Today, no summit on education or employment would be complete without stimulating discussion on the employability of graduates and skills demanded by organizations. What do students learn today and how well it supports and promotes the acquisition of employability skills that the companies want is a matter of grave importance. Especially in times when employers look for skills that surpass academic qualifications and domain expertise, it is vital to develop a firm understanding of employability skills. In the paper "Different Perceptions of Teachers and Students Towards Basic and Modern Employability Skills", Renu Bala seeks to examine multiple perspectives on modern employability skills prevailing among the teachers and students. Though teachers lay adequate emphasis on skills, most of the students, in their pursuit of excellence in exams, narrowly remain focused on theoretical knowledge. Hence, it is imperative to make them understand the actual demands of the market to facilitate the acquisition of much desired skills.

Whether working in isolation or as a team, the significance of adept communication cannot be understated. Despite the unshakable belief in teams and the profound importance of communication in promoting collaboration, teams often are crippled by poor and hurtful communication which ultimately sabotages their effectiveness. Every team member needs to understand the role and importance of communication, and then develop critical communication skills crucial to establishing common purpose and shared understanding among the members. In the paper, "Fostering Communication Skills Among Teams in Organizations", Swatantra Singh Rathod explores the art of communication and underlines the importance of acquiring effective communication skills to create more effective, efficient and engaged team environment.

Is the gap between the skills that employers expect and those that educational institutions teach perennially widening? If so, what can the educational institutions do to bridge this gap? What should be the preamble of education institutions today? Before answering such questions, it is equally important to understand the purpose and objective of education. It is also pertinent to examine whether the role of education can be confined to imparting job-specific skills for an entry level job in an industry in the short run or lay a firm foundation to develop an array of skills needed during their long-term career. The employers may be narrowly focused on skills the fresher needs in the first job, but the attention of educational institutions should be to prepare professionals for a lifelong career. "Bridging the Employability Skills Gap: A Review", by Kirti and Ram Rattan Saini, draws attention to the skills that go beyond easily learnable technical skills. If students can learn and master these rare skills known as life skills or soft skills, they can become career-ready.

It is said that procrastination is the enemy of progress. Unnecessary and inordinate delay in completing the tasks is a rampant phenomenon plaguing several managers and organizations today. Workplace procrastination, where employees, instead of spending time on doing critical tasks, waste their time on trivial tasks or unproductive activities, results in inefficiency and ineffectiveness. In the paper "Understanding and Overcoming Procrastination", Revathi Turaga draws readers' attention to workplace procrastination and drives home the importance of overcoming procrastination at work.