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1. A U T H O R P R E S E N T E D B Y
A K S H A Y S R I V A T S V I J A Y A R A G H A V A N
H R T A L E N T A C Q U I S I T I O N A N D C A M P U S
A M B A S S A D O R I N T E R N A T T H E S P A R K S
F O U N D A T I O N
JOB READINESS: ARTICLE
AND POSTS

2. TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 VARIOUS THINGS NEEDED FOR GETTING
HIRED
 HOW TO CREATE A NICE RESUME
 WHAT TO INCLUDE AND WHAT NOT TO
INCLUDE IN A RESUME
 HOW TO BE JOB READY
 CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
 Career readiness OR Job Readiness is a foundation from which to
demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the
college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career
management.
 For new college graduates, career readiness is key to ensuring
successful entrance into the workforce. Career readiness is the
foundation upon which a successful career is launched. Career
readiness is, quite simply, the new career currency.
 For higher education, career readiness provides a framework for
addressing career-related goals and outcomes of curricular and
extracurricular activities, regardless of the student’s field of study.
For employers, career readiness plays an important role in sourcing
talent, providing a means of identifying key skills and abilities
across all job functions; similarly, career readiness offers employers
a framework for developing talent through internship and other
experiential education programs.

4. Career Readiness Competencies:
 There are eight career readiness competencies, each of which can be
demonstrated in a variety of ways. Review a definition of each
competency below as well as download supplemental materials to
support and incorporate into your initiatives.
 CAREER AND SELF DEVELOPMENT
 COMMUNICATION
 EQUITY AND INCLUSION
 CRITICAL THINKING
 LEADERSHIP
 PROFESSIONALISM
 TEAM WORK
 TECHNOLOGY
 These are the 8 pillars of Job Readiness Competencies, Now let us
see one by one:

5. CAREER AND SELF DEVELOPMENT
 Proactively develop oneself and one’s career through continual personal
and professional learning, awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses,
navigation of career opportunities, and networking to build relationships
within and without one’s organisation.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Show an awareness of own strengths and areas for development.
 Identify areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying feedback.
 Develop plans and goals for one’s future career.
 Professionally advocate for oneself and others.
 Display curiosity; seek out opportunities to learn.
 Assume duties or positions that will help one progress professionally.
 Establish, maintain, and/or leverage relationships with people who can
help one professionally.
 Seek and embrace development opportunities.
 Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other events to
support one’s career.

6. COMMUNICATION
 Clearly and effectively exchange information, ideas, facts, and
perspectives with persons inside and outside of an organisation.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Understand the importance of and demonstrate verbal, written, and
non-verbal/body language, abilities.
 Employ active listening, persuasion, and influencing skills.
 Communicate in a clear and organised manner so that others can
effectively understand.
 Frame communication with respect to diversity of learning styles,
varied individual communication abilities, and cultural differences.
 Ask appropriate questions for specific information from
supervisors, specialists, and others.
 Promptly inform relevant others when needing guidance with
assigned tasks.

7. CRITICAL THINKING
 Identify and respond to needs based upon an understanding
of situational context and logical analysis of relevant
information.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Make decisions and solve problems using sound, inclusive
reasoning and judgement.
 Gather and analyse information from a diverse set of sources
and individuals to fully understand a problem.
 Proactively anticipate needs and prioritise action steps.
 Accurately summarise and interpret data with an awareness
of personal biases that may impact outcomes.
 Effectively communicate actions and rationale, recognising
the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of stakeholders.
 Multi-task well in a fast-paced environment.

8. EQUITY AND INCLUSION
 Demonstrate the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and
include people from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that
actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Solicit and use feedback from multiple cultural perspectives to make inclusive and equity-
minded decisions.
 Actively contribute to inclusive and equitable practices that influence individual and systemic
change.
 Advocate for inclusion, equitable practices, justice, and empowerment for historically
marginalised communities.
 Seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one’s understanding of
people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.
 Keep an open mind to diverse ideas and new ways of thinking.
 Identify resources and eliminate barriers resulting from individual and systemic racism,
inequities, and biases.
 Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to diverse environments.
 Address systems of privilege that limit opportunities for members of historically marginalised
communities.

9. LEADERSHIP
 Recognise and capitalise on personal and team strengths to
achieve organisational goals.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Inspire, persuade, and motivate self and others under a
shared vision.
 Seek out and leverage diverse resources and feedback from
others to inform direction.
 Use innovative thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
 Serve as a role model to others by approaching tasks with
confidence and a positive attitude.
 Motivate and inspire others by encouraging them and by
building mutual trust.
 Plan, initiate, manage, complete and evaluate projects.

10. PROFESSIONALISM
 Knowing work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate
effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and
workplace.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Act equitably with integrity and accountability to self, others, and the
organisation.
 Maintain a positive personal brand in alignment with organisation and
personal career values.
 Be present and prepared.
 Demonstrate dependability (e.g., report consistently for work or meetings).
 Prioritise and complete tasks to accomplish organisational goals.
 Consistently meet or exceed goals and expectations.
 Have an attention to detail, resulting in few if any errors in their work.
 Show a high level of dedication toward doing a good job.

11. TEAMWORK
 Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward
common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared
responsibilities.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Listen carefully to others, taking time to understand and ask appropriate
questions without interrupting.
 Effectively manage conflict, interact with and respect diverse personalities,
and meet ambiguity with resilience.
 Be accountable for individual and team responsibilities and deliverable.
 Employ personal strengths, knowledge, and talents to complement those of
others.
 Exercise the ability to compromise and be agile.
 Collaborate with others to achieve common goals.
 Build strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team
members/coworkers.

12. TECHNOLOGY
 Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance
efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
 SAMPLE BEHAVIOURS
 Navigate change and be open to learning new technologies.
 Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of their
work.
 Identify appropriate technology for completing specific tasks.
 Manage technology to integrate information to support
relevant, effective, and timely decision-making.
 Quickly adapt to new or unfamiliar technologies.
 Manipulate information, construct ideas, and use technology
to achieve strategic goals.

13. VARIOUS THINGS NEEDED FOR GETTING
HIRED
 A Break Helps
 Give yourself just a few days to unwind from your
recent sleepless exam nights before getting onto your
job hunt right away. It is essential for you to come
back to a fully rested and refreshed mental state in
order to think and prepare well for what’s coming
next.

14.  2. List your strengths
 Focus on what abilities you have recognised in
yourself over your academic years. Write down a list
of soft skills or personal traits that you see in
yourself. It could be anything such as the ability to
communicate, verbally or through writing, or the
skill to lead a group project. These are reflected in
your resume as the skills needed to work in a
professional environment, as an individual
professional as well as a team member.

15.  Seek help building your Resume
 Sometimes, trying to dig out your skills and abilities
can be quite confusing, and more so for someone
trying to look for jobs as a fresher. This is where your
close friends or family can help. Ask them to tell you
what they see as your strong points and your
weaknesses. You’ll be surprised to see yourself from
their perspective, and find out more about you than
you thought you knew.

16.  Online Job Board
 You can also get professional services for building your
resume, from online job boards and portals where you
can register yourself. These platforms allow you to search
for the jobs you are looking for, filtering searches by
posting date, experience, role, industry and location. You
can have your resume and profile boosted for better
search results among recruiters, learn tips and tricks to
improve your interview skills, and get advice specific to
industries and roles, and even other aspects of the
professional lifestyle.

17.  Make the most use of your Networking Skills
 Living in the age of the internet and social media, it is
imperative to have a network online. While professional
networking sites such as LinkedIn are purely meant for
career-oriented connections, even your social networking
platforms have dedicated groups and pages for you to
connect with people for professional opportunities.
Organisations give employee referrals more preference
than you might think. And more often than not,
employees get a referral bonus too. So, don’t shy away
from approaching a friend or friend’s friend, for you
might actually be providing them an unexpected bonus.

18.  Research Your Employer
 If you were to consider someone to work with you, you
would naturally expect them to show some interest in
you, right? Almost every interviewer asks you what you
know of the company, and it definitely looks bad if you
have no idea. Yes, you might be applying to multiple
companies and remembering everyone’s details is
difficult. But, as a fresher, having a keen interest in the
company coupled with a passion to prove your worth are
sure ways to make a good impression on the employer. It
also helps if you customise your resume for specific
roles/companies that you apply for.

19.  Research Your Employer
 If you were to consider someone to work with you, you
would naturally expect them to show some interest in
you, right? Almost every interviewer asks you what you
know of the company, and it definitely looks bad if you
have no idea. Yes, you might be applying to multiple
companies and remembering everyone’s details is
difficult. But, as a fresher, having a keen interest in the
company coupled with a passion to prove your worth are
sure ways to make a good impression on the employer. It
also helps if you customise your resume for specific
roles/companies that you apply for.

20.  its either a good overview or its done end.
 Your resume only gets about 5–6 seconds before the
recruiters move onto the next one. With such a small
window, your overview is your best chance at
grabbing your recruiter’s attention. Make it as crisp
and to the point as possible, providing a
comprehensive view of your purpose. This may
sound intimidating, but nothing that a simple
research on the internet won’t resolve.

21.  Knowing your worth vs. negotiating your salary
 Earning your own money is one of the best things you look
forward to as part of entering the professional life. While most
companies have a fixed starting salary range for fresher jobs,
some might be open to a little negotiation. But, before you
think of negotiating, you must be aware of the industry range
for your role. You can compare salaries for fresher roles in
your industry from professional sites. The Monster Salary
Index is one such option which provides you with a
comprehensive report of salaries across roles, industries and
even locations. If you think your offer is quite less than the
standard range, you can put forth your case based on your
research. Speak to them how you can be effective in the role
and convince them that you deserve more than what is being
offered.

22.  Prepare for your interview — before and after
 There are loads of questionnaires specific to job
roles, where you can prepare for expected interview
questions. But, your best learning comes from the
actual interview. Even if you don’t get to the next
round, you now have live experience. Revisit your
interview, study what your body language was, re-
answer the interviewer’s questions, and refine your
resume.

23.  Go high collar, go confident
 What you wear makes a significant impact on your first
impression score. Before you start communicating and
interacting with the interviewer, your choice of clothing
reflects your attitude towards the interview. Depending
on your role and industry, go for a formal or semi-formal
outfit. For example, while most roles demand you dress
in formals, for interviews with firms like an advertising
agency, casual wear is actually more appropriate. But, no
matter where you’re interviewed, don’t forget to wear
confidence.

24. HOW TO CREATE A NICE RESUME
 Pick the Right Resume Format & Layout
 Mention Your Personal Details & Contact Information
 Use a Resume Summary or Objective
 List Your Work Experience & Achievements
 Mention Your Top Soft & Hard Skills
 (Optional) Include Additional Resume Section—
Languages, Hobbies, etc.
 Tailor Your Information For the Job Ad
 Craft a Convincing Cover Letter
 Proofread Your Resume and Cover Letter

25. WHAT TO INCLUDE AND WHAT NOT TO
INCLUDE IN A RESUME
 Things not to put on your resume
 Make sure your resume doesn’t include any of these unnecessary or
controversial elements to give yourself the best chance of being invited for
an interview:
 Too much information
 A solid wall of text
 Spelling mistakes and grammatical errors
 Inaccuracies about your qualifications or experience
 Unnecessary personal information
 Your age
 Negative comments about a former employer
 Details about your hobbies and interests
 Passive language
 Tiny text
 Miscellaneous extra content

26.  What to Put on a Resume: Good Things You Should
Include
 Contact Information.
 Opening Statement: Summary or Objective.
 Work History.
 Education.
 Soft Skills and Technical Skills.
 Certifications and Professional Memberships.
 Achievements and Awards.
 Additional Sections (Community Involvement, Volunteering,
etc.)


27. HOW TO BE A JOB READY………………?
 The current pandemic scenario has set high bars to acquire a
reasonable job. There are many reasons for the rise in
unemployment, including a lack of jobs opportunities, over-
population etc. In spite of having a higher education degree, it
has become difficult for youth to give a power kick to their
career while everything is on standstill.
 Acquiring a desired job has still not become difficult but has
become more competitive. For young people today, it is more
important than ever that they are well-equipped to enter the
workforce. Experts predict that 26 billion or more sensors and
devices will be connected to the internet by 2020, bringing in
an era of machine intelligence that is already re-framing the
world of humans.
 Here are the set of 7 fire skills which can up skill the youth to
become job ready.

28.  Network building
 Networking is the process of connecting with like-
minded professionals maintaining good relations
with people who can become your potential partners,
investors and more. It can become challenging for a
fresher to find the right time, or approach, to speak
to someone you don’t know in order to let them
know about what you represent and what you have to
offer. Therefore, building up a strong network can
help you to get more opportunities and will make
you feel confident.

29.  Digital literacy
 In order to get groomed for getting a job it has become utmost
important to know the digital world. Digital literacy is on the
rise in India, the number is expected to grow further at an
additional rate of 18 percent to 536 million. Looking at the
current pandemic scenario, every industry opted for digital
working and it is becoming obvious to look more technical
advancement in near future therefore it has become important
to have hands on technology. Digital world is the new
parameter to make you more eligible to secure a reasonable
job. Knowing how to create online content, managing your
own social media pages, having ideas of how to edit text,
image, video, creating and curating content, having full-
fledged knowledge of MS-office and many more you are
digitally literate.

30.  Entrepreneurship and self-employable skill
 India is ranked third in entrepreneurship as the new firm
creation has gone up dramatically in India since 2014, as
per the Economic Survey 2019–20. If you have the will to
take responsibility to generate ideas, self-driven work
attitude, getting motivated to work, taking risk,
responsibilities and ownership of work, having broader
perspective and generating ideas that could help in
growing individually and company. These skills can
possibly make youth more independent and ready to face
any job related challenges.

31.  Critical thinking/ Analysing skills
 Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and
rationally, understanding the logical connection
between ideas and its practical working. It includes
rigorously questioning ideas and assumptions rather
than accepting the false information. Always having
a systematic and consistent approach towards work.

32.  Curiosity in learning and exploring
 The most important skills needed for future jobs is
curiosity to learn, explore. Our future is unrestricted, so
there is no limit to what workers in the future may need
to learn. Today education is not limited to what is taught
in schools, colleges, the scope of learning has become
wider employers are looking for well-balanced people
with transferable skills with ability to learn and develop.
While you are sitting at home, be open to remote working
opportunities, take advantage of training, mentoring
opportunities and work on your continuous professional
development as you will likely become better at what you
do and more requisite to your current or future
employer.

33.  Self-education/ Emotional intelligence
 Self-knowledge is the ability to know yourself, to
think objectively and understand everything around
you rationally while emotional intelligence refers to
the human psyche can develop and improve by
learning and practising new skills. Before seeking a
job you need to know yourself well enough to know
your strengths and weaknesses. When a worker
understands him or herself, he or she can make
adjustments where needed and perform at his or her
best.

34.  Time management
 Time management refers to utilizing your time
productively and efficiently, for efficient working it is
important to prioritise work, knowing relevance of
work, understanding urgency and importance of
work with respect to time. Management of time is an
essential key to enhance productivity as employers
seek for people who work systematically, effectively
and efficiently.

35. CONCLUSION
 So far we have discussed about:
 VARIOUS THINGS NEEDED FOR GETTING HIRED
 HOW TO CREATE A NICE RESUME
 WHAT TO INCLUDE AND WHAT NOT TO INCLUDE IN A
RESUME
 HOW TO BE JOB READY
 CONCLUSION
 It gives me an Immense pleasure to sharing the knowledge
with you all.
 Hope you all Understood the things
 Thank you so much
 Happy learning…
 Akshaysrivats Vijayaraghavan

36. THANK YOU AND
HAPPY LEARNING