PERSONAL RESKILLING

PROGRAM
Sachin singh
PERSONAL RESKILLING PROGRAM
RESKILL OR PERISH
Jobs 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 basic prerequisite. You
need to bring more to the table if you want to stick on in your
current job
Your experience counts for –nothing. All the assumptions in your
industry have changed overnight
It is not your company’s job to figure out what training you need.
You need to figure out what skills your company—or your career
—will need from you two years hence
 CONTD.,
Nobody can grow in a career today without some
reskilling
Reskilling is the only insurance that can protect your
career in the chaotic times
Reskilling is the only way you can gain control over
your career
No matter where you re or what you do, continuous
retraining of self is an imperative
WHAT IS THIS RESKILLG STUFF ALL
ABOUT?
IS RESKILLING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT
YOU ARE UPTODATE WITH ALL THE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN YOUR CHOSEN CAREER?
OR
IS IT ABOUT TAKING A BREAK TO ACQUIRE A
COMPLETELY NEWSET OFSKILLS?
ACTUALLY, IT IS BOTH
 CONCEPT OF RESKILLING
Skill: Ability to do something well,; expertise
Reskill: Learn new skills
There are some broad skills—business skill tops
the list—everybody has to acquire today; job
specific skills depend entirely on your chosen
field
 CONTD.,
Whether you want to become a super
specialist or a multi-skilled executive, you
can wok out your particular reskilling option
The non-negotiable part is that you will have
to think in terms of formal reskilling
WHY IS RESKILLING NECESSARY?
Is it reskilling something that happened naturally as you progressed in
your career?
Is it not something that has been around for decades now?
Yes and no
Reskilling as a concept is not new. Even two decades ago, you could
find the exceptional, aggressive, fast-track executive who was
constantly looking at adding new experiences and qualifications to
his/her resume.
The big difference now is that reskilling is something you need to do at
every stage of your career
 CONTD.,
VOLATILITY IS MAINLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE NEED FOR RESKILLING
VOLATILITY IS THE DIRECT
CONSEQUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION AND
TECHNOLOGY CHANGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS THE
HALLMARK OF GLOBALIZATION
 CONTD.,
Technology change and globalization are
increasing volatility in your investments in career
If you can ride the right trend at the right time
with the skill in demand, you can increase your
return on investment (career)
If you do not ride, you become vulnerable to the
next downturn
 CONTD.,
The only way to ride volatility is by being flexible
and arming yourself with as many skills as you
can
Know at least two or three industries, expose
yourself to different products and markets. If you
are in sales and marketing at a junior or mid-
level, geographical experience is important. Do
not stick to one geographical region. It is deadly
 CONTD.,
Even if you plans to specialize in one function,
you still need to understand your skilling
requirement very clearly
You need to have 360 degree view of your
current/potential skills
Wrong perception of reskilling is portrayed in
the following diagram:
 MIND YOUR OWN CAREER
Some misconceptions about reskilling/multi skilling:
“Am I too old to start reskilling”
“Have just started my career. Shouldn't wait for
sometime before worrying about reskilling?”
“If reskilling is so important, why doesn’t my company
take interest in it?”
“My company has already has regular training programs,
so why should I worry about reskilling?”
PERSONAL RESKILLING PROGRAM
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
The step by step guide is portrayed in the
following diagram:
IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS IN
SKILLS
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 against what
the best company are looking for by surfing appointment
advertisements
The difference between 1, 2 and 3 will show you the gaps in
your skill base
 SETTLING ON A NEW CAREER
THREE STEP PROCESS:
Find out your aptitude through tests created by
occupational psychologists
Get technical knowledge by reading and training
Develop an open and adaptive attitude with the
help of counselors or mentors
 CONTD.,
Websites like careermosaic.com,
careerfusion.com, mafoi.com, and
abcconsultants.com offer tools such as
psychometric tests, personality factor tests and
aptitude tests
 CONTD.,
Use the following handy 2X2 matrix for deciding career
options:
Opportunity

Willingness Understanding

Ability
 CONTD.,
How do you use this matrix?
It is very simple
Suppose you are thinking of becoming an insurance
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 hour training to
change the equation to your advantage
 Where to go for reskilling?
Online courses
Short term executive courses
Distance learning
IT IS TIME TO TAKE CONTROL
OF YOUR CAREER THROUGH
RESKILLING
Do you have any reasonable &
legitimate questions for us?

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