Recent industry reports suggest that an average of nearly 60 million jobs will be created in India, across industries in the next decade. The hiring net has widened. The need therefore, is toraise the bar and set new global benchmarks.The need is to equip the future leaders of today withskills that make them dynamic stakeholders of India's economic future.

Employers today do not just seek technical expertise in their future employees, but are on the lookout for cutting edge professional traits that would aid effective and profitable application of knowledge. Some universal skills that are commonly sought are: