity and a dynamic

personality .

One has to be smart

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to understand 3
what would work , where and when .
 Needs
1 . Quality of Knowledge and Skill
2 . Communication Skill
3 . Attitude
4 . The 7 Habits of highly
effective people
5 . Stress Management
6 . Emotional Quotient
7 . Change Management
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 Quality of Knowledge

• Value of Professional
Knowledge
• Conceptual Learning
• Good Academic Record
• Importance of basics
• Alarm on Social
Commitment
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 A Thought

 A man is seldom better than his

conversation


 - German Proverb
•

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 Communication :
Definition

• Communication – act of
“ imparting information ” for
the purpose of “ evoking
understanding ”
•

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 Communication Skill
• 7 % WORDS
– Words are only labels and the
listeners put their own
interpretation on speakers words
•
• 38 % PARALINGUISTIC
– The way in which something is said
- the accent , tone and voice
modulation is important to the
listener .
•
• 55 % BODY LANGUAGE
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delivering a message affects the
 Barriers in
Communication
• Disagreement between verbal and
non - verbal messages
• Negative Self Image
• Lack of Feedback
• Lack of Motivation and Training
• Language and Vocabulary Level
• Lack of Self Awareness
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 Interpersonal Skills

• People are OK
• People are
DIFFERENT
• People can THINK
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 Favorite

• Who is your favorite teacher?

•
•
• Which predominant quality made
you to feel that he / she as
your favorite?
 Attitude is a key factor in effectiveness

Knowledg
Skill Attitude
e

Most
Importa
nt

So work more on ATTITUDE development

 What is Attitude ?
 It is an outward
expression
( through body
gestures ) of our
state of mind .
 It is a mirror of
the mind .
 It reflects our
thinking .
The world is
your mirror
 THE ICEBERG
HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN


ICEBERG?

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THE ICEBERG
ONLY 10% OF ANY
ICEBERG IS VISIBLE.
THE REMAINING 90%
IS BELOW SEA
LEVEL.

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 THE ICEBERG

VISIBLE
ABOVE SEA
10 % SEA
LEVEL
LEVEL
INVISIBLE
BELOW SEA
LEVEL

90 %
 THE ICEBERG

KNOWLEDGE
KNOWN & SEA
TO OTHERS SKILLS LEVEL

UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS

ATTITUD
E
 THE ICEBERG

KNOWN BEHAVIO SEA

TO OTHERS LEVEL
R
UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS IMPACT
VALUES – STANDARDS –
JUDGMENTS

ATTITUDE
MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS
 Positive Attitude
Quotes
• If you don ’ t like something ,
change it . If you can ’ t change
it , change your attitude . Don ’ t
complain .
• The most significant change in a
person ’ s life is a change of
attitude . Right attitudes
produce right actions .
• If you really want to be happy ,
nobody
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 Positive Attitude
Quotes
• Whether a glass if half - full or half -
empty , depends on the attitude of
the person looking at it .
• You will only go as far as you think
you can go .
• The biggest mistake of all is to
avoid situations in which you
might make a mistake .
• Attitude , not aptitude , determines
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YOU
. .
. F
O
R E THOUGHTS
A U L

ARE
AW & E . F
R . .
BE A
C UT
E
B A B O

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 OUR THOUGHTS
WE ARE OUR THOUGHTS
MAKE OUR LIFE

Thoughts Words

Actions

Habits Characte
r

L I F E
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 The
habits

of highly effective
people

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 Habit 1:  
Be proactive

“You are respons­able: 
able to          choose your 
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Circle of Concern

Circle of influence
“Proactive people focus their efforts in their circle
of influence, causing the circle of influence to
increase

Reactive people focus their effort in the circle of

concern. The negative energy generated by that focus
causes the circle of influence to shrink”
You can choose your
langua
Reactive
ge
Proactive

I must I prefer
If only I will
They  I choose
made me
I can be
If I had
 Habit 2:  
Begin with the end in 
mind

“ Battles are won first

in the minds
before they are won in
 Who has a life that is
governed by the clock?
1 . Work deadlines
2 . Study commitments
3 . Exams & assignments
4 . Time with friends
5 . Family time
6 . Boy friend / girl
friend
7 . Exercising
8 . Relaxing
9 . Health appointments
10 . Hobbies Interests
11 . Sporting Team Member
Life Can Be Busy ! How we manage
our time can make the difference
between effectiveness and
stressfulness .
 Playing the Balancing
Game …………
 Learning to prioritize
and manage our time
efficiently can be
very difficult to do ,
we are often pulled
in different
directions with a
never ending amount
of things to do .

 How many of us feel

like we are often
snowed under with
school , work and
commitments to
friends and family?
 Habit 3:  
Put first things first 
 The key to time 
management is not 
to prioritize what’s 
on your schedule 
but to schedule your 
priorities

It’s almost impossible to say NO to the non 
important matters, if you don’t have a bigger 
YES burning inside  
 Put First Things First
 It is about learning
to prioritize and
manage your time
so that your first
things [ Your
greatest
priorities ] come
first , not last .

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“Things which matter most should never 
be at the mercy of things which matter 
least”
Goethe 
 Urgent Not Urgent

I II
Important

. Crisis . Preparation
. Pressing problems . Prevention
. Deadline - driven . Values
projects , clarification
meetings , . Planning
preparations
. Relationship
building
. True re - creation
III IV
. Empowerment
Important

. Interruptions , . Trivia , busywork

some . Some phone calls
Not

phone calls
. Time wasters
. Some mail , some
reports . “ Escape ”
. Some meetings activities
. Irrelevant mail
. Many proximate ,
pressing matters . Excessive TV
 Urgent
I
The
Important

Procrastina
tor

Results :
•Stress
•Burnout
•Crisis management
•Always putting
out fires
Results :
•Short - term focus
•Crisis management
•See goals and plans as
worthless
•Feel victimized , out of
control
•Shallow or broken
relationships
Urgent
Not Important

III
The
Yes-man
 Results :
•Total
irresponsibility
•Fired from jobs
•Dependent on
others
Not Urgent

Not Important
IV
The
Slacker
 Not Urgent
II

Important
The
Effective Man

Results :
•Vision , perspective
•Balance
•Discipline
•Control
•Few crises
 1 Identify big rocks
(q2).
2 Schedule these
FIRST!
3 Surround with
other.

What is the lesson?

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 So how do we change?


Spend less time in Q1.

Say no to Q3.

Reduce the time spent Slacking off Q4.

Gain increased time in Q2.



Habit 4:  Think Win/win
 High

Lose/Win Win/Win
CONSIDERATION

Lose/Lose Win/Lose
Low

Low High
COURAGE
It’s not your way or my way, it’s a better 
way 
 Habit 5:  
Seek first to 
understand, then to be 
understood
‘Walk a mile in others’ shoes
before you say

‘no’
to their request for
new shoes.’
Habit 6:  
Synergize

“The whole is greater 
than the sum of its parts” 
 Team


T – Together

E – Everyone

A – Achieves

M – Maximum
 Helpful Team Behaviour
ü Keeping the peace
ü Being a friend
ü Being enthusiastic
ü Giving opinions
ü Generating ideas
ü Initiating
ü Solving problems
logically
ü Relieving tension with
humor
ü Seeking approval
ü Encouraging others
 Enthusiasm
Are there 12 or 13
people?

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 Habit 7:  
Sharpen the Saw
 What is Stress?
• Stress is a
psychological and
physiological response
to events that upset
our personal balance
in some way .

• Stress affects the

psychological ,
biological , physical
and social functioning
of a person .

Stress is not in our

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environment , but it is
 DEFINITION

S=P>R
Stress occurs when the pressure is greater
than the resource
 Tips to manage the
Stress
• Recognize the source of stress .
• Understand the reactions of stress in your
body and mind .
• Recognize personal contribution to stress .
• Identify your strength and weakness .
• Fix your goal and be firm .
• Think through the consequences of your
action .
• Accept that stress is common in life and
every one needs to deal with it in an
effective and positive way .
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• Do not say ‘ yes ’ where you want to say ‘ no ’.
 E Q

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 Exercise
 1000
 40
 1000
Chance for making mistakes
 30 at
 1000
IMPORTANT DECISION
 20
STAGES
 1000
 + 10


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IQ v/s EQ
(Intelligence Quotient v/s Emotional
Quotient)

 The research
shows that IQ 20%
can help you
to be IQ
successful to
the extent of 80%
20 percent EQ
only in life .
The rest of 80
percent
success
depends
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

•
 “Anyone can be angry—that is easy. But to
be angry with the right person, to the right
degree, at the right time, for the right
purpose, and in the right way — that is not
easy.”
•
•

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 Anger Control
Techniques
• Talk to some one about what makes you
angry .
• Think of the different ways the
irritating issue can be seen .
• Do some physical exercise daily , it
will relax your mind .
• Get involved in some work , which you
like to do .
• Practice relaxation on a daily basis .
• Take a few deep breathes to calm
yourself .
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• Talk to someone who is coping with
 The Problem With Dodging
Bullets

You ’ re
going to
get hit !

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 Wear Bulletproof Armor

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 Bulletproof Armor
Comes from

SELF CHANGE

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 Past is history
Future is mystery
Present is the gift of God
Live in the present
Be in the present
 The beautiful ‘ dew ’
drops
• D ream BIG
 – Our dreams limit our
achievements
• E njoy Life
 – Have fun in every activity
• W ork Hard
 – To create history


 Any two out of these three is

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 Remember about the Life
Skills
• Attitude Building
• Decision - Making Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Stress Management Skills
• Anger Management Skills
• Goal setting skills
• Teamwork skills
• Leadership skills
• Change Management Skills

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•
 Intellectual Skills

Ef fective
Employabil
ity

Communication Life Skills

Skills
 ALL THE BEST
IN THE
JOURNEY OF YOUR LIFE

THANK YOU
for your patient
listening
Suresh P. NairProfessor & Head, ECE DepartmentRoyal College of Engg. &