Qualities for employability

By Ranjan K Baruah

As most of us are confused with our career and career planning so we have published information related to attributes required for vibrant career options. In today’s edition we will give more information on this.
As board exams are over now, so most of our students would be worried about selection of streams and also institutes. Different streams, courses, institutes and our planning will determine our future career. Here are a few more attributes for vibrant career:
Communication: Effective communication is very important for any career, be it in government or private sector. Most of our students fail to get success in many fields due to poor communication. I have seen students knowing things but they can’t express them properly which make them unemployable. All students must focus on effective communication when they are in schools or colleges or even universities. There are many ways to improve communication and we must focus on the same if we want a vibrant career in near future.

Language: Language is another important area for good career. We are familiar with our mother tongue but it is important to know many other languages if we want a good career in future. Knowing English and Hindi is always helpful. We may try other Indian languages or even foreign languages if we want to go abroad for work or for jobs. We may learn other language for communication purposes only as we don’t have to be an expert. If we can communicate in more languages then that is always helpful for us. Apart from Indian languages our students may try and learn foreign languages like French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Japanese, etc.

Technological skills: It is important for our students to be aware of technological skills. We need not become an expert like computer languages or programming but we must be comfortable with using internet or handling emails. Web browsing and using internet as digital library is helpful for students and job aspirants. Knowing MS Excel is also helpful for many entry level jobs.

Attitude: A positive attitude is must for success in life. For success in any career or any fields we must be positive and inspire others too. A positive person is always full of energy. They are inspired and motivated and also motivate others. Negative attitude is always dangerous and harm us and society.
There are many books available to know more about positive attitude and its connection with success. One of the books which tell well about attitude is Shiv Khera’s “You Can Win”.
Students may read this book which would certainly help them in proper planning and getting success in life. We must be aware that government jobs are limited and we have to try in private sectors or we have to become self employed. In this regard to excel in self employment or in corporate or other private sectors we must have a positive attitude else it will be difficult for us to make progress in life.
As mentioned before there are many other attributes but I have picked few based on my experiences and which are really needed for our students studying or living in different parts of North East. Students and guardians may send queries as we are back with lot of career updates and other opportunities like before. Meanwhile students who have recently finished their board exams or are going to finish their board exams may utilise their time by getting enrolled in different courses to enhance their career. Students and parents or guardians are requested to be vigilant as many agents from different private colleges or universities will campaign for admissions. Be vigilant and critical so that no one may cheat you easily.

(Ranjan K Baruah is a career mentor, skill trainer, academic consultant and strategic planner and can be reached at [email protected] or 8473943734 for any career related queries)