Employability Enhancing Skills

Paper Code: 
25SENG501
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The Course will enable the students to enhance their employability-quotient by inculcating in them some of the essential workplace skills, usually sought by employers at the time of recruitment.

 

Course Outcomes: 

The students will:

CO1.  Construct well-structured andprofessional resumes tailored to specific job roles and industries.

CO2. Develop impactful job application letters (covering letters) that complement and enhance
resume content.

CO3.Demonstrate proficiency in various interview formats, including one-to-one, panel, and telephonic
interviews.

CO4.Apply effective strategies for preparing and performing confidently in job interviews.

CO5.  Enhance effective communication skills through confident public speaking and professional email etiquette.

CO6.Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
 

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Resume Writing

Format

Style

Contents (Building upon CV)

12.00
Unit II: 

Job Application(CoveringLetter)

Format

Contents (Subject Matter)

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Interview Skills

Types of Interviews

·         One to One

·         Panel

·      Telephonic

Understanding the Process Preparing for the Interview

12.00
Unit IV: 

Group Discussion

Essentials of Group Discussion Preparing for Group Discussion

Evaluative Components of Group Discussion(4 Parameters)

12.00
Unit V: 

E-mail Etiquette:

  Drafting & Features

  Public Speaking Skills

  Characteristics and Styles (Extempore, One-minute Talk)

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Suggested Reference Books:

Bark, Alaner. Improve your Communication Skills. Kogan Page, 2013. Choudhary,SumitraKumar.Business Communication.Pearson,2009.

Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma. TechnicalCommunication: EnglishSkillsForEngineers. OUP, 2008.

SharonJ.GersonandStevenM.Gerson.TechnicalWriting:ProcessandProduct.PrenticeHall,2005.

 

E-Resources including links: https://www.myperfectresume.com/career-center/resumes/how-to/writehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG68Ymazo18

https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/group-facilitation/gr...

 

ReferenceJournal:

ResearchGate

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026