Employability SkillsPresented By

M. Faheem ShaikhExecutive Director (ROZEE.PK)

AGENDA

1. Employability Skills and Modern Trends.

2. Personal Marketing and Branding.

3. DOs & Don’ts of CV writing

Employability Skills

A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensurethey have the capabilityof being effective in the workplace.

Modern Employability Skills

Modern Employability skills can be referred as soft skills, generic skills, enabling skills

or key competencies.

Modern Employability Skills

In short“The Skills which benefit the EMPLOYER”

1. Self Starter .

2. Team Players .

Modern Employers Look for

Modern Employer Look for

3. Good Communicator .

4. Positive/ “CAN DO” Attitude .

Modern Employer Look for

5. Numeracy Skills

6. IT Literate .

Modern Employer Look for

7. Business and CustomerAwareness

8. Problem Solving .with Creativity .

9. Negotiation Skills

10. Learning & adaptability .

Modern Employer Look for

Modern Recruitment Decision

Are Modern Employability

skills enough to influence the

recruitment decision . . . ? ? ?

Important factors for recruitment decision

Modern Recruitment Decision

Are Modern Employability skills

and these Factors enough to

influence the recruitment

decision in Today’s

Job Market . . . ? ? ?

Personal Marketing

Personal Marketing makes the employers decision to hire you, an easy one. When you do this properly you make

life easier for the employer and get more job offers.

Marketing is more than Promotion. You need to pin down your entire marketing mix.

Personal Marketing Mix

PPACKAGING

How to write a Good CV

DO(s) of CV Writing 1. Visually appealing (template).

2. Always Start with General Information (contact details etc).

3. Distribute it in sections. (experience, education, etc).

4. Customize your resume.

5. Make first page worthy of standing on its own.

6. Use bullets instead of paragraphs.

7. Highlight Professional activities. (intern/relevant volunteer exp.)

8. Ensure your resume is machine-readable. (keywords).

9. Do understand and leverage your digital footprint. (online presence)

10. Make your first section a quick summary of who you are.(especially for experienced profile)

Don't(s) of CV Writing 1. Don't exceed three to five bullets per section.

2. Don't have a single typo or grammatical mistake

3. Don't bother with high school if you have any college experience.

4. Don't pad your CV by listing of course names.

5. Don’t use a funny/poetic email address.

6. Don't bother with an Objectives section

7. Don't use proprietary acronyms or jargon.

8. Don't have multiple personalities.

9. Don't include irrelevant information. (age, ethnic identity, political affiliation,

religious preference, hobbies, marital status; sexual orientation, place of

birth, height; weight and health information) unless demanded.

CV Writing Advice

After all it isn’t bad if you don't make it all by yourself for the first time.

You may seek help from others such asyour faculty advisors, relatives or

career specialists.

Any Questions ??You may contact

faheemzuhair@gmail.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/faheem-shaikh/0/610/568