This presentation I made in 2019 to engineering students in a reputed college in Pune. I took a 15 day induction programme series for them giving them insights about the employability skills, job market facts, career development, etc.

1. Job Market Scenario &
What Companies Expect from Candidates
(Day 2 – Journey of Career Success)
Induction Programme
@
Nutan College of Engineering & Research (NCER),
Talegaon Dabhade Pune
August 2019
Dr. Anand Wadadekar
Educationist | Career Coach | Author
Founder-Discovering Careers India

2. AVERAGE AGE of the population in India by 2025 will be
29 years as against 40 years in USA, 46 years in Europe and
47 years in Japan...
“INDIA WILL BE YOUNGEST POPULATION COUNTRY BY
2025”
(जगात सर्ाात तरुण देश = भारत @ २०२५)
What does this mean for you?
INCREASED COMPETITION & RESPONSIBILITY!

3. Current Job Market Scenarios

8. Aspiring Minds
Engineers Employability Survey
2019
 80 % of Indian engineers are NOT fit for any
job in the knowledge economy - 2019 Survey
 Good coding skills (the ability to write
functionally correct code) are possessed by
only 4.6 %
 Only 47 % of students attend industry talks
 90 % of engineers in the country cannot
speak English, required for high-end jobs

15. What Companies Expect from
Fresh Candidates?

17. What are Employability Skills?
• Good Communication Skills
• Inter-personal skills
• Problem solving skills
• Creativity
• 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

18. Meaning of ‘Employability’

19. Don’t Get Just Qualified!
Get Employable!
Companies need ‘Day One Performers’!

20. Recruitment Process
 Education criteria – marks / percentage
 Entrance Test (Aptitude / General /
Psychometric)
 HR Interview – Personality, Communication,
English, Attitude
 Technical Round – Typing / Programming /
Engineering
 Technical Round 2 – may or may not be
 Job Offer
 Appointment
 Joining

21. 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?