PUMBA EdVantage –

It was a series of 7 webinars for 5 days which talked about essential soft skills required for

the students to face interviews in a better way. It was a week long program where we had 6

speakers from different domains talking about every detail possible, to prepare the students

to face the interviews. Below is the detailed timeline of the same –

Date Topic Trainer

18/05/2020 Use stories for engaging a conversation Mr. Soham Daradkar

19/05/2020 Diluting Stress: Taming the monkey mind Ms. Snehal Sarkar

20/05/2020 LinkedIn: Introduction and Profile building Dr. Lalit Kathpalia

21/05/2020 Make an impact during interviews with correct body language Ms. Neha Saxena

21/05/2020 Campus to Corporate Part 1 Ms. Anupama Deshmukh

22/05/2020 How to write a professional E-mail Ms. Gitanjali Siriki

22/05/2020 Campus to Corporate Part 2 Ms. Anupama Deshmukh

Session 1 – Use of stories for engaging conversation

The first session was conducted by Mr Soham Daradkar who is the founder of Soham

Daradkar Academy. He guided the students regarding how to progress in an interview, how

to make the communication interactive and engaging for the listener. He guided the

students in how to form a story while in the conversation for easier explanation and

understanding.

Session 2 – Diluting stress

The second session was conducted my Mrs. Snehal Sarkar who is a life coach and a

corporate trainer. She guided the students in using meditation techniques in calming them

down. Numerous questions were answered during the session as she took various activities

and exercises during the session to help them calm.

Session 3 – LinkedIn- Introduction and Profile building

Third session was conducted by Dr. Lalit Katpalia who is a Technology and management

consultant and has tremendous experience of the industry. It was a very interactive session

wherein small details regarding the LinkedIn profile building were covered like establishing

connections, sending requests, things to add in the bio, etc. He talked about the importance

of LinkedIn and why everyone should think about it as a very effective tool and use it wisely.

Session 4 – Body Language

Fourth session was conducted by Mrs. Neha Saxena who is a Public Relations and Corporate

communication professional. She talked about what is the correct body language and why it

is important. What are the DO’s and DON’T’s in an interview and how can you improve on

those skills.

Session 5 and 7 – Campus to Corporate

Fifth and Seventh session was taken by Mrs. Anupama Deshmukh who is a Hospitality

consultant and corporate trainer. She guided the students regarding what an employer is

actually looking for from a candidate, how can one be more employable, etc. Crucial

questions of how to prepare for an interview, what should we talk about, how to express,

what should be avoided, etc was covered in both the sessions.

Session 6 – Professional Email Writing

Session 6 was conducted by Mrs. Geetanjali Shrike who is HR consultant and corporate

trainer. She helped the students in the email writing formats and hoe a professional email

should look like. With all the examples and relative comparison between the correct and

incorrect emails, student could easily get an idea about email writing.