Over the last decade, India’s job market has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. Technical qualifications and professional degrees remain essential, but employers are increasingly looking beyond certificates. The spotlight today is firmly on soft skills - communication, adaptability, teamwork, problem-solving, leadership, and emotional intelligence. In a rapidly changing economy where technology evolves faster than formal education can adapt, these human-centric skills have become the bridge between employability and long-term career success.

The rise of automation and artificial intelligence is redrawing the contours of work. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2024 projects that by 2027, almost 44 per cent of workers’ skills will be disrupted. Roles demanding analytical thinking, resilience, empathy, and continuous learning will see the fastest growth.

The Employability Gap

Every year, India produces 1.5 million engineers and 3 million graduates, yet employability across disciplines still hovers below 50 per cent. The reason is straightforward: soft skills remain absent from........

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