Dear all, Pl. find an invite for the release of the book "From College to Career: How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional". Prof. C.R. Muthukrishnan, Former Dy. Director & Prof. of CSE, IIT Madras, Past President, Computer Society of India & Consulting Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services Limited has consented to release the book and offer felicitation. After the release of the book, there will be a presentation on "College to Career - Crossing the Chasm" by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh, Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras on Saturday, 28th Feb 2015 at 6.00 p.m. at CSI Education Directorate,Taramani, Chennai - 600113. The pdf invite is available at http://ieeecs-madras.managedbiz.com/pgms/2015/mm-150228.pdf Please note: The book " From College to Career" will be available for sale at a discount of 30% and the authors, Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh & Mahadevan Ramesh will personally sign the book. To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/HJRT28WC66 With regards HR Mohan President, CSI & Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS MC Member, IITMAA Chennai Chapter INVITE ========================================== Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras Chapter IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Chapter IIT Madras Alumni Association, Chennai Chapter Pearson India Education Services Private Limited Cordially invite you for the release of the book

From College to Career: How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional

Prof. C.R. Muthukrishnan Former Dy. Director & Prof. of CSE, IIT Madras Past President, Computer Society of India Consulting Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services Limited has consented to release the book and offer felicitation Following the book release, a presentation will be made by Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh Author, Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras www.rameshg.com on College to Career - Crossing the Chasm on Saturday, 28th Feb 2015 at 6.00 p.m. at CSI Education Directorate, Taramani, Chennai - 600113 (Situated in the opposite lane to Indira Nagar MRTS Railway Station. About 100 meters away from the Dharmambal Women's Polytechnic & Opposite to the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Hotel Management) Mr. Pramod Mooriath, Chairman, CSI Chennai Mr. H.R. Mohan, Chairman, IEEE CS Cmdr Mohan Menon, President, IITMAA, Chennai Programme ======== 6.00 p.m. : Tea & Fellowship 6.30 p.m. : Book Release 7.00 p.m. : Presentation 7.45 p.m. : Dinner About the Book & Presentation ======================= While the number of students graduating out of engineering colleges has shot up to more than 15 lakhs, only 10-25% can be gainfully and readily employed in the industry. The main cause of this gap is the absence of soft skills. Studies of Fortune 500 companies have reaffirmed the findings that 75% of long term success in career depends on people and soft skills and only 25% in technical skills. As a student moves out of the protected environment of a college into the demanding world of industry, it requires cultivating excellent personal and professional attitudes and develop the ability to adapt to changing situations. The book, From College to Career - How to Make the Transition and Become a Successful Professional, by Gopalaswamy Ramesh and Mahadevan Ramesh that is getting launched, captures the essence of such career building by focusing on several important topics, ranging all the way from initial job hunting and the placement process to communication skills and social responsibility. The contents of this book have been developed based on successful execution of courses on Soft Skills and Professional Development at IIT, Madras and other places. This presentation by the author, Gopalaswamy Ramesh will highlight the skills required and some practical tips to achieving those skills and provide a brief overview of the book. About the Speaker ============== Gopalaswamy Ramesh is an independent consultant, eminent author, visiting and adjunct professor in several reputed universities and an acknowledged thought leader in the areas of global software project management, software testing and related areas as well as on soft skills. He has over three decades of experience in industry, consulting and teaching. He has taught courses in several leading universities including IIT Madras, IIM Bangalore, IIIT Bangalore, XLRI, Jamshedpur, Anna University, Chennai, Amrita School of Business and Great Lakes Institute of Management. In particular, he has taught the contents discussed in this book to several batches of students at IIT Madras. He played a key role in establishing Oracle's India Development Center and growing it from zero to close to 500 people. His national award winning book Managing Global Software Projects and another book, Software Testing - Principles and Practices have also been translated into Chinese. He is also the co-author of Software Maintenance and The ACE of Soft Skills. He has been a speaker, organizer and chairperson in several conferences. He was a member of the Academic Advisory Group of Project Management Institute (PMI), India from 2009 to 2014. Gopalaswamy Ramesh holds a BE degree from Indian Institute of Science, MS (Computer Science) from Indian institute of Technology, Madras and a MS (Engineering Management) from Stanford University. His detailed accomplishments can be obtained from www.rameshg.com Please note: The book " From College to Career" will be available for sale at a discount of 30% and the authors, Mr. Gopalaswamy Ramesh & Mahadevan Ramesh will personally sign the book. To facilitate logistics, please pre-register at http://goo.gl/forms/HJRT28WC66 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.