Invest in yourself - The five attributes by Mohit Chandra

For those of you not familiar with Mohit Chandra, he is partner and Executive Director with KPMG Global Services and has been in the professional services business since fifteen years. He published his open letter for Indian graduates through The New York Times News Service in May, 2012. 

There are five key attributes employers typically seek and, in fact, will value more and more in the future. 

1. You speak and write English fluently 

2. You are good at problem solving, thinking outside the box, seeking new ways of doing things

3. You ask questions, engage deeply and question hierarchy

4. You take responsibility for your career and for your learning and invest in new skills

5. You are professional and ethical: Everyone loves to be considered a professional

As per him, over half of the pre-screened résumés lack the English ability to effectively communicate in business. So reader, it is on you – to develop comprehensive English skills, both written and oral. 

Get your assessment score today, monitor your current communication levels and improve as per the corporate standards. Contact us at Assessments@CoCoIndex.com

References:
https://www.kpmg.com/in/en/whatwedo/kgs/pages/mohit-chandra.aspx
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/an-open-letter-to-indias-graduating-classes/
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/an-open-letter-to-india-s-graduating-classes-215436

Be the Purple Cow

Seth Godin is an author, entrepreneur and public speaker: He has written several books but 'Purple Cow' is all-time best seller. He educates business owners to "Transform their Business by Being Remarkable". 

Let me use the same analogy to explain my point. 

We have reached the point where we can no longer market directly to the masses. We've created the world where your resumes are invisible. The traditional approaches are obsolete. There is a need of putting a purple cow into your profile and make it remarkable. Stop Advertising and Start Innovating.

Consider you are driving and you see cows grazing on green grass in a ranch. Exciting!

Then you see another ranch with cows and one more... after sometime you will start to ignore the cows. What once was grazing is now common. Suddenly you see a purple cow. Now that would be interesting at least for a while. 

You just need a while to get noticed and grab the opportunity. Contact us now to add 'CoCo for Communication' score to your profile: Assessments@CoCoIndex.com