• ARUL SELVAN ASIRVATHAM
• Dr.JELINCE DHINAKAR ABRAHAM

The study has investigated the relationship of the engineering students’ demographic variables (gender, medium in school, nativity, number of training programs attended earlier) on the factors of employability skills (stress coping, communication skills, leadership skills, team work and problem-solving skills, time management, and self-efficacy) in Coimbatore District. Most of the skills expected by different employers are communication, team working, leadership, initiative, problem solving, flexibility, attitude and enthusiasm. However, many of these skills overlap one another. Improving one skill will naturally improve other skills. Descriptive research design has been adopted in this study. The sample is final year engineering students of Coimbatore district. The researcher approached 150 students for this study and found only 137 students to have responded authentically. A well-structured questionnaire has been used to collect the primary data. Reviews on previous studies have been done with the help of various research journals. Analysis of variance in the collected data has been performed statistically to arrive at meaningful implications. This study has highlighted the importance of aligning employability with academic values by making explicit links between the demographic variables of engineering students and their employability skills. In addition, it has identified that there is a significant mean difference among the different gender of engineering students on the factor of employability skills namely communication skills where medium of instruction would have a played a significant impact. Key words: Communication Skills, Leadership Skills, Self-Efficacy, Stress Coping, Time Management, Employability Skills.

Leadership Skills, Self-Efficacy, Stress Coping, Time Management, Employability Skills.

"EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: PERCEPTIONS AND FACTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.709-715, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N95.pdf

"EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: PERCEPTIONS AND FACTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp709-715, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N95.pdf