personal reskilling program

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PERSONAL RESKILLING

PROGRAMSachin singh


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PERSONAL RESKILLING PROGRAMRESKILL OR PERISHJobs are not for life any more. In fact, you will be

lucky if you are in the same job two years hence

Being competent is not enough---it is the basicprerequisite. You need to bring more to the table ifyou want to stick on in your current job

Your experience counts fornothing. All theassumptions in your industry have changedovernight

It is not your companys job to figure out what

training you need. You need to figure out whatskills your companyor your careerwill needfrom you two years hence


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CONTD.,Nobody can grow in a career today without somereskilling

Reskilling is the only insurance that can protectyour career in the chaotic times

Reskilling is the only way you can gain controlover your career

No matter where you re or what you do,continuous retraining of self is an imperative


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WHAT I THI I TUFFALLABOUT?I ILLIN ABOUT MAKIN URETHAT

YOUAREUPTODATEWITHALLTHE NEW

DEVELOPMENTS IN YOURCHOSEN CAREER?OR

IS ITABOUTTAKIN ABREAKTOACQUIREACOMPLETELY NEWSETOFSKILLS?

ACTUALLY, IT ISBOTH


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CONCEPTOFRESKILLINGSkill: Ability to do something well,; expertise

Reskill: Learn new skills

There are some broad skillsbusiness skilltops the listeverybody has to acquiretoday; job specific skills depend entirely onyour chosen field


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CONTD.,Whether you want to become a superspecialist or a multi-skilled executive,

you can wok out your particularreskilling option

The non-negotiable part is that you willhave to think in terms of formalreskilling


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WHY ISRESKILLINGNECESSARY?Is it reskilling something that happened naturally as youprogressed in your career?

Is it not something that has been around for decades now?

Yes and noReskilling as a concept is not new. Even two decades ago, youcould find the exceptional, aggressive, fast-track executivewho was constantly looking at adding new experiences andqualifications to his/her resume.

The big difference now is that reskilling is something you needto do at every stage of your career


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CONTD.,VOLATILITY IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FORT E NEED FOR RESKILLING

VOLATILITY IS T E DIRECTCONSEQ ENCE OF GLOBALIZATION ANDTECHNOLOGY CHANGE

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS THE

HALLMARK OF GLOBALIZATION


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CONTD.,Technology change and globalization areincreasing volatility in your investments incareer

If you can ride the right trend at the righttime with the skill in demand, you canincrease your return on investment (career)

If you do not ride, you become vulnerable tothe next downturn


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CONTD.,The only way to ride volatility is by beingflexible and arming yourself with as manyskills as you can

Know at least two or three industries,expose yourself to different products andmarkets. If you are in sales and marketing ata junior or mid-level, geographical

experience is important. Do not stick to onegeographical region. It is deadly


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CONTD.,Even if you plans to specialize in onefunction, you still need to understand your

skilling requirement very clearlyYou need to have 360 degree view of yourcurrent/potential skills

Wrong perception of reskilling is portrayed

in the following diagram:


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MINDYOUROWNCAREERSome misconceptions about reskilling/multiskilling:

Am I too old to start reskilling

H

ave just started my career. Shouldn't wait forsometime before worrying about reskilling?

If reskilling is so important, why doesnt mycompany take interest in it?

M

y company has already has regular trainingprograms, so why should I worry about reskilling?


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PERSONAL RESKILLING PROGRAMSTEP BY STEP GUIDE

The step by step guide is portrayed in

the following diagram:


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IDENTIFICATIONOFGAPS INSKILLS

Do skills inventory analysis at three levels:

1. your perceived skill and depth

2. Your assessed (HR Head, immediate boss or mentor)

skill and depth

3. desired skill and depth (benchmark yourself againstwhat the best company are looking for by surfingappointment advertisements

The difference between 1, 2 and 3 will show you thegaps in your skill base


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SETTLINGONANEWCAREER

THREESTEP PROCESS:

Find out your aptitude through tests created

by occupational psychologistsGet technical knowledge by reading andtraining

Develop an open and adaptive attitude with

the help of counselors or mentors


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CONTD.,Websites like careermosaic.com,careerfusion.com, mafoi.com, and

abcconsultants.com offer tools such aspsychometric tests, personality factor testsand aptitude tests


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CONTD.,Use the following handy 2X2 matrix for decidingcareer options:

Opportunity

Willingness Understanding

Ability


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CONTD.,How do you use this matrix?It is very simple

Suppose you are thinking of becoming aninsurance agent

Are there any opportunities today? You get

Now evaluate where you stand on three factors:willingness, ability and understanding

If you are high on willingness, but low on ability

and understanding, you need the 100 hourtraining to change the equation to youradvantage


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Where t f r r eskilli ?O li e c urses

Short term executive courses

Dista ce lear i


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IT IS TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF

YOURCAREER THROUGHRESKILLING


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Do you have any reasonable &

legitimate questions for us?

Good Gracious!!!!!!!!!!!!


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