TimesJobs and Knowlens Introduce a First-of-its-kind Online Film-based Course

NEW DELHI, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

TimesJobs in Association With Knowlens Launches an Interactive Film-based Training Program on Selling Skills - The Birth of a Salesman 

Film-based learning is increasingly emerging as the fastest and most effective method of training and instruction. Intellectual and emotional engagement with the subject and content enables concepts to be thoroughly absorbed and internalized by the trainee.

StepAhead - the career services arm of TimesJobs - has partnered with Knowlens, a leader in film-based learning, to offer this radical training system that combines impactful film story-telling, dramatic scenarios, powerful interactive features and the 'learning at your own pace and time' nature of the Internet, to provide emotionally impactful learning not matched by other training methodologies.

"Films as a medium leave a powerful impact on viewers. This program combines the interactivity of the web and the emotional connect of cinema, to create an unmatched learning experience. This cinematic form of experiential learning is both intellectually and emotionally engaging, thus driving deeper value for our users," says Amit Raghuvanshi, Product Head, TimesJobs-StepAhead.

"This is the first time such a course is being offered. We believe these film-based training courses, drawing material from real life experiences, will engage the viewer in substantially more powerful ways - making the learning deeper and more insightful," says Rahul Majumdar, Co-Founder & Director, Knowlens.

"The Birth of a Salesman" is the first cinematic training course launched in this series. As a dramatic-film based sales training program it instills core problem-solving and relationship building skills with a refreshingly innovative approach.

The course uses the cinematic journey of "Abhay" - a new entrant into sales and shows how he evolves in his sales journey through a series of sales calls with different kinds of customers. Through this film we experience his journey with other colleagues, mentors, bosses, and senior management - and follow Abhay as he absorbs the cultural nuances and atmosphere of his organization. Watch the introductory trailer of The Birth of a Salesman here -http://stepahead.timesjobs.com/

The Birth of a Salesman film takes us through 10 acts or chapters that serve as the training modules. Each module is followed by an expert analysis for developing meaningful insights from the film. There are periodic interactive tests, evaluation exercises, quizzes and ratings for analyzing and measuring progress; and a forum to upload your own practice videos, which are evaluated by peers. A certificate of completion is provided to all candidates who successfully complete the course.

About StepAhead: 

StepAhead is the career services arm of TimesJobs.com that offers a host of career enhancement services to help professionals and job seekers accelerate their professional growth. StepAhead creates significant, tangible value at every stage of the professional's career lifecycle with personalized services to help in various stages of career-planning, job-searching, self-improvement and job-application processes.

StepAhead's premium services range including resume improvement and reach maximization services; personalized career astrology and professional career advice sections; profile verification and social profiling services; e-learning and film based courses. More than 500,000 customers have already experienced the benefits of StepAhead's career-enhancing services.

About Knowlens: 

"Knowlens" or "Knowledge through a Lens" was born out of the fundamental assumption that films as a medium, leave a powerful impact on viewers. Films establish context for the audience, engage the viewer in infinitely more powerful ways - making the learning deeper and more insightful. Knowlens leverages this all-encompassing medium, with the wonderful power of the web - in terms of scale and functionality, to deliver a powerful learning experience.

About TimesJobs.com: 

TimesJobs.com, India's leading career and recruitment portal, is one of the best-selling online ventures of the Times of India Group. Conceived and launched in 2004, TimesJobs.com currently has a candidate database of more than 25 million registered job-seekers across levels and functions who clock-in over 60 million page views a month.

TimesJobs.com is positioning itself as an engagement platform and knowledge resource for insights, information, analysis and opinions on the recruitment market. Well-known for its product innovations and unmatched deliverables, TimesJobs.com has pioneered the platforms of:

- JobBuzz.in for candidate engagement with company reviews and ratings

- TechGig.com as India's leading IT network for careers, coding and competitions

- StepAhead for career assessment and enhancement services

- RecruiteX as the definitive demand and supply recruitment index

- The TJinsite knowledge series and a lot more.

TimesJobs.com serves a corporate customer base of more than 25,000 recruiters from across the globe. It has been serving clients like HCL, IBM, Yamaha, Godrej, HSBC, Mahindra, Bajaj Allianz, TCS and Thomson Reuters to name a few.

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