Why Am I Not Getting The Right Job? This is the question that many of you have on top of your mind. You have been trying for a job in line with your qualification but the dream job has been eluding you so far. Read on to understand what employers are looking for & what you can do to change your future….. The Job Skills Employers Look For Employers are looking for skills that go beyond Academic qualifications &/or work experience to select potential employees. While education and experience may make you eligible to apply for the job, to be successful in the job interview & later succeed in the job, you need to exhibit the right mix of essential skills named ‘Employability Skills’. What are Employability Skills? Employability skills are those skills necessary for getting, keeping and being successful in a job. They are the skills and attitudes that enable you to get along with your colleagues, to make critical decisions, solve problems, develop respect and ultimately become strong ambassadors for the organisation. Employability skills are the foundation of your career building blocks but unfortunately found badly lacking in most school-leavers, graduates and even in those already in employment and one of the major reasons for people not getting employed. Major Employability Skills • Communication Skills (communicate effectively both verbally and in writing) • Presentation Skills (Presenting information clearly and effectively) • Team Work (Work effectively in a group or team to achieve goals) • Interpersonal Skills (working with colleagues & others) • Listening (effective listening) • IT Skills (Effectively use computers and technology) • Self-Management (Personal Motivation, Organisation and Time Management) • Personal Development (right attitude, learning & development) • Critical Thinking Skills (ability to solve problems and make decisions) • Leadership (ability to influence others toward the achievement of goals) • Numeracy (Number Skills - understanding of numerical data, statistics and graphs) • Analytical Skills (Gather, interpret and analyse information) Prospective Employers always look for Potential Winners & would be looking at your potential as opposed to your experience. Those who can demonstrate the right mix of skills during the job interview & their potential to succeed in the job, stand the highest chance of getting the job. Your success in the job interview is dependent mainly on two key factors: 1. The skills & potential you demonstrate during the interview 2. The level of preparation to face the interview If you are well prepared with “Interview Facing Skills”, the chances of your getting selected during the interview would be very high. Show that you are a winner…. Become highly employable by getting yourself trained in “Employability Skills”. Clear your job interviews with flying colours by getting yourself trained in “Interview Facing Skills”

1. WE DO NOT PROMISE YOU THE MOON BUT WE
PROMISE YOU THE PLATFORM FROM WHERE YOU CAN
REACH THE HEIGHTS OF SUCCESS
HON’BLE PM NARENDRA MODI

2. Employee Expectations
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3. 60 Seconds?????? 
Employee Expectations
A few common expectations are :
 Salary that is competitive with the rest of the
industry.
 Have a reasonable opportunity to use our
knowledge, skills, training or experiences.
 Have our work fairly evaluated and to be given
credit for it.
 Be told what is expected of us as workers.
 Be informed of things that affect us directly
before, rather than after the fact.
 An incentive program that I can have an impact
on.
 Appropriate recognition for work which is done.
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4. 60 Seconds?????? 
Employee Expectations (Contd…)
• Have a reasonable workload.
• Have a reasonable amount of control over the work
we do.
• Be given the opportunity to make suggestions and
have them considered.
• Be told where our work fits into the overall scheme
of the organization.
• Job security.
• Dignified treatment of all employees.
• A safe work environment.
• …………..
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5. Employer Expectations
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6. 60 Seconds?????? 
Organization / Employer Expectations
• Dependability
• Getting along with others
• Working as a team member
• Basic speaking skills
• Being neat and clean in appearance
• Maintaining good health
• Knowing your strengths and weaknesses
• Giving an honest day's work
• Loyalty to your organization
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7. 60 Seconds?????? Organization / Employer Expectations
(Contd…)
• Making independent decisions
• Using initiative and imagination
• Knowing what is expected
• Locating information
• Following instructions
• Working without close supervision
• Working under pressure
• Adjusting to work situations
• Managing time and materials effectively
• Following safety regulations
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8. Expectation & Reality
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9. Expectation …
It is generally expected from the employer
that graduates should be equipped with a
balance of technical / Functional
knowledge & the relevant “soft skills”
required in the workplace after leaving the
colleges.
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10. Reality …
Universities and colleges are doing traditional
activities i.e. providing old theoretical
knowledge by traditional techniques
even in the 21st century.
The current education system doesn’t equip
youngsters with the desired knowledge
and skill sets needed to excel in the practical
professional life.
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11. Indian Graduates Have Low Employability!
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12. These Headlines Point To The Ground Reality
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13. Candidate Conversions Are Very Low
Conversion Funnel: Academic Skills
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Conversion Funnel: Employability Skills
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14. Industry Says
“One out of every four graduates found
unemployable by industry” – B Santhanam,
Chairman of CII National Committee on Skills and
Human Resources
“The biggest failure is that students do not possess
soft skills to discuss, present & articulate” – Kiran
Karnik, President, NASSCOM
“If we don’t take steps to improve the quality of our
engineering graduates, we will soon lose out on our
ability to compete globally” – NR Narayana Murthy
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15. Demand Not Met Despite Large Educated Population
“Nearly one-half of employers say the skills gap relates
to command of both hard (technical / domain) and other
(communication, team work etc.. collectively termed as
Employability Skills) abilities” – Ref: Baseline®
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17. Huge Gap Between Expectations & Availability
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18. Employability Skills
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19. Bridge The Gap
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20. What are Employability Skills?
Employability skills are non-technical skills
which play a significant part in contributing
to an individual's effective and successful
participation in the workplace.
Employability skills are also sometimes
referred to as “soft skills”, generic skills,
enabling skills or key competencies.

21. Employability Skills
 Effective communication skills
Verbal
Written
 Team working
 Self esteem / Self confidence
 Presentation skills
Demonstrating a positive attitude
 Creating great first impressions
 Goals & objectives
 Ethics & Values

22. Employability Skills (Contd)
 Planning & Organizing skills – Time
Management
 Problem solving
 Critical thinking & Decision making skills
 Self motivation
 Self development
 Understanding self & others
 Inter-personals skills
 Flexibility & Adaptability
 Ability to receive constructive feedback
 Analytical Skills

23. A Few Employability Skills
Explained
Communication skills -
contributes to productive and
harmonious relations between
employees and customers
Teamwork skills - contributes
to productive working
relationships and outcomes

24. Problem-solving skills -
contributes to productive
outcomes
Initiative and enterprise
skills - contributes to
innovative outcomes

25. Planning and organising
skills - contributes to
long-term and short-term
strategic planning
Self-management
skills - contributes to
employee satisfaction
and growth

26. Learning skills -
contributes to ongoing
improvement and
expansion in employee
and company
operations and
outcomes
Technology skills -
contributes to effective
execution of tasks

27. Employability Skills

28. Employability Skills Development
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29. Employability skills mastery is a
must for every prospective
employee if he/she wants to achieve
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30. Employability Skills Programs
Programs designed to help students /
graduates to:
Develop / enhance Employability Skills
Make you Industry Ready
Help you Achieve Success In Life
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31. Sessions would be highly interactive &
a mix of:
Classroom talks / discussions
Video presentations
Power point presentations
Games
Role plays
Individual & group assignments
Progress evaluation / assessment
Q & A and Feedback sessions
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32. Functional Business
Students / participants would be provided a high
level view of the standard business flows
explaining the various business functions and
their inter-relationship & inter-dependencies.
Understanding of ERPs (like SAP) & how they
enable Business to get real time data leading to
quicker & better decision making and hence
improvement of overall performance.
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33. Interview Skills Coaching
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34. “60 Seconds”
That Is All The Time
A Candidate Gets In
A Job Interview !!!
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35. 60 Seconds?????? 
Studies show that job interviews are:
Basically decided within the first few moments
Based more on how much the interviewer/s
like/s the candidate
Not necessarily always based on the
requirements of the position or the background
of the interviewee.
Research indicates that human beings:
 Create a firm opinion about someone in just a
few seconds of meeting him/her
 Take mere seconds to conclude whether they
like the person / have belief, confidence, faith
and security about him/her.
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36. Candidate gets but
one chance to make
the First Impression
Needless to say, it
needs to be “Perfect
”
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37. 60 Seconds - That Is All The Time Needed   
If one has:
Planned for job interview/s
Carried out preparation systematically & well
in time
Practiced, practiced and practiced
Checked performance repeatedly, assessed
& reassessed the gaps
Eliminated the gaps & polished the act to
perfection
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38. Interview Skills Programs
Programs designed to help students /
graduates to prepare for interviews
through:
Comprehensive Interview skill training
Assessments, gap identification & action
plans based on identified gaps
Interview practice using tools where
necessary
Evaluations & fine tuning
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39. Each of you can be “employable”
Develop & enhance your strengths
Identify gaps & work on them
Master “Employability skills”
Master “Interview Facing Skills”
 Be Industry Ready & Grab That Dream
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40. P Jose Mathew
Imparting employability & interview skills to students & young executives
Total professional experience of about 34+ years - 4 years as Head India
Workforce Management - 10 years in SAP R/3 in various positions such as SAP
Business Head, Service Delivery Manager (Offshore), Competency Manager,
Project Manager, Project Team Leader, PP Module Lead Consultant etc..
Has extensive experience of 18+ years in the Manufacturing Industry and has
handled various functions such as Production, PPC, Purchasing, Materials
Management etc.
Skillsets
Trainer in Soft-skills, Functional domain & ITIL / People Management / General
Management / Customer Management / Service Delivery Management / Program
management / Analytical ability // Resource Management, Capacity Planning, Career
Planning, Contract Management, Management & Financial reporting // Competencies:
Client & delivery focus, leadership, presentation, communication, team working, people
focus, integrity, dynamism & creative pragmatism
Company Position Year
» Atos India
» Leading Edge Sys
Sys
» Ygyan Consltg
» CG ltd
» Other Mfg. Cos
» Program Mgr. / Gr Mgr. WFM / SAP Delivery Mgmt. / Competency Mgmt.
Mgmt.
» SAP Business Head
» SAP Project Manager
» SAP Project Lead / SAP Consultant / Head Production Planning & Control
Control
» Materials Manager / Purchasing Manager / Production Engineer / PPC
PPC Engineer
»2001 to
2013
»2001 to
2002
»2000 to
2001
»1995 to
2000
»1979 to

41. WE DO NOT PROMISE
YOU THE MOON
BUT WE PROMISE
YOU THE PLATFORM
FROM WHERE YOU
CAN REACH THE
HEIGHTS OF
SUCCESS

42. P Jose Mathew / pjosemathew@gmail.com /
(0)9820095120
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