Mangalore : The Career Guidance Cell of GovernmentFirst Grade College, Haleyangadi in collaboration with the English Club of Govt. First Grade College, Haleyangadi organised a workshop on “Job Application and Resume Writing and Group Discussion” for the final year students of the college.

The resource person for this session was Mrs Niveditha Caroline Lobo, Asst. Prof. of English, GFGC Haleyangadi. She is a Soft skills trainer who received her training from Infosys Technologies Limited, Mysore. She has also conducted many such sessions on communication, facing interviews, group discussions at various institutions.

This session gave students information through the use of an Overhead Projector and a PowerPoint presentation on how to write a job application, the difference between bio data, curriculum vitae and resume, how to write a resume, its parts, the different kinds of resume and their uses. In addition, students were given valuable inputs on the components of a group discussion, the evaluation strategy, the different roles that participants may take up in a group discussion and ways through which a participant can be successful in a group discussion. This was followed by demonstrations of group discussion by the students and their performance was then evaluated by the resource person.

Ms Lavanya and team invoked the blessings of God. Mr.Santhosh Pinto Shirthady, Co-ordinator, Career Guidance and Placement Cell introduced the resource person and welcomed the gathering. Mrs ManjulaS ,HOD, Department of Kannada presided over the function. Ms pavithra anchored the programme. Ms DivyaDevadigaproposed vote of thanks. Mr Manoj, Mr Shaktiprasad, student secretaries of Career Guidance Cell were present.