Skill sets for work

Prof Prem (third from right) with lecturers from Department of International Business

Faculty of Accountancy and Management Department of International Business invited Professor Prem Ramburuth, an external examiner, to give a talk titled “Skills Sets Required for the Changing Local and Global Business Environment”.

Prof Prem is the president of the Academic Board and Professor International Business at the University of New South Wales and has forty years of teaching experience. The talk was held at KA 805, Sungai Long Campus on 6 August 2015. Present at the talk was Head of Department of International Business Alexander Tay Guan Meng.

Prof Prem started the talk by asking the students their goals and future dream jobs. Later on she explained about the skill set needed to be successful in today’s changing labor market.

“Communication skills are important in the business field. You can’t relate to people if you can’t communicate the knowledge. Companies are looking at people who are able to do the research and talk about it. This is also the reason why soft skills are important,” said Prof Prem. She also related the implication for the workplace and social dynamics in terms of cultural diversity and cultural literacy. The talk ended with a Q&A session.

Prof Prem during the talk