What gets a fresh graduate a great job offer? Is it the degree or the institute? I guess there are a few essentials which lead one to grab a great offer and remain successful thereafter. The first thing what you need is self awareness – are you aware and could substantiate your strengths and weaknesses? Do you respect yourself and feel good for whatever you are? You got to be happy and positive about yourself. You got to feel ‘you’re ok’. The second thing is about understanding others – do you have the understanding and respects for others’ mindsets? Do you empathize easily? Do you accept social responsibilities? Are you comfortable in building and maintaining relationships with people from all walks? The third thing is about self control – can you control your emotions? Can you tolerate differences in caste, creed, culture and opinion? The fourth thing is about being optimistic and happy all the time – having an ability to smile through difficult times; keeping your head straight when the worst is happening around you. You will see a lot many questions in the interviews that you attend will be circling around these. Well, merely claiming that you have all these may not suffice. You might be asked by the interviewer to substantiate with some examples/ instances/ incidents.
The future workplace will belong to people with these competencies – self awareness; social skills; self control, focus; and tolerance. Working in sync with others in getting the organization’s jobs done will be the key. With these, you would need strong doses of conceptual skills, logical abilities, communication abilities and a passion for excellence. In his book ‘Five Minds for The Future’, Howard Gardner stated that five cognitive abilities will command a premium in future workplaces. Every leader should master these. These are – The disciplinary mind: Mastery of major schools of thought including Science, Maths, and History and of at least one professional craft; The Synthesizing mind: Ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others; The creating mind: Capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions, and phenomena; The respectful mind: Awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings; The ethical mind: Fulfilment of one’s responsibilities as a worker and a citizen (Source: Five Minds for The Future, Howard Gardner, Harvard Business School Press, April 2007).
The future workplace will belong to people with these competencies – self awareness; social skills; self control, focus; and tolerance. Working in sync with others in getting the organization’s jobs done will be the key. With these, you would need strong doses of conceptual skills, logical abilities, communication abilities and a passion for excellence. In his book ‘Five Minds for The Future’, Howard Gardner stated that five cognitive abilities will command a premium in future workplaces. Every leader should master these. These are – The disciplinary mind: Mastery of major schools of thought including Science, Maths, and History and of at least one professional craft; The Synthesizing mind: Ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others; The creating mind: Capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions, and phenomena; The respectful mind: Awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings; The ethical mind: Fulfilment of one’s responsibilities as a worker and a citizen (Source: Five Minds for The Future, Howard Gardner, Harvard Business School Press, April 2007).
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