HM Patel Career Development Centre
Vallabh VidyanagarSunday, June 25, 2006
Powerful Questions Can Have a Powerful Effect
"Questions can be one of the most effective communication tools available to us. Do you use questions enough in your day-to-day interactions?"
General Tips For Improving Adult Communication Skills - by Eileen Bailey
- "Ask questions to stay involved in the conversation.
- Take notes when talking on the phone to help you stay focused on the conversation.
- Practice conversations with close friends and family members in small groups and add participants as you gain confidence.
- Use eye contact as often as possible to avoid drifting away in thought."
Communications Skills Add Value by: Pat Morgan
"Want to uncover a success secret that can lead to more happiness, help you to be more effective in your work, enable you to make more money and to be more fulfilled? Sound too good to be true? The secret.... polishing your communication skills! This secret can help you improve performance, relationships and achieve more happiness and fulfillment."
Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills by Dr. Dorene Lehavi
Here are TEN WAYS to develop Communication Skills.
Click on the link below to read the complete article.
Friday, June 23, 2006
The Soft Skills of Global Managers by Glenn Rifkin
"Despite nearly two decades of corporate globalization efforts, many organizations still struggle to find managers who are comfortable and effective in the increasingly global economy. Most suffer both from a lack of cultural awareness when dealing with employees and partners overseas and from a lack of experience managing increasingly complex processes over long distances."
10 things you should know about developing soft skills to advance your IT career
"1. Actively listen
2. Communicate with illustrations
3. Take the lead
4. Nurture your inner writer
5. Step out of the box, physically and mentally
6. Become a mentor
7. Learn to inspire and motivate your coworkers
9. Develop the habit of consistent follow-through
10. Don't shy away from compromise."
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Youths develop communication skills - Fiji Times
"ABOUT 34 youths members of the Saint John Association of Fiji benefited from an all-round skills and lessons youth camp organised by the charity at the weekend.
The youths, who are Form Six and Seven students from Suva, Nausori and Sigatoka areas, were taught positive mental attitude and gender related issues." [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=43129]
The youths, who are Form Six and Seven students from Suva, Nausori and Sigatoka areas, were taught positive mental attitude and gender related issues." [http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=43129]
Poor Communication Inconveniences S-E Asian Travelers - The Korea Times
"A growing number of people from Southeast Asian countries travel Korea, riding the wave of a Korean pop culture boom abroad.
However, a few of them get into trouble with the immigration process as they cannot speak English and have difficulty communicating with inspectors."
[http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200606/kt2006062219241011990.htm]
Leadership and communication top City 'must have' skills poll - Personneltoday.com
"Strong leadership and communication skills, attention to detail and honesty are essential qualities for career progression in the financial services sector, according to research.
More than one third (34%) of the 300 financial services employees polled by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark ranked excellent communication skills as the most important factor in career development.
Almost half (47%) rated attention to detail in first, second or third place out of 11 characteristics, followed closely by leadership (45%)." [http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2006/05/23/35473/Leadership+and+communication+top+City+'must+have'+skills.htm]
English majors' communication skills in demand By ARTHUR KIMBALL-STANLEY
"Five years ago, Tim Lemire went back to Boston College, where he had been an undergraduate, to participate in an alumni program called Career Night for the Arts.
The idea, Lemire said, was to advise undergraduates who majored in some of the less applicable subjects on how to begin a career, or even find that first job." [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/272709_englishmajors05.html]
BPO rejects get second-time lucky - Indiatimes.com
"MUMBAI It’s a metric that all HR managers across BPOs have come to dread. Out of every 100 candidates that turn up for a walk-in interview, only about seven are worth hiring.
The rest simply don’t make the cut. For an industry that literally hires by the busloads, recruitment invariably remains a perennial nightmare." [http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1669412.cms]
Develop communication skills, students told - The Hindu
"The Anna University Vice Chancellor, D.Viswanathan, has regretted that the youth were diverting their precious time and concentrating on unproductive activities such as watching movies, television serials and also in using mobile phones instead of utilising energy to enhance their communication skills and personality development." [http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/18/stories/2006061805470300.htm]
Hello? Who's calling? - The Hindu
Job opportunities at a call centre are growing by the day, and undoubtedly, communication skill is the key factor in the job. One of the main objectives of call centres is customer satisfaction. [http://www.hindu.com/edu/2006/06/19/stories/2006061900620400.htm]
' Are they ready for the boom?' by K. RAMACHANDRAN
"The Information Technology sector is growing at a fast pace. And so is the job scenario. Experts point to changing recruitment systems and say freshers need to acquire newer skills to face the selection process. In this cycle, industry is also making processes tougher. " [http://www.hindu.com/edu/2006/06/19/stories/2006061900440100.htm]
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