Wiley's ExamXpert Soft Skills for Campus Placements
ISBN: 9788126575374
260 pages
Description
The third title in the Campus Placements series, Wiley ExamXpert Soft Skills for Campus Placements has been written keeping in mind the needs of those who wish to enhance their soft skills for the various campus placement processes. The book combines with the other two titles in this series – Communication skills for campus placements and General Aptitude for campus placements-to provide comprehensive and holistic guidance to all aspirant of a campus recruitment process. It adopts a unique pedagogical style in that it discusses key underlying fundamentals of soft skills and helps a student build them by providing hands-on exposure through activities and tasks. Not only this, the book has several practice tests that will help a student revise the theoretical concepts and refresh their memory.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Soft Skills
Importance of Soft Skills
The Journey from Campus to Corporate
Skills Required
Comments from HR Leaders
Key Findings
General Salary Structure for IT/ITES/Manufacturing Sectors
Hierarchies
Work ethics
Chapter 2: Communication Skills
Assertive Communication
Aggressive Communication
Importance of Assertiveness
Key Factors to Assertive Communication
Chapter 3: Resume Writing
Resume
Importance of Resume
Different types of Resume
Work History
Education and Training
Special Work-Related Skills and Accomplishments
Activities
Certificates and Licenses
Professional Memberships
Special Skills
Personal Information
References
Writing your Resume
What to (and what not to) include
Resume Formats x Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning for CLAT and other Law Entrance Exams
What a Resume Should Look Like
Getting the Professional Look
Sample Cover Letters
Cover Letter Sample - 1
Cover Letter Sample - 2
Cover Letter Sample - 3
Cover Letter Sample - 4
Cover Letter Sample - 5
Cover Letter Template
Templates for Different Resumes
Sample Resume - 1
Sample Resume - 2
Sample-Fresher HR Resume
Sample-IT Resume (C+ C++)
Sample-Hardware and Networking Resume
Sample-JAVA and J2EE Resume
Sample-Civil Engineering Resume
Sample-Mechanical Engineering Resume
Chapter 4: Grooming
Tips and Grooming Checklist for Job Success
Chapter 5: Body Language
Nonverbal Communication
Body Language Activity
Interviews- Body Language Do’s and Don’ts
Chapter 6: Group Discussion
Introduction
How to Work with Group Members
How to Avoid Problems during Group Discussions
Time Management
Emotional Outburst
Quantity vs Quality
Egotism/Showing off
Knowledge
Alertness and Equanimity
Lateral Thinking
Rules of Group Discussion
Summarization/Conclusion
Positive Traits
Negative Traits
General Group Discussion Topics gal
Awareness and Legal Reasoning for CLAT and other Law Entrance Exams xi
Chapter 7: Self Introduction
Activity - SWOT Analysis
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
Chapter 8: Interview Process
Introduction
Why face to face interview?
Types of interviews
Behavioral Interviews
Situational Interviews
Unstructured Interviews
Panel Interviews
Types of Questions Asked
Direct Questions
Indirect Questions
Hypothetical or Situational Questions
Behavioral Descriptive Questions
Selection Criteria
During Campus Drive
Body Language
Voice
Overtones
Undertones
Job Fair - Preparation
Post - Interview Etiquette
Timeframe
Thank you note
Telephonic interview
Be prepared for telephonic interview
Practice
During the phone interview
After interview
Dress code at interview
HR Interview Questions
General HR Interview Questions and Answers
ITES Common Questions
Information Technology
Data Networks xii Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning for CLAT and other Law Entrance Exams
Network Technology
Ethernet Networking Concepts
Data Link Layer
IP Layer
TCP Layer
Application Layer
Security
Operating Systems
Process Management
Common Technical Questions Based on Current Trends
Big Data
“Big Data” and Five V’s of Big Data
Five V’s of Big Data
Explain HDFS and YARN
Technical Aptitude Questions
Chapter 9: Time Management
Obstacles to Effective Time Management
Scheduling Tools and Tips
Chapter 10: Leadership Skills
Introduction
Career Planning
Few Insights to Excel in Leadership Based Questions
Chapter 11: Business Communication
Presentation Skills
Importance of Presentation Skills
E-mail writing
How to Write a Formal Email
Tips for Good Emails
Business Letter Writing
Business Letter Parts
Sample 1
Sample 2- Sample Resignation Letter
Sample 3
Sample 4
Chapter 12: Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Practice Test 3
Synonymsegal Awareness and Legal Reasoning for CLAT and other Law Entrance Exams xiii
Antonyms
Cloze Test
Comprehension
Sentence Completion
Spotting Errors
Sentence Improvement
Warm-Ups and Other Introductory Activities
Activity - 1 You Choose
Activity - 2 To be or not
Activity - 3 Simultaneous Interpretation
Activity - 4 Tell me about
Activity - 5 Building Vocabulary Activity
Activity - 6 Synonyms and Antonyms
Activity - 7 Resume Writing
Activity - 8 Descriptive Drawing
Activity - 9 Group Discussion
Activity - 10 Power of body language
Activity - 11 Presentation skills
Glossary
Afterword
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