Foundation to soft skill

1. Improving Professional Competence
Presented by
Anjana Banerjee

2. Knowledge
1.Concepts
2.Principles
3.Theory
4.Foundation of
learning
Skill
1.Application
2.Practical use
3.Ability to move
from book to
real world
4.Foundation of
career

3.  Hard skills: technical skills, area specific
skills, non transferable skills
 Soft skills: life skills, non area specific skills,
transferable skills

4.  Reading books
 Watching video demonstrations
 Listening to audio explanations
 Classroom lectures
 Academic involvement
 Peer discussions
 Class discussions

6.  Trial and error method
 Repeated and consistent practice
 Individual effort
 Curiosity, habit, fun
 Finding and following role models and mentors
 Asking for and acting upon feedback
 Making quality effort

7. Hard skills = Technical success
Soft skills = career success
Hard skills
 get an interview
 equip with job related
competencies &
experiences
 are job specific
 are non transferable
Soft skills
 help to land the job
 equip with interpersonal
competencies, motivation,
leadership, time
management, flexibility
 are generic and
transferable

8. Gaining right and definite knowledge = gathering
resources to choose a path or direction wisely
using explicit knowledge
Developing skills = application of knowledge to
work, decide and build career

9. Emotional quotient: cluster of personality
traits, social graces, communication skills
Intelligence quotient: occupational
requirements
EQ ensures success of group/team/organization
IQ ensures success in completing specific tasks

10.  Key to effective communication
 Helps develop vocabulary
 Enhances general knowledge
 Creates awareness
 Increases ability to understand ideas
 Develops self confidence

11.  Develops effective listening
 Exhibits interpersonal communication
 Increases ability to remember and retain
information
 Provides proper pronunciation patterns
 Improves non verbal communication