Mentoronics

Mentoronics
(Career Guidance and Counseling)

Confidential to SoftTech Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Pune

How Mentoronics makes you employable

Psychology holds the key

Remember you are unique


Mentoronics empowers you to get a good job.


Your job prospects then and now

• About 30 years ago, in India, it was the Government that provided
most of the jobs.

• 400-600 jobs were available for every 1,000 students.

• Only 100-150 jobs were in Private Sector.

• unemployed or underemployed people = 200



• After some time– with boom in private sector

• 400-500 jobs were available for every 1,000 students. But more
jobs in Private Sector and fewer in Govt. Departments.



• In today’s Information Technology World, the number of
educated people vying for jobs has on an average = 1,500.

• Employment in Govt. and Private Sector = 750

• Job opportunity from 15 developed countries for Indians = 500


Unemployment is not the problem

• The problem is un-employability.

• Are you employable?

• Are employers looking for people like
you? People who have the same
degrees as you? People who have the
same skills as you?

Or, are they looking for something more
in you?


The demand now

• Yes, employers nowadays look for something more in you.

• Employers are looking for energetic, dynamic and self-motivated
candidates.

• Possessing the required academic qualifications does not mean
you are fit for the particular job.


The situation according to experts

• "The current system produces candidates who are not ready for
the industry."

• "Students are made to limit themselves to textbooks and marks.
They often shock the interviewers with half-baked theoretical
knowledge, lack of practical knowledge, and high expectations.
Therefore, it is high time that they equipped themselves with the
required skills to survive in this dynamic world."


The situation that the experts want

• Representatives from various industry sectors (IT, IT-Enabled
Services, Telecom, IT-Enabled Engineering, Engineering, Power
and Mining, Retailing, Financial Services, and Software Services)
said
'In the new trend, companies are looking for job-ready students
from day one. Small companies don't have the time or the
financial resources to train fresh graduates for long periods to
make them job-savvy. So they expect to induct job-ready students
who deliver results immediately. "



• "Employers today look for generic qualifications, not specific ones.
Companies basically look for people who can perform and
deliver, rather than brilliant people who will not perform."



• "Fresh graduates should be adaptive to change. Only then can
they enter and survive in modern organizations. A candidate who
is average in studies but possesses this skill [ adaptation] is
preferred."

• So, the Industry HR managers say they have jobs but are unable to
find candidates with adequate skills.


So which skills make you employable?

You need the Employability Skills or the Generic Skills:

• Basic/fundamental Skills: such as literacy, numeracy, using
technology.

• People-related skills: such as
communication, interpersonal, teamwork, customer service skills.

• Conceptual/thinking skills: such as collecting and organising
information, problem solving, planning and organising, learning-to-
learn skills, thinking innovatively and creatively, systems thinking.


So which skills make you employable?

• Personal skills and attributes: such as being
responsible, resourceful and flexible, being able to manage one’s
own time, having self-esteem.

• Business skills: such as innovation skills, enterprise skills.

• Community skills: such as civic or citizenship knowledge and skills.


Basic Employability Skills

» Communication

» Teamwork

» Problem Solving

» Initiative And Enterprise

» Planning And Organising

» Self-management

» Learning

» Technology.

Skills that new industries want you to have
According to the industry experts, here are some of the skills and traits that you
should have along with the requisite degree.
• Proactivity Work ethics
• Quick learning ability Customer-Centric skills
• Tolerance to ambiguity Listening skills
• Communication skills (oral and written) Stress management skills
• The ability to treat problems as opportunities Negotiation skills
• Leadership Commitment
• Analytical skills Conflict Management Skills
• The ability to work effectively in teams Organization savvy
• Initiative Decision-Making skills
• Positive attitude Creativity
• Interpersonal skills.


Skills that new industries want you to have

The industry expects you to have these skills before you take up
your first job. These are only some of the skills that employers
want you to have.


But the experts are optimistic

• "There are tremendous opportunities in today's market and with a
little more effort a fresh Graduate/Technician can make a great
career."

• "The situation can be rectified with the help of Mentoronics."

• Are you ready for that little extra effort?

• It could affect your career lifelong.



• Mentoronics helps you make that
little extra effort — which makes
your career secure.



• Mentoronics first makes you aware of the employment options
that you have, and tells you how you can prepare yourself for
them.



• You will find out more details about the rapidly changing job
scenario, where you stand, and what you can do to bridge the
two.

Job
Your
Requirement Job Opportunity Qualification
& skills



• Mentoronics help you to identify your strengths and weaknesses
in the light of the expectations of the industry that will employ
you.


Expected Questions form Employer

You should be prepared for the questions given below.

• Tell us about yourself.

• What are your career objectives?

• What factors did you consider in making these objectives?

• Why are you choosing this particular field for a career?

• What are your most significant achievements?

• What are your strengths?

• What are your weaknesses? How will you overcome them?

Expected Questions form Employer

• How do you think these weaknesses will relate to the position you
have applied for?

• Where do you see yourself five years from now?

• What could be your biggest contribution to our organization?

• Why should we choose you for this position?

• Describe a situation in which you used your leadership skills.

• Are your grades an indicator of your academic ability?


Expected Questions from Employer

• Why should we hire you?

• What differentiates you from other candidates?

• How many squares are there in a chessboard?

• Why does the value of the Rupee fluctuate in relation to the
Dollar?


Expected Questions from Employer

• What is the difference between Sales and Marketing?

• What is advertising?

• Why is a yearly budget prepared?

• Why should we consider giving you this job when we have
candidates more experienced than you?

• Do you think doing a postgraduate degree course will improve
your job prospects?


What impression will employers have of you?

• Did you know that impression management can be used to

exercise power over the environment, in an interview, and at a

job?

• Do you know any impression management tactics?



• Do you know that you could unconsciously be presenting yourself

to an employer as
– Intimidating: Presenting yourself as powerful or irrational to the interviewer.




to an employer as
– Supplicating: Presenting yourself as weak or irresponsible to receive nurture from the

interviewer.




to an employer as
– Exemplifying: Presenting yourself as morally superior to create a sense of unease to the

interviewer.




to an employer as
– Self-promoting: Present yourself as a competent and effective person to gain respect.




to an employer as
– Ingratiating: Presenting yourself in ways which you think will make the interviewer like you.



• You could control any situation (say, an interview) instead of being

overwhelmed by it.


Test your proficiency

• Employers nowadays expect a certain level of communication skill
in you — for any job. How good are your oral and written
communication skills?

• Do you know the basic "rules" of English? Is your knowledge
sufficient to get you a job? More important, is this knowledge
sufficient to keep you in the job?



Why don't you check?
• Is something completely unique or just unique?
• Is somebody fatally ill or just ill?
• Can an airplane be completely destroyed?
• Are you basically a student or actually a student or just a student?
• Do the officers meets or do they meet?
• It's hot or its hot?
• Have you ever seen hockey players compete in a level playing
field?
• Did Kerala have torrential rain? If so, what is a torrent?



Your communication skills may be the first barrier to cross in
the selection process for any job.


Answers to Guess how employable you are

• Indian companies account for over 50 percent of worldwide
business process outsourcing. Do you realize how employable
that makes you?



• There are more than 400 call centers in India, which
service US clients, corporate, banks, and credit card
companies. How employable does that make you?



• The Indian medical transcription market is growing at the rate of
20 percent. Do you think you can get into this industry?



• The organized retail market, where you could be
employed, accounted for Rs. 25,500 crore in 2010. Do you
think you can get into this industry?

Year 2007 records


• A fresh graduate can get, on an average, Rs. 8,000 as salary in his
or her first job as a graphic designer. Do you have a realistic
picture about salaries that fresh graduates get in different
industries?



• The healthcare industry employs at least 15 lakh people, including
nurses and technicians. Are you ready for a job in this industry?



• To get the job of a credit analyst you should be a graduate or
an MBA. Does that make you employable?



• In 2002, the percentage of graduates (in any subject) needed by
industries was 37. Are you a graduate who thinks it is tough to get
a job?



• Of the tens of thousands of IT-enabled services jobs that were
available last year, 50 percent remained unfilled because the
candidates lacked essential skills, not degrees. Does that set you
thinking?



• The Pharma industry has been growing at over 20 percent for the
past 20 years. The domestic India pharma market is likely to reach
US$ 20 billion by 2015. Have you considered making a career in
this industry?



• During the last three years, when the industry was not
doing very well, 1.3 crore jobs were created in the IT
sector! So, don't let anyone fool you into thinking that
there are no jobs out there! You just need the right
skills.


What your self-assessment score means:

1. My Competencies:

F1: Talent, Skill, Attitude

This person enjoys being with others. He loves parties, loves to be
a part of a group or a club and attend gatherings. He wants to be
the center of attention and feels comfortable while conversing
with strangers.



1. My Competencies:

F2: Gregarious, Adaptability

This kind of person easily accepts and adapts to changing
ideas, technology, situations, and conditions. He handles crises
appropriately—functioning effectively under stress. He accepts
alternative procedures, and appreciates different perspectives.



1. My Competencies:

F3: Follow Up

This means pursuing activities for reinforcing the earlier ones
without feeling fed up. It includes sticking to schedules, discussing
matters, reminding, and offering assistance to others to get the
work done.



1. My Competencies:

F4: Facing Deadlines

This denotes a high self-motivation toward work, which includes
working undeterred by material constraints or unfavorable
conditions. Every effort is made to meet the deadlines.



1. My Competencies:

F5: Competitiveness

An attitude to strive for the best when making comparisons with
some standard of excellence. It involves comparison of one's own
potential with others, efforts to pursue goals, persistence, and
intensity of efforts. Competitiveness means doing better and
perhaps faster than others, presumably at a lower cost.



1. My Competencies:

F6: Analytical Reasoning

It is the ability to analyze information, draw logical
conclusions, critically evaluate all aspects, and the possible
consequences of each action.



1. My Competencies:

F7: Proactiveness

It is the belief that one controls key events in one's life and feels
responsible for it. People who govern from this attitude do not
blame circumstances and their decisions are based on their own
conscious choice. These people take initiatives and are prepared
for contingencies.



1. My Competencies:
F8: Updating Knowledge for Professional Growth
It is spending time and resources to know what is happening in
their professional field continually. This is done by means of
enrolling for membership of various bodies and subscribing to
magazines; they indulge in self-study and formal or informal
discussions. They identify the important factors in their area of
interest and influence and predict how they would affect their
professional growth.



1. My Competencies:

F9: Analytical Abilities

It is more concerned with an individual's capacity to deal quickly
and accurately with numbers or qualitative values.



1. My Competencies:

F10:Team /Time Management

It is the willingness to work closely with others toward a common
goal as opposed to working in competition with others. It includes
sharing of information, cooperation, speaking positively to create
team-spirit, seeking ideas and opinions of others, promoting
cooperation and discussing conflicts with team members openly
to find solutions.



1. My Competencies:

F11: Project Management

It is defined as arranging and grouping things and
activities, establishing authority and allocating resources required
to carry out a specific plan.



1. My Competencies:

F12:Human Resource Management

These people rarely get and excited or agitated. They are on good
terms with almost everyone because they accept people as they
are. They handle tasks smoothly and are easy to satisfy.



1. My Competencies:

F14: Problem Solving Skills

It is the ability to systematically address and resolve problems by
reflecting on the problem, understanding, devising a plan and
implementing a solution.



1. My Competencies:

F15: Situational Leadership For WIN WIN

It means behaving in a way that is socially correct, being aware of
and caring for other people's feelings. It means creating an
environment of comfort and respect for others and not getting
annoyed by their behavior. They know the art of winning people.



1. My Competencies:

F16:Cheerfulness

It means having a happy disposition— expressing childish joy and
smiling a lot. These people see the beauty in things, which others
might not. They have a rich imagination and tell others might not.
They have a rich imagination and tell entertaining stories.



1. My Competencies:

F17: Resource Management

This is the ability to meet situations—devising ways and
means, using resources appropriately to solve complex problems.



1. My Competencies:

F18: Mental Agility

It is the ability to grasp new concepts quickly and clearly. It also
means applying knowledge and experience to understand tricky
situations and having an attentive mind.



1. My Competencies:

F19: Empathetic/Symphathetic

It means deep sysmpathy for others; and to be kind and helpful
towards them. People with this trait tend to forgive others easily.



1. My Competencies:

F20: Perseverance/Patience

It emphasizes the capacity to endure delay or incompetence
without complaining.



2. Basic Orientation Code:

F22:Extrovertness

• This is an orientation in which the focus is on people and things.
F22s want an action-oriented work environment, prefer to be
amid people and have many interests. They reach decisions by
talking them out and getting feed back They tend to be
faster, dislike complicated procedure and are impatient with long
and slow jobs done alone and they
communicate, generally, freely.


F23: Introvertness
• This is an orientation in which the focus is on ideas and
concepts, i.e. on internal reality. F23s prefer quiet work
environments where they can work alone, and have fewer but
deep interests. They reach decisions by processing them
internally and sharing the final decision with others. They are
careful with detail and can work for long periods of time on a
project without interruptions. F23s are interested in details and
ideas behind the job and think before acting.

F24: Problem Solving Abilities:
• The F24 function refers to the perception of the internal and
external world through the five senses. It focuses on the
present and on concrete information gained from senses.
People high on 'F24' function deal with details and reality, and
are practical. They prefer learned skills, using and perfecting
the learned skills, pay attention to details, and prefer standard
ways of solving problems and established order for doing
things. They generally reach a conclusion step by step, and get
impatient when situations get complicated.


F25:Innovative - Intutitive
• This function refers to the perception of the internal and
external world through the unconscious. It focuses on the
future, with a view toward patterns and possibilities, rather
than current external realities. People high on F25 prefer
adding new skills, look at the big picture, are patient with
reality, prefer solving problems in new ways, dislike routine and
enjoy learning new skills more than using them. They reach an
understanding quickly, are patient with complex
Situation, follow inspirations regardless of data, generally make
errors in fact, and try to create something new with personal
insight. Confidential to SoftTech Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Pune

F26: Decision Making Abilities
• The F26 function represents the logical and rational thought-
processes. It is the ability to make evaluations and judgments
based on logic and ideas, rather than on personal values. People
high on this function focus on the logic of a situation, truth and
principles. They prefer a work environment that is brief and
businesslike, and are good at making intellectual criticisms and
providing solutions to problems. They like analysis and order, do
not show emotions readily and are often uncomfortable with
others' feelings, and may hurt others' feelings without knowing it.
They need to be treated fairly in accordance with prevailing
standards and they respond best to others' thoughts.

F27:People Centric
• The F27 function represents the discrimination of values, internal
and external. It is the ability to make evaluations and judgments
based on values, rather than on logical categories and ideas. The
F27 function is essential for determining whether something is
agreeable or not agreeable, likable or not likable, important or
not important. In this case F27 is not to be confused with
emotion, which can show up in any function.


F27:People Centric
A person with a high score on this function focuses on human
values and needs and harmony. Therefore, they prefer friendly
and personal work environments, are loyal, supportive and caring
and allow decisions to be influenced by likes and dislikes. They
need praise and attention, dislike and even avoid unpleasant
encounters. They are more people-oriented.


F28: Project Management
• F28 is an orientation in approaching the world. People high on
this dimension are decisive, self-regimented, value careful
planning, and value order and predictability in their surroundings.
They work best when they can plan their work and follow the
plan. They like to get things settled, may decide too quickly and
move from one task to another only after the completion of the
task on hand. They get so engrossed in the job that they are
doing that they may not notice new things that need to be done.
They generally want only the essentials to begin their work and
are satisfied once they reach a judgment on a thing, situation or
person.

F29: Adaptiveness
• F29 is an orientation in approaching the world. People scoring
high on this are curious, spontaneous, flexible, / adaptable, and
tolerant. They focus on starting tasks (rather than first completing
the current ones) and tend to postpone decisions. They generally
adapt well to changing situations and prefer leaving things open
for alterations. They may postpone unpleasant jobs while finding
other things more interesting; they generally want to know all
about a new job/task, and are curious and welcome a new
insight/piece of information on a thing, situation, or person.

Employability Skills Framework


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