Professional & Workplace Readiness (Soft Skills)
8 weeks
·Live Course
Essential communication and workplace skills for professional success.
Your Instructors
Kranth
Course Overview
Professional & Workplace Readiness (Soft Skills)
This course runs in parallel with technical training and is designed to prepare learners for success in client-facing technical roles. The focus is on building strong professional communication, workplace behaviors, and interview readiness required in enterprise and consulting environments.
Learners participate in structured soft-skills instruction combined with weekly 1:1 coaching and mock interview sessions beginning in Week 2 and continuing through the program. The course emphasizes real-world professional expectations, accountability, and the ability to clearly explain technical work to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Interview preparation is intentionally front-loaded, ensuring learners are prepared for live client interviews starting in the later stages of the program. Through ongoing feedback, reflection, and coaching, learners continuously improve their professional presence, confidence, and communication skills.
What Learners Will Develop
• Professional written, verbal, and virtual communication skills
• Workplace behaviors aligned with enterprise and client environments
• Confidence in explaining technical work, decisions, and challenges
• The ability to receive and apply feedback constructively
• Interview readiness through structured coaching and mock interviews
• Professional awareness needed for a smooth transition into client deployment
How the Course Is Delivered
• Weekly soft-skills topics aligned to the cohort schedule
• Short reflections, discussions, and applied activities
• Weekly 1:1 coaching and mock interview sessions (Weeks 2–8)
• Ongoing feedback and professional development support
This course ensures learners are not only technically capable, but also professionally prepared to represent themselves, their teams, and their organization in real client environments.
What you'll get out of this course
Develop professional communication skills for client-facing technical roles.
Apply workplace expectations, accountability, and professional behavior consistently.
Collaborate effectively with peers, trainers, and client stakeholders.
Demonstrate readiness for client interviews through coaching and mock interviews.
Transition from training to client deployment with professional awareness and confidence.
Course content
Week 1: Owning Your Role from Day One
4 items
Week 2: Building the Habits That Drive Reliability
4 items
Week 3: Strengthening Quality Through Self-Correction
4 items
Week 4: Embracing Innovation and Continuous Improvement
4 items
Week 5: Staying Grounded When the Stakes Are High
4 items
Week 6: Mastering Complex Tools Without Losing Precision
4 items
Week 7: Showing Up as a Team in Distributed Environments
4 items
Week 8: Owning Your Voice and Your Future
4 items
Your Instructors
Kranth
Dr. Kranth Patnaik is a dynamic Master Trainer and motivational speaker with over 18 years of experience in training, leadership development, and large-scale seminar facilitation. Recognized for his impactful communication and practical learning approach, he has trained more than one million students across multiple domains and worked with top organizations and NGOs. With expertise in both online and offline training methodologies, Dr. Kranth is known for inspiring individuals through skill development, mindset transformation, and performance-driven learning experiences. His philosophy strongly reflects resilience, growth, and continuous self-improvement.
Kelley Scharf
Training Operations Manager
I’m the Training Operations Manager at GenSpark, where I coordinate large-scale training initiatives and serve as a liaison between clients, consultants, and internal teams. I manage everything from onboarding and upskilling to consultant performance tracking and client relationship development to ensure our programs deliver impact at every level.
For every cohort, I focus on keeping the program moving forward, from managing logistics and tracking outcomes to supporting trainers and ensuring you have the resources you need to succeed.
Outside of work, I’m usually organizing something in a spreadsheet or spending time with my wife and 6-year-old Siberian Husky, Ace.
Terry Ahmed
As a Senior Manager, I play a key role in ensuring smooth coordination between candidates, trainers, internal teams, and business requirements. My primary responsibility is to connect with candidates through regular one-on-one interactions to understand their progress, address any challenges they may be facing, and provide the necessary guidance and support to help them succeed.
I closely coordinate with trainers to monitor candidate performance, training effectiveness, and overall development. I also help students build and improve their resumes to better align with industry standards and client expectations. In addition to candidate engagement, I actively collaborate with the Sales team to support business requirements and client needs. I also work closely with the HR team whenever support is required in employee engagement, coordination, or operational activities.
Beyond work, I am passionate about cricket and snooker, and I also enjoy horse riding, which reflects my enthusiasm for focus, discipline, teamwork, and continuous learning.
Adam Ingram
Director of Technical Training & Development | Building Tomorrow’s Tech Workforce
I’m the Director of Technical Training & Development at GenSpark, where I design and lead large-scale training programs that connect academic learning with real-world industry needs.
I’m passionate about building talent and driving workforce innovation. Over the years, I’ve developed and deployed nationwide programs across technologies like Mainframe, RPG, Oracle EBS, Guidewire, Cybersecurity, and Generative AI.
My focus is on creating immersive “Hire-Train-Deploy” models that help entry- and mid-level professionals accelerate into meaningful roles with top enterprise clients. I combine technical training, leadership development, and hands-on learning design to prepare learners for long-term success in the tech industry.
When I’m not building the next generation of tech talent, you’ll usually find me traveling with my family, exploring the outdoors in our Grand Design Momentum RV, or creating new and engaging educational content.
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