Personality Development and Resume Building

Paper Code: 
25BCS517
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to draft their own resume and be skilled in verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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Title

25BCS517

Personality Development and Resume Building

(Practical)

CO 1:Analyze personal SWOT. Develop a powerful resume with action words and create a professional LinkedIn profile.

CO 2:Demonstrate the art of group discussion and master the same through mock practice sessions and also enhance public speaking skills.

CO 3:Enhance Confidence in answering the interview questions and improve their email and phone etiquettes.

CO 4:Develop an understanding of body language and developing personality.         appropriate         body     language and enhance their overall personality.

CO 5:Create a new perspective through seminars/webinars and industry sessions

CO 6:Contribute effectively in course – specific interaction.

 

Approach in

teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Problem solving sessions, Presentations

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Case Study Analysis, Presentations, Group Discussions

 

Continuous Assessment Test, Semester End Examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Class Presentations, Individual and group projects.

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Self SWOT analysis and Understanding Resume making
  • Resume writing,
  •  Guidelines and formatting. Common Resume Mistakes,
  • Cover letter- Key components and guidelines.

 

6.00
Unit II: 
Group Discussion, Debate and Extempore
  • Do’s and Don’ts of GD, FAQs.
  • Mock GD.

 

6.00
Unit III: 
Personal Interview, Email and phone Etiquettes
  • Answering the most common Interview questions,
  • Document filing, Mock PI

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
Body Language, Personality development and Team Building Games
  • ·       Gestures, Posture, Greeting, Handshake,
  • ·       Eye contact, expressions, inborn responses,
  • conveying and showing disapproval and rejection, shrugging signals
6.00
Unit V: 
Seminar/Webinar and Industry Expert Session
  • These will be conducted by Industry leaders as question answer session and experience sharing.
  • The right way to approach people,
  • Importance of body language, Being comfortable in your own skin,
  • Staying in contact with people, Personal space,
  • Importance of reading on body language,
  • The word “I”, Being able to apologise.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • The resume writing guide by Lisa McGrimmon
  • Analytical Reasoning Session By Mk Panday
  • Interview : The art the interview by James Storey
  • The definitive book of body language by Barbara Pease and Allan Pease
  • BhatnagarNitin and MamtaBhatnagar, Effective Communication and Soft Skills: Strategies for Success, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2011

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

 

  • Dr. K. Alex (2009), Soft skills know yourself and know the world, Sultan Chand & Sons.
  • Mahadevan Ramesh and Gopalaswamy Ramesh (2010), The ACE of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success, Pearson publishers.
  • ShitalKakkarMehra (2012), Business etiquette – A Guide for the Indian Professional, Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Francis Peter S.J., Soft Skills and Professional Communication, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2012
  • Onkar R.M., Personality Development and Career Management (A Pragmatic Perspective), S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Third Revised Edition, 2014
  • Chaturvedi P.D., Fundamentals of Business Communication, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2012

 

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Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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