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Volume : III, Issue : VII, August - 2013 Soft Skills – A Buzz Word In The New Millennium Ch. Radhika DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The 21st century has been witnessing an unprecedented growth and development in terms of information,
communication, technology, globalization, liberalization and privatization leading to quick socio-economic
changes in the world wide. The 21st century society has been succinctly portrayed by Thomas Friedman as a 'Flat
World' driven by several intangible factors which have come together to transform work and productivity in the
modern world. The educational institutions must aim at turning out integrated personalities. The world we are living
in today is very different from the world that was a decade ago. The challenges facing young people today hae
changed significantly from those affecting previous generations. The educational institutions have to gear their
systems to meet such challenges. So the system has to change according to the needs of the learners. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Ch. Radhika, (2013). Soft Skills – A Buzz Word In The New Millennium. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2749.pdf References : - Andrews, J. & Higson, H. 2008. “Soft Skills” versus “hard” Business Knowldege: a Europian study. Graduate Emploability, Higher Education in Europe, 33(4): 411-422.
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