improve the personality

2. ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY
DR. R. MUTHUKRISHNAVENI, M.COM., M.B.A.,M.PHIL.,PH.D.,P.G.D.C.A.,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND RESEARCH SUPERVISOR OF COMMERCE
SAIVA BHANU KSHATRIYA COLLEGE, ARUPPUKOTTAI
(AFFILIATED TO MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY)

3. • A report commissioned by the International Labour Organization,
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the
future of jobs, states "equipping young people with technical skills
that are in high demand, together with life skills (e.g.
communication, teamwork) that enhance their general
employability, is crucial"

4. ENHANCING
• To improve something or to make something look better.
• To improve the quality, quantity or strength of something

5. EMPLOYABILITY
• Employability is “a set of achievements – skills, understandings and
personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain
employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which
benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the
economy.”

6. HOW CAN EMPLOYABILITY BE ENHANCED?
• Here are ten simple ways you can enhance your general
employability, with resources and useful links to help you along
the way.

7. 1. SHARPEN UP YOUR SOFT SKILLS
• Soft skills are character traits and interpersonal skills that
characterize a person's relationships with other people.
• soft skills include communication, creativity, curiosity,
collaboration, cooperation and caring.
• Developing those soft skills is just as critical to your personal and
professional success as the technical knowledge and hard skills
that you develop throughout your education.

8. 2. SHINE UP YOUR CV
• Keeping your CV up to date is essential, as you never know when
you may need it!
• Employers will be looking for candidates who tick all the right
boxes, so be sure to read the job description carefully and refer to
the skills you have in your job application that fit the criteria.

9. 3. SEEK TRUSTED ADVICE
• While seeking career advice from friends or family might be a
more comfortable and less confronting choice, it is important to
recognize that career advisers are professionals who are trained to
help you discover where your passions lie.

10. 4. DIRECT YOUR OWN LEARNING
• As learning is a lifelong journey, taking a self-directed approach to
learning highlights your dedication to growth providing you with
an opportunity to stay on top of industry trends, and develop your
skill set and knowledge base.

11. 5. SPOTLIGHT YOUR EXPERIENCES
• Work experience is a great way to stand out to prospective
employers, gain valuable insights about the organisation you work
for, and get a feel for the industry you want to work in. No matter
what kind of position you hold, you will learn skills that are vital to
increasing your overall employability.

12. 6. BUILD YOUR (PROFESSIONAL) SOCIAL MEDIA
PROFILE
• Having an up-to-date profile and active presence on LinkedIn is a
way in which you can attract potential employers, network with
industry professionals and discover work opportunities to help you
get ahead in your career.

13. 7. BECOME A BETTER STORYTELLER
• Whether you are looking for a new job or a promotion from your
current role, learning how to become a storyteller - creating a
narrative that will help sell your skills accurately and effectively - is
a great way to get ahead.

14. 8. BE PREPARED FOR ANY TYPE OF INTERVIEW
• Whether it's your first interview, or you're a seasoned interviewee,
it is important to learn how to highlight your strengths in-person,
in a phone or video interview - and updating that approach over
time as you gain new skills.

15. 9. GROW YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
• If there's a particular industry or role you are interested in, begin
to broaden your network by building connections both
professionally and personally along those lines.
• For example, if you're curious about finance roles in the sport
industry, search for and follow finance professionals in the sport
industry so you can observe what they do, gain their insights and
even reach out to them with questions you might have.

16. 10. DEVELOP A GROWTH MINDSET
• Developing a growth mindset allows you to become more curious
and open to learning from your experiences and mistakes, which is
essential in coping with change and thriving in today's ever-
changing business environment.

17. ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY ESPECIALLY COMMERCE
STUDENTS
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) identified a
benchmark of six skill categories important to employability. These are:
• Basic competency (reading, writing, computation)
• Communication (speaking, listening)
• Adaptability (problem solving, creative thinking)
• Developmental (self-esteem, motivation and goal setting, career planning)
• Group Effectiveness (interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation)
• Influencing (understanding organization culture, sharing leadership)

18. • In order to get a sustain employment opportunity; the syllabus of
the commerce education should be restructure so that after
completion of the course they get an employment and business
opportunity.
• In today's business environment there are mainly three skills
required to commerce graduate as demanding by business world
from commerce graduate:
• Finance and Accounting
• Marketing
• Analysis
• So, the syllabus of the commerce education should restructure by
keeping the demand of business world. The based should be the
strong knowledge and usage of Information Technology.

19. • There is a growing demand for accountant and finance professional
in the all the field of business but due to lack of practical application
of the knowledge of the student they don't get job. Hence there is a
need to make it practical and include accounting software and excel
application in the syllabus.
• The second is Marketing, this is most important for any organization.
But the syllabus of the Marketing subject fails to equip the students
to develop marketing skill among the students. Therefore there is a
need to include practical aspect of marketing, internship and usage
of information technology and its tools in the new age marketing

20. • The third is Analytical Skill: the demand for data analyst is much in
all fields. Therefore there is a need to equip the students with the
application of statistics in all the subject of commerce and the
usage of IT like SPSS, Excel in the Data Analysis.
• Further there are various other sectors like Export, Finance,
Tourism, Construction, Retail, Agriculture, Banking, Law, Telecoms,
Energy, ITC, Dairy, Manufacturing, etc. the universities should
develop the industry oriented degree courses, so that student
develop the sector specific skill also.

21. CONCLUSION
• The commerce and business management fraternity should think
on the how they should develop and integrate employability skills
into their programs of study