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Soft Skills Training for Job Readiness

Low-income individuals with limited exposure to the world of work may lack the "soft skills" needed to get a job, stay employed, and advance. Soft skills are the non technical skills, abilities, and traits that workers need to function in a specific employment environment. They include four sets of workplace competencies: problem-solving and other cognitive skills, oral communication skills, personal qualities and work ethic, and interpersonal and teamwork skills. Surveys of employers who hire entry-level workers reveal how important it is for job candidates to have soft skills. In Job Prospects for Welfare Recipients: Employers Speak Out, researchers found that a positive attitude and reliability are the two qualities that employers identify as most important when hiring someone for entry-level work (Regenstein et al., July 1998). Problems with interpersonal and other soft skills are a major barrier to employment that employers do not believe they can address on their own (W

Lord Krishna : The Apostle of Life Skills

Published in MBA Review, June 2006 Lord Krishna is one of the greatest Management Gurus, whom we can emulate without second thought. He is the Mentor of Mentors, Coach of Coaches and Guru of all Motivational Gurus. He is the greatest life skills expert and demonstrated every skill in the court of Dhritharashtra during his diplomatic tour to Hasthinapuri (now Delhi), which was taken up only to avoid war between Kauravas and Pandavas. His communication skills are evident in every word expressed in the Court of Kauravas. Lord Krishna during his Negotiations, to avoid war between Kauravas and Pandavas demonstrated perfect communication skills. As he doesn’t want to avoid war between them, he manipulated his words with diplomatic jargon and tried to instigate fear motivation in Duryodhana by way of illustrating the greatness of Pandavas on and off the field of war. Life-skills have been defined by the World Health Organisation as 'abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enab

Diabetis ? Don't worry ! Be happy with Stevia !

STAY HEALTHY WITH STEVIA ! TRISAKTI’S S T E V I A A nature’s gift – The only internationally recognized zero calorie, having medicinal values and safest herbal sweetener The only safest remedy for D I A B E T E S ! And also widely proven solution for : Ø Obesity Ø High Blood pressure Ø Dental / Throat Ø Skin care / Anti-wrinkle Ø Prostate Ø Digestion Ø Addiction Ø Cold / Flu STEVIA is a substitute to cane sugar/aspartame/saccharine in various preparations like coffee, tea, cool drinks, sweets etc., available in the form of leaf, powder and liquid. It is 25-30 times sweeter than cane sugar. STEVIA is being used extensively in all major countries like America, Japan, China, Brazil etc., with the recognition of their respective Governments. Now, being cultivated in Hyderabad (first time in India) for the benefit of Diabetic patients. STEVIA is rich with nutritional values and hence, can be used by children to old aged, healthy or unhealthy,