This is the presentation I made in a reputed engineering college in Pune. This gives tips to engineering students on who to become an employable engineer, what is required to be an employable engineer in the competition in the job market in India.

1. Becoming an Employable Engineer!
Dr. Anand Wadadekar, Ph.D.
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3. What can be done
while in college?
Apart from
planning to have a
Girl / Boyfriend?

5. Job Market Facts
• “Only 5% candidates are employable”, says
TeamLease Services, 2014
• 97 per cent of engineers in the country cannot
speak English, required for high-end jobs - The
National Spoken English Skills of Engineers
Report 2015
• Only 18% engineering grads are employable -
National Employability Report, Engineering
Graduates - 2014

6. • Average age of the population in India by 2020 will be
29 years as against 40 years in USA, 46 years in Europe and 47
years in Japan
• During the next 20 years the labour force in the industrialized
world is expected to decline by 4%, while in India it will
increase by 32%
• “India to be world’s third largest construction market by 2025”
says a new study by Oxford Economics and Global
Construction Perspectives (GCP).
What does this mean for you?
Increased competition!

8. Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Oil and Gas Urban Development
AviationTransportation
Logistics

9. • Investments for next 5 years
– 54 Lac Crore out of which 47% is from private sector.
• Largest employer after agriculture
• 3.20 cr. People employed currently
• Sectors growing very fast Construction &
Power
Why Infrastructure makes sense?

10. 30%
manpower
shortage in
Why Infrastructure makes sense?
Real Estate
Power Plants
Roads and
Highways
Shipping and
Ports
4.5 Crore manpower required

11. Career Path as a Fresh Engineer
CEO
Vice
President
General Manager -
Projects
Chief Engineer (Technical)
Assistant Manager / Engineer
Graduate Trainee Engineer

13. The Associated Chambers of Commerce
and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) – one of
the apex trade associations of India –
Survey:
“India faces a shortage of 10 lakh project
management professionals annually”.

14. What do you need to become
‘Employable’ Civil Engineer?
‘Employability’ in simple terms means the skills
& education qualifications which helps a person
to remain in demand, industry relevant, be
capable, be adaptable, be flexible with the right
behavioral, communication, inter-personal skills
required for facing the challenges of the real
practical world – Dr. Anand Wadadekar

15. What are Employability Skills?
• Good Communication Skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Problem solving skills
• Demonstrating initiative
• Being self-motivated
• Being able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Organisational skills
• Team work
• Ability to learn and adapt
• Numeracy skills
• Computer skills

16. Meaning of ‘Employability’

18. A Company hires a Human,
not a Robot!
Aspects Employers
consider while hiring?
• Are you suitable to them as an ‘Employee’
• Are you able to communicate your thoughts in understandable
language?
• Are you committed towards what you do?
• Are you a team player?
• Are you a solution provider rather than problem provider?

19. Where should your focus be
as a Fresher?
• On the Job Profile
• Your learning opportunity
• Last on Salary & Company brand

20. What should you do as a BE Civil?
• Increase awareness about happenings in the construction
industry
• Knowledge about latest software
• Knowledge about latest ‘technical’ advancements
• Up-grade Yourself like a Phone –
• OS
• Apps
• Adding / Deleting Apps
• Updates

21. Mistakes Fresh Graduates Make!
• Expect salary according to the degree and not
competence
• Switch jobs within 1-2 years
• See office colleagues as competitors rather than team
members
• Write a Bio-data instead of Resume / CV
• Fail to read business newspapers to enhance
business awareness

22. Don’t Get Just Qualified!
Get Employable!
Companies need Day One Performers!
Candidates lack in –
• Domain Skills
• General Awareness
• Communication Skills
• IT Skills (MS Office)

25. 3 categories of people who contribute to
Nation Building
• Engineer
• Doctor
• Soldier

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