This presentation explains to students what skills they need to acquire beyond the curriculum being taught in colleges.

1. Corporate Expectations and YOU
Presented By: Bhushan Datar

2. Why are you here?
• To know what the Corporate World expects from You
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Technical Courses
(MBA, M.Com, MA) Courses
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3. Your Corporate LIFE
Assistant
• Executives: Field jobs , Surveys
0 ~ 2 years • Data compilation
Approx 2 – 7 • Team Managers
• Admin Managers
years • On Field jobs – 2nd level
Managerial
7 - 15 years • Middle level Managers
15 – 20 • Senior Management
• Strategy makers
years
• CEO’s, CFO’s
20 + years • Entrepreneurs with Mid size companies
• Government Officials
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4. Your LIFE is 90% MANAGEMENT
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GMAC : Graduate Management Admissions Council

5. Your Employer checks
• If you have the Qualities to MANAGE
In addition, they check:
• What are the Opportunities you can Attract?
• What are the Responsibilities you can shoulder?
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6. Your Employer will look for
• Skills
– IT Skills • Creating contacts with skill people and
Which professional other
maintaininglearn and how
did you those Communication Good Communication
Bad contacts
• Acquiring and maintaining
– Good Communication quickly were you able toinformation about
people it in your work?useful contacts for
use who might be
– Interpersonal Skills
specific purposes.
Eg.
• Using a contact in an ethical manner to help
– Learning Skills (Quick adaptation)
each of you meet specific goals.
– Networking skills
– Analytical Skills, Problem Solving Skills
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7. Your Employer will look for
• Basic values
– Honesty
– Integrity Hard work
– Sincerity
• Intrapreneurship Skills: Profit Centre Head concept
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8. Your Employer will check
• Positive Attitude
– Flexibility
• Ability to work with minimum resources (Productivity)
• Ability to handle field assignments
– Not being High Headed
• Life after getting a Job is not a AC office, Laptop and a Smart Phone
– Accommodative: Not being I, Me, Myself
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9. Your Employer will check
• Confidence about
– Self
– Education
– Knowledge
• Being a Team Player
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10. Your Employer Expects
• You to know your JOB
• The Company : Verticals
• Your Challenges : The Battle Field
• You to know Company Culture
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11. Thank You

12. Know Your Job

13. Know your Job
• 80% Fresh Graduates do not understand what is their Job
• Understand what is expected of you?
• What are you supposed to do?
– Talk to colleagues and bosses
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14. The Company Verticals

15. The Company Verticals
• What are the different Departments / Verticals in the company that will
have influence on your day to day work and overall future in the
company
• For Example:
– Say you have joined as Senior Executive – Marketing and you are supposed
to report to Asst. Manager – Marketing.
– Though you are reporting to Asst. Manager – Marketing, you might need to
take “Tour Advances” and settle “Bills” with Asst. Manager – Accounts.
– Your “Leaves” may be tracked and sanctioned by Manager – HR.
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16. Your Company Culture

17. Your Company Culture
• Expectations from You
• Reporting methods
• Inter Departmental Communication : Do’s and Don’ts
• Business Ethics
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18. Your Challenges : Battlefield

19. Your Challenges : Battlefield
• Study and understand the factors that are under your control
and beyond control
• Always consider the effects these factors might have on
your achievements
• Have contingency plans ready so that your achievements
are not effected
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20. Questions & Comments

21. InnovatingLeadership
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22. Example for Interpersonal Skills
Jayesh was a new employee in an architectural firm. He had some ideas
about how to improve the company's image with the customers. On his
first attempt to explain his ideas at a company meeting, none of his words
came out right. Everyone was confused.Jayesh asked for a second
chance.
Should Jayesh’s boss give him a
Before his second attempt, Jayesh wrote everything out. He drew a diagram
to help everyone follow his logic. He practiced his talk. His second attempt
second chance?
went much better. There was quite a discussion. People understood his
concerns and suggestions, but the company decided not to implement his
ideas.
What happens next?
However, Jayesh’s boss was so impressed with how well he communicated
his ideas that he put him in charge of explaining designs to the firm's
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23. Example for Interpersonal Skills
Mini-Me
• Allison used to work for the vice president of human resources, Reba.
Allison was a human resources assistant. Reba was very pleased with
Allison's job knowledge, hard work, and initiative. Reba used to tell Allison
that her work was so good that, "You remind me of myself." One day, in an
effort to compliment Allison, Reba says "I think I'll call you Mini-Me," and
What do you think happened next?
then does just that by calling Allison Mini-Me around the office from then
on.
• Allison is understandably upset. She wants to be treated like an individual,
not as an extension of her boss. Unfortunately, Reba remains completely
unaware of her subordinate's anger or why calling Allison Mini-Me is
inappropriate. Subsequently, Allison leaves and Reba loses a great
employee.
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