One might secure a Master’s degree in Management or write a wonderful CV that lists all the educational qualifications and reasons why he or she is apt for the job, but is that what employers are actually looking for? More often than not, top recruiters look for employability skills when interviewing management graduates, which are non-technical abilities and knowledge critical for effective involvement in the workplace. Integrated into the MBA courses in Nehru B-schools, these involve skills like strong communication, problem solving, self-management, and teamwork. According to different companies and varying situations, this aptitude is also referred to as enabling skills or key competencies.
A lot of studies and research have been undertaken in this regard; for instance, a number of surveys on skills required by management graduates in top companies like BBC and Microsoft showed that verbal and written communication, initiative, teamwork, flexibility, time management, and commercial analyzing and investigating, as well as planning and organizing, are considered essential. Many other competencies like self-awareness, leadership, personal impact, ability to negotiate and persuade, stress tolerance, integrity, independence, developing professionalism, action planning, decision making, interpersonal sensitivity, and creativity also play a huge role in deciding which candidates are hired by companies.
Keep in mind that most companies wouldn’t want to train recruits in key competencies after they are on the company payroll. As such, it is expected that the candidates successfully complete training programs or courses where they can acquire such enabling skills. Big firms naturally expect the ideal management graduate to have reasonable background knowledge and the ability to apply the same, professional behavior, knack to function effectively in a group, capable of leadership, and also the ability to carry out the group leader or manager’s instructions. Good ethics, appreciation of social and cultural responsibilities, environmental responsibility, lifelong learning, ability to extract information, ability to listen and give feedback, ability to communicate in public or with the community at large, ability to express ideas verbally, and ability to make decisions can also positively impact chances of being hired.
If we think from the perspective of an employer about what constitutes ideal graduate employability, we can see a stark contrast between what many universities are promoting and what is actually required by the industry. This is where Nehru colleges shine; Nehru School of Management, Nehru College of Engineering & Research Centre, Thrissur, Nehru College of Management, Coimbatore, and Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology, Palakkad, provide students with the right capabilities that are aligned to industry requirements.
Most companies value soft skills like communication excellence and team-working much more than hard skills like a good degree or IT skills even though they are very important. Only a fraction of employers hire talent from universities specifically for the technical skills that they will hopefully bring to the organization; most top companies view a degree simply as the minimum standard for the level of competence that they are seeking in the new recruit.
Organizations across the world, not just in India, are rethinking strategies and restructuring their businesses owing to economic recessions and difficulties like the ongoing pandemic. In the midst of such unprecedented challenges, Nehru business schools comprising MBA colleges in Thrissur, Palakkad, and Coimbatore are already a step ahead by rethinking leadership and how to train the next generation of managers. Instead of gradual evolution and reworking existing management education, the B-schools of Nehru Group of Institutions are innovating and re-inventing the same, thanks to the massive surge in the demand for management training.
Similar to the world’s best business schools, but by utilizing an India-specific combination of location, culture, and demographics, Nehru Group’s MBA courses are specifically developed to fast forward our nation’s economic growth and become a trusted benchmark for business education innovation. By harnessing the power of the world-class Indian engineering education system and state-of-the-art infrastructure with top-tier business partnerships, Nehru MBA colleges are able to properly focus the entrepreneurial energy of the typical Indian management graduate. Cross-disciplinary educational programs are also paving the way for new levels of innovation and opportunity.
To improve employability skills, Nehru MBA colleges – widely recognized as among the best in the country – are developing specific courseware in addition to forging partnerships with leading business houses and top companies for recruitment. By offering students a treasure trove of knowledge and new ideas along with live projects and onsite experiences, the group is way ahead in creating truly world-class institutions.
