Employers across the board agree that the future workforce needs a basic set of professional skills and attitudes for long-term career success. In the eyes of employers, soft skills are not an added benefit, but rather requisite to future workplace success.
Learning soft skills is a process. Soft skills are necessary for youth to succeed in education, job training, independent living, community participation, and, ultimately, in the workplace. However, because educators and others have assumed that youth learn soft skills at home, or through observing others, youth are seldom taught such skills in educational institutions. Unfortunately, due to a lack of these skills many youth experience difficulties as they transition from the classroom to the workplace.
WE BELIEVE youth who have these skills are more likely to be hired and less likely to be fired, giving them an important advantage in today’s job market.
Sleepwell Foundation in association with MacLead conducts workshops for Graduate & Post Graduate Students, training them on enhancing their professional skills and attitude for career success.
The objective of the workshop is to make the participants equipped with professionalism, which includes work ethic, effective communications, teamwork & collaboration, capacity for critical thinking and problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, that the employers seek in new recruits to move ahead in their career.
The Sleepwell Foundation organized a three-day online workshop on “Build Your Professional Effectiveness” for 140 BTech students of GIET, Bhubaneswar, from 4th to 6th August 2025, focusing on enhancing employability skills such as communication, leadership, time management, and career readiness.
The event began with an opening ceremony, where Prof. Chandra Sekhar introduced the Foundation and workshop objectives, followed by an inspiring address by Mr. V.N.L. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, and a vote of thanks by Dr. D. Anil Kumar, HOD, CSE.
The first day covered Effective Communication, Resume Writing, and AI, with interactive activities and insights into interview skills and AI trends. Day 2 focused on LinkedIn Digital Presence and Goal Setting, where students learned about professional networking and setting SMART goals. The final day emphasized Time Management, Teamwork, and Leadership Styles, with practical sessions and videos to illustrate key concepts.
The workshop concluded with a valedictory session, where Ms. Namita Gautam, Managing Trustee of the Sleepwell Foundation, and Prof. K. Murali Kumar, Deputy Dean of GIET, motivated students to apply their learnings.
The workshop was highly successful, yielding positive outcomes, with participants expressing their satisfaction through enthusiastic feedback.
