Employers in virtually every field seek two key skills in their employees: leadership and communication. S P Jain’s strong focus in these areas gives its students an edge in the workforce. The P2E program emphasizes all aspects of leadership including personality development and decision-making. Not only are graduates well prepared to maintain strong leadership roles within their companies, but also to make a strong impact on their communities.

Besides leadership skills, in the P2E program, students learn:

• Effective business writing including how to analyze situations to determine the most appropriate method of communication, tone, and level of formality.
• Oral communication including interviews, presentations, spontaneous conversations, persuasive/dissuasive arguments, group discussions, and e-communication.
• Increased fluency in English to better perform in a global, English-speaking business environment.
• Communication management including theory, conflict resolution, and crisis communication.
• Research and citation skills for better, results-oriented reporting.
• Understanding the job interview process from both sides of the desk. Knowledge of how interviews are conducted will not only help executives with their own recruiting, but also the interviewees to prepare correctly for and overcome nervousness in interviews.

In addition to all of the above P2E helps students, who wish to change careers, by making them familiar with their new primary industry of interest. This "soft knowledge" includes the history, current trends, economic statistics, demographics, current literature, and influential figures of the industry. This broad, non-technical knowledge helps students to have successful job interviews, and helps newly-hired students to better adapt to their environment.

The P2E is a one-year-long, fully-integrated component of the Global MBA program, with faculty support available on campus to students six days a week.

The P2E team includes Dr. Bhanu Ranjan, Dr. Guillermo Gibens, Dr. Adele Zhang, and VS Dhannya. Meet the P2E team.