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19 Aug 2016|Gwalior | Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior

Amity University Madhya Pradesh organizes Workshop on Soft Skills

Amity School Communication Enhancement and Transformation (ASCENT) and Amity School of Languages (ASL) – Amity University Madhya Pradesh organized a workshop on “Soft Skills” in the Auditorium, Block B, AUMP on 19 August 2016. The workshop was conducted by Col. T.D. Prasad, a renowned soft skills trainer. The Workshop aimed to familiarize and empower students to perform to the best of their abilities in the crucial group discussion and personal interview (GD and PI) components for their employment interviews.

The workshop comprised modules on :

*  How to handle GD successfully

*  Understanding what the interviewer wants from the students.

*  Handling Interviews with confidence

*  Mock GD/PI sessions

Offering tips to the students on winning strategies pertaining to GD, Col. Prasad apprised the students on the process of GD which has three stages – Initiation, Discussion and Conclusion. He further briefed the students about the various roles that a candidate can play such as initiator, channelizer, contributor, moderator, limelight seeker, yes minister, confrontationist, borrower and concluder. He also informed the students about the parameters on which GD is evaluated, characteristics of successful group discussion, and the method of participation in the GD.

Col. Prasad elaborately and lucidly explained the definition of interview and threw light on the qualities of students with are assessed during an interview. He helped the students in framing the answers for the important questions and highlighted the concept of how to maintain a pleasant appearance and body language during an interview as both of these reflect the personality of the candidate to the panelists.

Mock GD and PI sessions were also conducted, in which the students had an opportunity to attend interviews conducted in real life situations and were provided with analysis from the resource person.

Overall, the workshop received an enthusiastic participation from the students and faculty. This highly interactive and informative lecture concluded with a vibrant Question and Answer Session, where students and faculty put forth queries regarding the GD and PI skills.

The highly interactive, activity oriented and informative workshop was graced by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd.), Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr) M P Kaushik, The faculty of ASCENT, ASL members of the Directorate of Placement & CRC.

The session ended with the concluding remarks and presentation of memento to the guest speaker by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor AUMP, Lt Gen V K Sharma, AVSM (Retd.). The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Iti Roy Chowdhury, Dy. Director, ASCENT, AUMP.