Soft Skills for Engineers & Professionals

About the Book: This book is designed with a clear objective to identify the need of the present generation and empower them with the right set of skills nuances & modes of Speech Delivery to make them employable. Authors are of the view that there is a distinct mismatch between the economy and the skills of the graduates calling for the immediate partnership of academia and industry to fill this vacuum of soft skills in young graduates leading to poor employability. As a result students have good theoretical knowledge but they lack soft skills. These skills can be mastered and they can bring a charismatic appearance to one’s personality.. About the Author: Dr. Vipin Kumar Tyagi Dr. Vipin Kumar Assistant Professor of English Department of Humanities and Social Sciences KIET Group of Institutions Delhi- NCR has a wide experience of more than 14 years in academics. He was conferred a Doctorate degree in English in 2007. He has a keen interest in research in English literature and language. He has also been awarded as CEGR Certified Academic Leader from the Centre for Education and Growth and Research. He is also a certified Human Values & Professional Ethics Trainer from IIT Kanpur. Last year he published a book “Technical Communication Skills” from OPH New Delhi. He has created a self-paced MOOC titled “English Grammar for Employability” on Swayam: NPTEL/AICTE Online Platform. Dr. Babita Tyagi is faculty in English Language and Communication Skills at KIET Group of Institutions Delhi-NCR. She is Ph.D. in English Literature MA English B.Ed. having experience of Twenty-two years. She is a certified Soft Skills Trainer from IIT Roorkee as well as a certified TESOL and IELTS Trainer. Giving hands-on training in soft skills and enhancing communication skills through interactive pedagogy in the Linguistics lab are her area of expertise. She has two books in her credit namely Professional Communication by EXCEL Publication.