Soft Skills Building: Picture 7

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Soft Skills Building

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Three Modules • Effective Bi-data making • How to make a good PPT • Delivering a PPT and answering questions

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1. How to Craft your bio-data

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A Good bio-data … • Is like a brochure! • A good brochure makes a positive impression about the product! • The first step in selling yourself. • answers what reader want to know! • Build your CV to meet reader’s expectations

A Good Bio-data … • Persuades the reader that you have the right credentials for the job • Effectively brings out your strengths, accomplishments & achievements. • Presents information & data succinctly. • As brief as possible!

A Good Bio-data … • Provides a good packaging for you. • However, it cannot hide a bad product! • Helps you to put your best foot forward! • As brief as possible!

Wordsmithing effectively • • • •

Activity vs. Responsibility Activity vs. Achievement/Accomplishment Initiatives Taken vs. Job done Contribution to the organisation - Cost Reduction - Quality Improvement - Productivity Improvement - Innovation

Some Examples of Wordsmithing

Nature of Duty Normal Description Telephone Operator: I answer phones. Effective Description Work as effective and efficient liason between the callers and our team members Normal Description Janitor: I clean floors & tables. Effective Description Ensure good hygiene at the workplace

Nature of Duty Current Description

Range Systems Division, under the directorate of Computers is responsible to provide Telemetry checkout support during various phases of missile integration and range instrumentation support for missions conducted at ranges other than ITR.

Nature of Duty New Description I am responsible for - Configuration & Deployment of checkout System for Akash Missile - Extraction & Data processing for Post-flight analysis - Coordinating the development of mobile Telemetry van - Proper maintenance of the van including all related equipments

Use Action Verbs  Avoid grandiose descriptions like ‘aggressively’, ‘proactively’ etc.  Avoid ‘wimpy’ verbs like ‘aided’, ‘participated’, ‘helped’ etc.  Use result-oriented action verbs like ‘achieved’, ‘organised’, ‘created’ etc.

Awards Won

Training Courses Attended

Nature of Duties & Contributions Made  Most Important part in the CV  Be brief & Specific  Stick to 500-word deadline - Nature of Duties: < 100 words - Contributions made: < 400 words

 Don’t use big words to impress

Nature of Duties & Contributions Made Contributions  Sole or as a part of the team  Combination of action verb, project and result  Quantify the result, if possible.

Key Contributions + Action verb: “Led the two-member team in“ + Project: “Configuring & Deploying the check-out system for Project Akash” + Result: “Support provided for successful deployment for AX-28 to AX-63 missiles. = Contribution: “Led the two-member team in configuring & deploying the check-out system for Project Akash to provide support for successful deployment for AX28 to AX-63 missiles.

Honours File  Prepare if you don’t have one  Arrange certificates / awards in reverse chronological order  Bring a prototype / sample if you have developed any

Finally,  Get your bio-data checked / vetted by a ‘seasoned’ advisor  Do ‘spell-check’ & ‘grammar-check’  No factual inaccuracies  Make a list of queries that may arise by reading your bio-data  Prepare well to answer these.