CAREER COUNSELLlNG &

PLANING

DR. ARVIND BARAD

MBBS MD (Psychiatry) FIPS, MAPA (U.S.A)

Consultant NeuropsychaitristDepartment of Psychaitry SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE

JAIPUR

The next step is career exploration which allows you to search careers to determine those which require the skills and interests you have and at the same time, provide some of the important characteristics you want in your work.Next is to match your interests, abilities and skills with the demands of the occupation you are considering, and then arrive at a decision.Career planning is preparing for the type of job you want in the future. Now, start thinking about what type of work you might want in the future.First, ask yourself: Do I want to go to college after high school? Or do I plan to take up a short-term course?Nest, what do you like doing? Do you like working with people? Do you like numbers? Or do you like working with your hands?Then, ask yourself what you are good at. Do you write well? Do you think fast? Are you good in sports? What is most important to you about a job? Is it the money you can get, is it helping people, or is it being famous?You can talk with people who can help you choose or you can go to job fairs. But what will help you most are the result of the mental ability test and interest inventory administered to you by the guidance staff of your school.Try not a limit your choice to certain jobs because you think they are for men or women only. Today, there are a number of things one can do, whether he is a man or a woman.

PERSONALITY AS A BASIS OF CAREER PLANNING (HOLLAND)

The famous personality types given by Holland is RIASEC (R: realistic, I: investigative, A: Artistic, S: Social, E: Enterprising, C: Conventional).REALISTIC: People who like to work with numbers, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out things in detail, follow instructions well outdoors.INVESTIGATIVE: People who like to pay close attention, observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate, or solve problems.Artistic: People who have artistic, innovative, or creative ability, and like to work in flexible situations, using their imagination or creativity.SOCIAL: People who like to work with people – to inform, teach, help, train, develop, or cure them, or are skilled with words.ENTERPRISING: People who like to influence or persuade others, perform or manage organizational goals, or do things for economic gain.CONVENTIONAL: People who like to work with numbers, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out things in detail, follow instructions well.

JOBS SUITED ON THE BASIS OF RIASEC

REALISTIC OCCUPATIONS: Forester, industrial arts teacher, radio, operator, auto engineer, mechanical engineer, mining engineer, vocational/agriculture teacher, civil engineer, industrial engineer/technician, aircraft mechanic, mechanical engineer/technician, fish and game warden, surveyor, dental technician, architectural draftsman, electrician, jeweler, powerhouse repairman, tool and die maker, machinist, mechanic, stone cutter, locksmith, piano tuner, typesetter, air conditioning engineer, ship pilot, instrument mechanic, motion picture projectionist, carpenter.

INVESTIGATIVE OCCUPATIONS: Economist, internist, physician, anthropologist, astronomer, pathologist, physicist, chemist, production planner, medical lab assistant, optometrist, psychiatrist, psychologist, medical research analyst, pharmacist, quality control technician, computer analyst, geologist, mathematician, statistician, surgeon, meteorologist, agronomist, botanist, zoologist, horticulturist, natural scientist, oceanographer, biochemist, veterinarian, geographer, X-ray technician, dentist, engineer, tool designer, researcher.

ARTISTIC OCCUPATIONS: Drama coach, English teacher, journalist, reporter, dance director/teacher, foreign language interpreter, advertising executive, advertising manager, entertainer, public relations person, fashion model, writer, editor, radio program writer, dramatist, actor, designer, interior decorator, critic, fashion designer/illustrator, furniture designer, jewelry designer, decorator, acrhitect, artist, photographer, photo retoucher, printer, music composer, florist script writer.

SOCIAL OCCUPATIONS: Director of social services, compensation advisor, dorm director, interviewer, employment representative, funeral director, job analyst, chamber of commerce executive, employee benefits approver, food service manager, claim adjuster, production expediter, health and welfare coordinator, educational administrator, training director, historian, environmental health engineer, home service representative, community recreation administrator, counselor, business agent, extension agent, physical education teacher, building superintendent, therapist, professor, sociologist, nurse, minister, librarian, priest, religious sister or brother, social researcher.

ENTERPRISING OCCUPATIONS : Market analyst, banker, insurance underwriter, real estate appraiser, florist, industrial engineer, contractor, warehouse manager, sales person for technical products, lawyer, judge, attorney, tv/radio announcer, administrative assistant, branch manager, director of industrial relations, government official, insurance manager, salary and wage administrator, labor arbiter, systems analyst, director of compensation and benefits, securities salesperson, personnel recruiter, managers of restaurants/offices/traffic / personnel/ production, etc., customs broker.

CONVENTIONAL OCCUPATIONS: Certified public accountant (CPA), time study analyst, business teacher, finance expert, accountant, credit manager, timekeeper, auto writing machine operator, bookkeeping machine operator, estimator, foreign trade clerk, office worker, payroll clerk, accounting machine operator, personnel clerk, sales correspondent, reservations agent, bookkeeper, cashier, secretary, proofreader, library assistant, data processing worker, mail clerk, personnel secretary.

(DAT) DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TESTS

DAT is designed to provide and integrated standardized procedure for measuring the abilities of boys and girls for purposes of educational and vocational guidance. As such the DAT is primarily a counseling instrument. It has eight subscales (VR, NR, AR, MR, SR, SA, SPELL, LU, SA)VERBAL REASONING (VR): The verbal reasoning test measures the ability to see relationships among words. The test consists of analogies. Each analogy has two words missing—the first word in the first relationship and the second word in the second relationship.The VR test may be useful in helping to predict success in academic courses, as well as in many occupations, including business, law, education, journalism, and the sciences.

NUMERICAL REASONING (NR): The NR test measure the ability to perform mathematical reasoning tasks.NR is important for success in such courses as maths, physics, chemistry, and engineering. The ability to reason with numbers is also important in many occupations, such as bookkeeping, laboratory work, carpentry, and tool making.ABSTRACT REASONING (AR): The AR test is a nonverbal measure of reasoning ability. It assesses how well students can reason with geometric figures or designs. The test consists of figural series completion items. The AR score will often be important when a course in school and/or an occupation requires (s) the ability to see relationships between objects in terms of their size, shape, position, quantity, etc., rather than among words or numbers. Examples include such fields as maths, computer programming, drafting and automobile repair.

MECHANICAL REASONING (MR): The MR test measures the ability to understand basic mechanical principles of machinery, tools, and motion.

Students who do well in mechanical reasoning usually find it easy how to repair and operate complex devices. Occupations such as carpenter, mechanic, engineer, electrician, and machine operator are among those that require good mechanical ability.

SPACE RELATIONS (SR): The SR test measures the ability to visualize a three-dimensional object from a two-dimensional pattern, and to visualize how this object would look if rotated in space.

Occupations in which an individual is required to imagine how an object would look if made from a given pattern include drafting, architecture, art, clothing design, carpentry, and dentistry.

SPEED & ACCURACY (SA): The perceptual speed and accuracy test measures the ability to compare and mark written lists quickly and accurately. The test items do not call for reasoning skills; rather, the emphasis is on speed.The SA test may predict success in certain kinds of routine clerical tasks, such as filing or coding. Good scores are also desirable for certain jobs involving technical and scientific data.SPELLING (SPEEL): The SPEEL test measures how well students can spell common English words. The words are presented in a four-option item format that includes three correctly spelled words and one misspelled word.The ability to spell is a basic skill necessary in many academic and vocational pursuits. It is also a helpful skill in courses that require written reportsLANGUAGE USAGE (US): The LU test measure the ability to detect errors in grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. The test consists of sentences that are divided are into four parts. Students must choose whether one part has an error in punctuation, capitalization, or grammar, or whether the sentence is correct as written.

Well-developed language skills are needed in most jobs

requiring a college degree. Careers in writing and

teaching require a high level of ability in this area.

The language usage and spelling tests are required for

job of secretaries, writers, librarians, and editors all need

to have good spelling and language usage skills

Scholastic Aptitude (SA): It is combination VR and NR.

It is the ability the learn from the books and teachers and

to perform in school subjects. It is also correlated with

IQ.

CAREER OPTIONSHUMANITIES

Graduation• Graduate degree

courses in pure & integrated disciplines, BCA if passed 10+2 with maths

Vocational Courses• Computer Courses,

Diploma / certificate courses in art, Decoration, Education, Media Secretarial etc.

Foundation• Courses CA

(PE1), Cost & Works Accounts, company secretary

Entrance Examination• Hotel management,

BBS, Law, NID, NIFT, Foreign Language, SAT / Toefl, Fine Art (BFA) BA, Bed (4 yrs.) NDA (for boys)

After 10+2

Employment Avenues• Airlines, Travel /

Tourism, Secretarial, • Performing Arts,

Advertising, • Journalism,

Entrepreneurship, • Banking, Defence,

Paramilitary Protective services

Postgraduates Studies• In all disciplines, Urban &

regional planning, • Computing, • Fine Arts, • MSW, • M. Ed, • International studies

Professional Courses

• Foreign languages, hotel management, fashion Merchandising,

• industrial design, Museology,

• Journalism/ media, advertising,

• Special education, • B.Ed, Lib. Sc,

travel tourism, • Secretarial

courses, • Performing arts,

insurance, • Computing, • Med transcription,

Marketing Law, • Company

Secretary

Competitive Examination

• Civil Services, banking,

• Insurance, • CDSE, • Mass com, • Journalism, • Advertising, • Film studies, • Drama & theatre,

Management, (GRE)

After Graduation

Graduation• Graduate degree

courses in pure & integrated disciplines,

• BCA if passed 10+2 with maths

Vocational Courses• Computer Courses,

Diploma / certificate courses in art

• Decoration, Education,

• Media Secretarial etc.

Foundation• Courses CA

(PE1), • Cost & Works

Accounts,• Company

secretary

Entrance Examination

• Hotel management, • BBS, • Law, • NID, • NIFT, • Foreign Language, • SAT / Toefl, Fine Art

(BFA) • BA, • Bed (5 yrs.) • NDA (for boys)

After 10+2

COMMERCE

Competitive Examination

• Civil Services, • Indian Economic

Services • Banking Services,

insurance, • Combined Defence

Services, • Air Force Accounts, • Mass

Communication, • Journalism, • Advertising, • Film studies, • Drama & theatre

Management, • GRE / GMAT

Professional Courses• Foreign languages, • Hotel management, • Fashion

merchandising, • Industrial design,

museology, • Journalism/ media, • Advertising, • Special education, • B.Ed, Lib. Sc, • Travel tournism, • Secretarial courses, • Performing arts, • Insurance, • Computing, • Med transcription, • Marketing, • CA, CWA, Financial • Analysts, Law,• Company Secretary

Postgraduates Studies

• M. Com, M. Eco.l M. Stats, MA Operations Research,

• Business Economic,

• MFC, • Computing, • M. Ed,

International studies,

• International Trade,

• MA operations Research

Employment Avenues• Exec. (Mgmt / Fin)

Airlines, • Travel, • Secretarial,

Performing Arts, • Advertising,

Journalism, • Media,

Entrepreneurship, • Banking, • Defence &

Protective services

After Graduation

CAREER OPTIONSSCIENCE

Entrance Exams (General)

• National Defence Academy

• National Institute of Design

• National Institute of Fashion Technology

• Bachelor of Business Studies

• Law (5 years)• Film, Interior Design

Entrance Exam• Engg. Degree 4 yrs. (all

branches) & Integrated Degree Courses (5 yrs)

• Information Technology• Merchant Navy• Agricultural Engineering• Dairy Technology,• Architecture.• B. Pharma

Technical Diplomas

Direct Admissions • 03 years Degree

Courses in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Economics, BCA.

After 10+2

PCM

Entrance Exams (General)

• Medicine MBBS, BDS, Homoeopathy Ayurveda, Unani Naturopathy. B. Pharma

• Post Graduate Specialization 2-3 years in India.

Entrance Examinations• Paramedical

Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy Lab. Technology Nursing, Otimetry.

Entrance Examinations Agriculture

• Veterinary/Dairy Agricultural Science.

• Human biology• Post Graduation

Bio Technology & Genetics Research/Teaching

Direct Admissions • B.Sc. In Home

Science.• Home Economics• Human Biology• Environment M.Sc.

PCB

Opportunities for Employment

• Sales Representative.

• Lab. Assistants• Forest- Rangers• Science Journalism.• Entrepreneurship• Research & Teaching

Competitive Examination • Civil Services,• Indian Engg. Services.• Combined Defence.• Service Exam.• Paramilitary Services.• Meteorology• Forest Service• Fashion Design• Advanced Design• Civil Aviation Banking

Post Graduation/ Specialization

• Law Management• CA/ICWA Company

Secretary• MCA/Dip. Mass

Communication.• Foreign Trade • B.Ed. • Film Technology• Packing Tech.

Post graduation/ Specialization

• Physical/Biological Scinece.

• Marine Biology• Oceanography• Dietetics Nutrition.• Child Development• Textile, Ecology.• Biotech/Genetics,• Environment,• Astrophysics.• Astronomy,

Anthropology• Microbiology Statics,

etc.

After Graduation (Science