This document provides guidance to students on developing life skills to succeed in a changing world. It emphasizes self-awareness, networking, opportunity identification, planning, and lifelong learning. Key skills include oral and written communication, problem solving, teamwork, and taking initiative. Students are encouraged to identify their strengths, seek feedback, market themselves effectively, build support systems, and gain work and life balance.

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The pace of change
New careers
New opportunities
A new direction
THE NEW SKILLS

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• To identify skills, values and other personal attributes.
• To pinpoint core strengths and “differentiating factors”.
• Equipped with evidence of abilities (ex: summary
statement, record or potential)
• To seek feedback from others and able to give
constructive feedback.
• To identify areas for personal,
academic and professional development.

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• Able to define and promote
own strengths in a
convincing way, both
written and oral.
• Selling „benefits‟ to the
„customer‟ , not simply
“features”

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• Able to identify, investigate and
seize opportunities.
• Should have research skills to
identify possible sources of
information, help and support.

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• To plan
-Where am I now?
-What do I want to be?
-How to get there?
• To implement
-Organizing time effectively
-Identifying steps needed to reach the goal
-Preparing contingency plans
• To observe and assess progress against
specific objectives.

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• Aware of the need to develop
networks of contacts.
• Able to define, develop and maintain
a support network for advice and
information.
• Should have good telephonic skills.

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• Should be able to match
opportunities to core skills,
knowledge, values, interests, etc.,
• Need for a sustainable balance
of work and home life.(personal
priorities and constraints)
• Decision should be based on the
available opportunities.

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• Committed to lifelong learning.
• Reflects on learning from
experiences, good and bad.
• Able to learn from mistakes of
others.

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• Belief in abilities, based on
past successes.
• A personal sense of self-
worth, not dependent on
performance.

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A complete graduate needs to be ….
Self-Reliant - Confidence, self-awareness,
action planning, political awareness.
Connected - presentation skills, networking
skills, management skills, meeting skills, etc.,
Specialist - At your subjects.
Generalist - Communication skills(written &
oral), problem-solving skills, usage of
computer.

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• Good all-round intelligence
• Enthusiasm and commitment
• Good communication skills
• Team work ability
• Ability to solve problems
• Capacity to work hard
• Balanced personality

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Communication Class presentations
Team work Exhibitions, college day
Leadership Class rep‟ , sports, etc.,
Initiative Organizing events, etc.,
Commercial Newspapers, magazines
awareness

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To spruce up your life skills….
• Improve your English
• Develop communication skills (oral
& written)
• Get computer-savvy.
• Do short- term diplomas or
courses to gain competitive edge.
• Read and analyze news everyday.

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So, Go Ahead to Rule
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the World….
Good
Luck!!!

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