Seminar on Career Planning

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Seminar on Career Planning
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What do you want to be?
Fashion Designer
Civil Servant
Economist
Engineer
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What do we want

• Respect in society
• Money
• Fame
• Satisfaction
• Security
• Happiness and Joy

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• Respect in society
• Money
• Fame
• Satisfaction
• Security
• Happiness and Joy

Dont we want all or some of these for ourselves
while thinking about a career?
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What leads to lack of career success?

• Career not matching with ones interest
• Career not matching with ones potential
• Career not matching with ones personality

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Why does one go for a career thats not a good
match?
Opportunity perceptions

• Opportunity Perception
• Parental influence

This is a growing field, many opportunities
This will ensure a good job
I have read that it is a very good career
Parental Influence
My Dad is an engineer
My sister has done biotechnology and she has
told me about it
My brother is also an engineer and I also want
to do it
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• Peer pressure
• Lack of knowledge or information
• Parental pressure
• Lack of resources

Peer Pressure
My friends would go for this
All of my friends will prepare for MBBS
Parental pressures
My Parents say I should go for MBBS
My Parents want me to take care of the business
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The Need of the Hour.

• Effective Career Management.
• which should be a

• Systematic approach
• Objective
• Individualized

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CAREER MANAGEMENT
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CAREER MANAGEMENT
Know yourself
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Know yourself

• What should one know about oneself?

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Know yourself

• What are your interests talents?
• Note down at least 5 interests 5 talents on a
  piece of paper

Exercise
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Know yourself

• Exercise

Do not proceed till you have finished the
exercise
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Know Yourself

• Identification of
• Interests
• Inclinations
• Talent
• Skills
• Strengths
• Areas to improve upon
• Personal Characteristics

• How?
• Inputs from friends, family
• Hobbies
• Extra-curricular activities
• Career assessment program

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Examples of interests talents
Reading

• Writing

Painting
Communication
Listening
Sports
Dancing
Singing
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What aptitude is Shakuntala Devi gifted with?
Manish Malhotra is gifted with this talent
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• Every professional who is successful in a certain
  career, possesses certain aptitudes that
  increases their effectiveness

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• Shakuntala Devi is gifted with Numerical aptitude
• Successful Designers are gifted with good
  observation visualization ability

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PERCEPTIONS ABOUT EXPLORING CAREERS

• Looking only at 2-3 careers
• Limited awareness of other avenues
• Perception about those 2-3 careers
• There is more opportunity in this career
• There is more status prestige in this career -
  Social acceptability
• Apprehension to try new things
• You may be tempted to have your son or daughter
  major in a particular field because its hot
  and the job prospects and earning potential are
  very high.
• Reality the career is hot for you if you have
  the required interest, potential the
  personality to meet the requirements of the
  Career
• Do we know there are 150 possible career options
  today?

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Pointers for Exploring Careers

• Know more about the career of your choice
• Nature of work
• Work roles
• Emerging trends
• Career path / Study route
• Prospects
• Related careers/ back-up options

• How?
• Reading
• Surfing
• Career Talks
• Seminars
• Self Awareness Workshops
• Career Exhibition
• Career Guidance

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Some Career Options

• Engineering
• Architecture
• Medicine
• Para-medicine
• Pharmacy
• Nursing
• Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

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Some Career Options

• Merchant Navy
• Defense
• Commercial Pilot
• Product Designing

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Some Career Options

• Psychology
• Economics
• Languages
• Social Work
• Chartered Accountancy
• Company Secretaryship
• Cost Accountancy

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Some Career Options

• Management
• Journalism
• Advertising
• Fashion Designing
• Commercial Art
• Hotel Management
• Law
• Civil Services

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Offbeat Careers

• Nutrition Dietitics
• Broadcast Journalism
• Fitness Training
• Animation
• Game Designing
• Instructional Designing
• Merchandising
• Cinematography
• RJ, VJ
• Training

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Taking Action

• Which career is most suited
• Best route to reach there
• Develop important skills needed
• Develop the right attitude for Success

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Taking action
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CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

• Aids in all 3 Stages
• Know Yourself
• Exploring Careers
• Taking action

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CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Our Career Planning Approach
Know Yourself (Knowing Interests, Aptitude,
Personality)
Exploring Careers (Based on Interests, Aptitude,
Personality)
Taking action (Planning Education and Skills
development )
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CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

• Focuses on identifying ones strengths,
  potentials, ones areas of interest and personal
  qualities.
• Intensive career guidance and counseling is
  done to aid the student in making effective and
  informed career choices.
• The various aspects covered are
• Short-listing of Professional Options
  (Engineering, Designing, Medicine), which
  facilitates the process of planning their careers
• Career Information about the options recommended
  to the students. This information would cover
• Premier institutes and the eligibility criteria
• Work roles
• Important personal skills and qualities required
• Future prospects
• Information about entrance exams and
  scholarships
• Choice of suitable stream (Arts, Commerce,
  Science), which is an immediate need for class X
  students.

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CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

• BENEFITS
• Awareness of ones strengths and potential.
• Clarity regarding the areas of interest and
  personal qualities
• Focus on the career front and motivation to
  explore the career process on the basis of
  guidelines provided
• Charting a clear career path for the students
• Charting a clear career path for the parents to
  enable them to act as facilitators in their
  childs pursuit for achieving success in the
  chosen career

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CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

• Areas Assessed
• Interest
• Aptitude
• Personality

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Evaluating Interest

• Things that grab your curiosity activities that
  give pleasure
• Need to assess the interests and match them with
  job profiles to see how they can be incorporated
  into a professional career

Output of Career assessment Interest Test
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Evaluating Interest
14 Areas marked on a scale of 1 to 10
Output of Career assessment Interest Test
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Aptitude
Output of Career Assessment Aptitude Test
Every job requires a specific set of skills /
abilities to perform them effectively

• Closure ability
• Clerical ability
• Mechanical ability
• Numerical ability
• Reasoning ability
• Spatial ability
• Verbal ability

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Aptitude
Every job requires a specific set of skills /
abilities to perform them effectively
Output of Career Assessment Aptitude Test
Closure ability
Clerical ability
Mechanical ability
Numerical ability
Reasoning ability
Spatial ability
Verbal ability
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Personality
Motivational drives, needs and attitudes are
important factors in determining career choices
14 personality factors marked on a scale of 1 to
10

• Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

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Personality

• Motivational drives, needs and attitudes are
  important factors in determining career choices

• Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

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Ensuring Extra Edge!

• Academics top priority
• Extra curricular activities
• Foreign Language
• Math English concepts
• Development of right set of skills
• Communication
• Public Speaking
• Interpersonal Skills
• Life Skills (handling pressures, managing stress,
  effective management of time, creativity)

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