Career Planning

1. Career Planning

2. What do you want to be? Fashion Designer Pilot Economist Engineer

3. What do we want • Respect in society • Money • Fame • Satisfaction • Security • Happiness and Joy

4. Respect in society Money Fame Satisfaction Security Happiness and Joy Don’t we want all or some of these for ourselves while thinking about a career?

5. What leads to lack of career success? • Career not matching with one’s interest • Career not matching with one’s potential • Career not matching with one’s personality

6. Why does one go for a career that’s not a good match? Opportunity perceptions “This is a growing field, many opportunities” • Opportunity Perception • Parental influence “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”

7. 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”

8. The Need of the Hour…. Effective Career Management. which should be: • a systematic approach • an objective • an individualized

9. “The Three step Mantra” CAREER MANAGEMENT

10. Career Awareness Take ACTION CAREER MANAGEMENT Know yourself

11. Know yourself… How to evaluate yourself ?..

12. Know yourself… What are your interests & talents? Note down at least 5 interests & 5 talents on a piece of paper Exercise

13. Know yourself… Exercise Do not proceed till you have finished the exercise

14. 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

15. Examples of interests & talents Reading Writing Painting Communication Listening Sports Dancing Singing

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

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

18. Viswananth Anandis gifted with Numerical aptitude • Successful Designers are gifted with good observation & visualization ability

19. PERCEPTIONS ABOUT EXPLORING CAREERS • Looking only at 2-3 careers… • Limited awareness of other avenues • Perception about those 2-3 careers • There are more opportunities in this career • There is more status & prestige in this career - Social acceptability • Apprehension to try new things Do we know there are 100+ possible career options today?

20. 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

21. Some Career Options • Engineering • Architecture • Medicine • Para-medicine • Pharmacy • Nursing • Biological Sciences • Physical Sciences

22. Some Career Options • Merchant Navy • Defense • Commercial Pilot • Product Designing

23. Some Career Options • Psychology • Economics • Languages • Social Work • Chartered Accountancy • Company Secretaryship • Cost Accountancy

24. Some Career Options • Management • Journalism • Advertising • Fashion Designing • Commercial Art • Hotel Management • Law • Civil Services

25. Offbeat Careers • Nutrition & Dietitics • Broadcast Journalism • Fitness Training • Animation • Game Designing • Instructional Designing • Merchandising • Cinematography • RJ, VJ • Training

26. Taking Action… • Which career is most suited • Best route to reach there • Develop required skills needed • Develop the right attitude for Success

27. Honing key skills Making the right decisions Post Graduation • Getting placements with best companies • Leadership • Planning and organizing Graduation • Communications skills • Interpersonal skills • Enhancing creativity • Taking initiative • Identify PG options • Part time job / project options • Preparing for entrance exams School Class XII • Using talents • Setting goals • Effective Time management • Developing critical thinking skills • Identifying degree options • Preparing for Entrance exams School Class X • Exploring talents • Developing confidence • Public speaking • Selecting the right stream • Professional programs after XII Taking action…

28. CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM • Aids in all 3 Stages • Know Yourself • Exploring Careers • Taking action

29. 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 Skill development )

30. CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM Focuses on identifying one’s strengths, potentials, one’s 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

31. CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM BENEFITS • Awareness of one’s 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 child’s pursuit for achieving success in the chosen career

32. CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM • Areas Assessed • Interest • Aptitude • Personality

33. 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

34. Evaluating Interest… 14 Areas marked on a scale of 1 to 10 Output of Career assessment Interest Test

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. Personality… • Motivational drives, needs and attitudes are important factors in determining career choices • Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

39. Ensuring Extra Edge! • Academics – top priority • Extra – curricular activities • Foreign Language • Maths & English concepts • Development of right set of skills • Communication • Public Speaking • Interpersonal Skills • Life Skills (handling pressures, managing stress, effective management of time, creativity…)