Career Planning

What do you want to be?PilotFashion Designer

EngineerEconomist

What do we wantRespect in societyMoneyFameSatisfactionSecurityHappiness and Joy

Dont we want all or some of these for ourselves while thinking about a career?Respect in societyMoneyFameSatisfactionSecurityHappiness and Joy

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

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

Opportunity Perception

Parental influence

This is a growing field, many opportunitiesThis will ensure a good jobI have read that it is a very good careerOpportunity perceptionsMy Dad is an engineerMy sister has done biotechnology and she has told me about it My brother is also an engineer and I also want to do itParental Influence

Peer pressureLack of knowledge or information

Parental pressureLack of resources

My friends would go for thisAll of my friends will prepare for MBBSPeer PressureMy Parents say I should go for MBBSMy Parents want me to take care of the businessParental pressures

The Need of the Hour.Effective Career Management. which should be: a systematic approach

an objective

an individualized

CAREER MANAGEMENT

CAREER MANAGEMENT

Know yourself

Know yourselfHow to evaluate yourself ?..

Know yourself

What are your interests & talents?

Note down at least 5 interests & 5 talents on a piece of paper Exercise

Know yourselfExercise

Do not proceed till you have finished the exercise

Know Yourself

Identification of

InterestsInclinationsTalentSkillsStrengthsAreas to improve uponPersonal Characteristics

How?

Inputs from friends, familyHobbiesExtra-curricular activitiesCareer assessment program

Examples of interests & talentsWritingReadingCommunicationListeningPaintingSportsSingingDancing

What aptitude is Viswananth Anand gifted with?Mukesh is gifted with this talent

Every professional who is successful in a certain career, possesses certain aptitudes that increases his/her effectiveness

Viswananth Anand is gifted with Numerical aptitude

Successful Designers are gifted with good observation & visualization ability

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT EXPLORING CAREERSLooking only at 2-3 careersLimited awareness of other avenuesPerception about those 2-3 careersThere are more opportunities in this careerThere is more status & prestige in this career - Social acceptabilityApprehension to try new things

Do we know there are 100+ possible career options today?

Pointers for Exploring Careers

Know more about the career of your choiceNature of workWork rolesEmerging trendsCareer path / Study routeProspectsRelated careers/ back-up options

How?ReadingSurfingCareer TalksSeminarsSelf Awareness WorkshopsCareer ExhibitionCareer Guidance

Some Career OptionsEngineeringArchitectureMedicinePara-medicinePharmacyNursingBiological SciencesPhysical Sciences

Some Career OptionsMerchant NavyDefenseCommercial PilotProduct Designing

Some Career OptionsPsychologyEconomicsLanguagesSocial WorkChartered AccountancyCompany SecretaryshipCost Accountancy

Some Career OptionsManagementJournalismAdvertisingFashion DesigningCommercial ArtHotel ManagementLawCivil Services

Offbeat CareersNutrition & DietiticsBroadcast JournalismFitness TrainingAnimation Game DesigningInstructional DesigningMerchandisingCinematographyRJ, VJTraining

Taking ActionWhich career is most suitedBest route to reach thereDevelop required skills neededDevelop the right attitude for Success

Taking action

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMAids in all 3 StagesKnow YourselfExploring CareersTaking action

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMOur Career Planning ApproachKnow Yourself(Knowing Interests, Aptitude, Personality)Exploring Careers(Based on Interests, Aptitude, Personality)Taking action(Planning Education and Skill 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 careersCareer Information about the options recommended to the students. This information would cover Premier institutes and the eligibility criteriaWork rolesImportant personal skills and qualities requiredFuture prospectsInformation about entrance exams and scholarships

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMBENEFITS 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

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAMAreas Assessed InterestAptitudePersonality

Evaluating InterestThings 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

Evaluating Interest

Output of Career assessment Interest Test14 Areas marked on a scale of 1 to 10

Working with Numbers8Health & Science2Music & Arts8Writing & Mass Communications2Commerce5Helping others7Engg. & Construction5Protective Services8Law & Politics1Teaching & Training3Business, Sales & Marketing8Office & Project management6Working with Computers3Nature & Outdoor8

Aptitude

Every job requires a specific set of skills / abilities to perform them effectivelyOutput of Career Assessment Aptitude Test Closure ability

Clerical ability

Mechanical ability

Numerical ability

Reasoning ability

Spatial ability

Verbal ability

Aptitude

Closure abilityClericalabilityMechanicalabilityNumericalabilityReasoningabilitySpatialabilityVerbalabilityEvery job requires a specific set of skills / abilities to perform them effectivelyOutput of Career Assessment Aptitude Test

PersonalityMotivational drives, needs and attitudes are important factors in determining career choices Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

14 personality factors marked on a scale of 1 to 10

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

Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

AReserved, critical, Outgoing, easygoingBConcrete ThinkingAbstract ThinkingCeasily upset. Emotionally stableDComplacent, undemonstrative, Excitable, impatient, demanding.EObedient, conforming, humble.Independent, competitive, stubborn.FSerious, introspective, taciturn, Cheerful, enthusiastic, expressive, alert.GEvades rules, quitting, feels few obligations.Conscientious, persevering, moralistic, HShy, restrained, hesitant.Venturesome, socially bold, impulsive, ITough minded, self reliant, realistic.Tender minded, dependent, sensitive. JGoes readily with the group, zestful, Individualistic, inhibited, reflective.OPlacid, self- assured, complacent, sereneApprehensive, easily troubled, Q2Group dependent, a joiner & sound followerSelf sufficient, prefers own decisions, Q3Undisciplined, self conflict, follows own urgesControlled, socially precise, self-disciplined.Q4Relaxed, torpid, unfrustrated. Tense, frustrated, driven, overwrought

Ensuring Extra Edge!Academics top priorityExtra curricular activitiesForeign LanguageMaths & English concepts

Development of right set of skillsCommunicationPublic SpeakingInterpersonal SkillsLife Skills (handling pressures, managing stress, effective management of time, creativity)

).- (Understand the relation between Skill Building and Psychometric Testing. Emphasize the fact that the skills chosen in this program are very generic and important to any student irrespective of the field chosen).

).- (Understand the relation between Skill Building and Psychometric Testing. Emphasize the fact that the skills chosen in this program are very generic and important to any student irrespective of the field chosen).