In the wake of existing employability crisis; a huge skill gap, that is haunting young graduates in the present era of rapidly changing complex business and technological scenario soft skills can pave a way towards enhancing employability. This paper tries to focus on understanding soft skills better and attempts to sensitize the ELT faculty and the trainers of their wider responsibility and crucial role in enhancing employability of young graduates. There is a dire need for paradigm shift in imparting soft skills training so that the acquisition of these competencies becomes a reality for the young learners. Key Words: Soft skills, employability, ELT, training etc.