EMPLOYABILITY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (Pages 130-136) by Mr. Mukund Babasaheb Gund in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

Today we have demands everywhere for a successful professional. Companies are looking forward to professional having all kinds of skills to succeed. As a result of the rapid changes in the structure of employment and in the organization of work generally, there is a growing recognition that the possession of ‘soft’ skills are integral to working effectively in new work patterns. These types of skills are reported to be of increasing importance to employers as they relate to a person’s ability to operate effectively in the workplace either alone or with others. While hard skills and technical skills from a major core, soft skills are essentially needed to make effective contribution. Now keeping this in mind teaching schemes at Boards, Universities, Colleges, and Schools have started giving importance to group presentations, projects, group discussions, public speaking and mock interviews which involve a lot of opportunities to acquire soft skills. Soft skills plays significant role in one’s success in life particularly in one’s profession. They help one to excel in the work place and their importance cannot be denied in this age of information and knowledge, soft skills in the highly competitive corporate world will help one to achieve success. This paper aims at highlighting the importance of soft skill development at college levels. This article is stressing the importance of soft skills development in present scenario to non-technical and technical education students to get an employment opportunity immediately after their studies without any break. Key words: soft skills, emotional intelligence, employability, negotiation, communication etc.