5 Soft Skills That an Indian Engineer Need the Most

Engineering – On the Rise

Engineering is more than handling machines. To get an extra edge over the rest, its important have more than mere domain skills. Soft Skills play an important role in differentiating top-notch STEM professionals for employment and development.

India is a land of engineers. Hundreds of public and private educational institutions produce minimum 6 Lakh engineering graduates per year, making India the largest producer of engineering workforce. Yet only 18% of the workforce are market ready. Indian engineers are great in domain skills but lack some of the important soft-skill, hence loses their competitive edge in present global market.

Having said that, industrialization have resulted in the rapid demand of civil engineers for heavy industries including mechanical engineers. Currently, civil and mechanical are top two sought after engineering career in India with a constant rate of approx. 10%. Thousands of companies produce hundreds of mechanical engineering jobs in India for freshers and experienced professionals.

Despite having such huge employment opportunity, our country is not able to lessen the gap between demand and supply of skilled engineering workforce. One major ability that our engineers lack are the soft skills.

Below mentioned are the five soft skills that every Indian Engineer need:

1. Communication

In a recent soft skill survey, communication in English became a major drawback of the engineering workforce in India. Only 18% of the total passout candidates were eligible for the software market. It was a shocking revelation that most of the Indian engineers lack ‘reading, writing and speaking’ skill when it comes to English.

In today’s competitive world, it’s extremely important to focus on the communication skills. In engineering field in particular, it’s must to have effective communication skill to achieve the success. Lack in communication can also result in 30-50% cut down in the overall salary package.

2. Creativity

Yes, you heard it right. Creativity is an essential part of engineer’s life. Creativity is the mother of innovation and hence increases the recognition factor in the life of an engineer. Innovation boosts one’s thinking ability, sprightliness and consent as an individual and professional. In today’s competitive world, one thing that can give you uniqueness is your creative abilities.

3. Adaptability

Life is challenging and so are its countless dimensions. There is no shortage of challenges and issues in one’s professional career. Its prime duty of a professional to adjust and overcome the same by using his/her ability to identify the solutions. Candidate’s problem solving, analytical and flexibility helps him/her on a long run. Flexibility is third most important soft skill that employers are looking these days.

4. Collaboration

An engineer has to work with a team. It is this ability of adequate collaboration with his team that is going to keep him ahead in the game. Every employer looks out for someone who is a team player and have the ability to work with different groups simultaneously. Cooperation is essential in every professional background.

5. Leadership

Leadership is a perfect blend of above-mentioned skills. Leadership is a single ‘Soft Skill’ that can take one’s career on the topmost ladder of professional success. It is the ability to lead people successfully by interaction and convincing power that make a candidate unique and high in demand. Leadership is certainly a key soft skill for STEM professionals who want to make a difference.

Final Words

With more engineering jobs in India, it is important to stand out in the competition. India is not able to supply skilled engineering workforce as per market demands. One of the most essential skill that our engineering graduates lack are the ‘Soft Skill’. It gets easier for an aspirant to enter in this competitive job market by simply integrating above-mentioned soft skill in his/her professional career. In this competitive era its must to showcase your talent with utmost ease and professional outlook. These soft skill help a professional gain that competitive edge in his/her selective domain.

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