ESSENTIALS OF CAREER PLANNING AND EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WORK

1. ESSENTIALS OF CAREER PLANNING AND EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WORK

3. What do you want to be?

4. What is Rohit really going to do? Is Anita really going to get there? How? Is Kapil sure of his subjects ? If Udit doesn�t make it in the competion,,does he have any other option? What? Are Kalpana�s subjects appropriate?

5. ANSWER TO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WOULD INVOLVE...........

11. Discuss Your Child�s Interests� Ask your child: What are your favorite school subjects? What activities outside of school do you enjoy most? What hobbies do you have or would you like to have? What do you like to do with your friends? � What special skills or abilities do you think you possess? What have you done that you are most proud of? What do you like to do with your free time? What types of books interest you the most?

12. Journey of interest in your child�s life� If your child has an interest in ANIMALS, he or she might like to: Elementary School Feed and care for a family pet Middle School Join a 4-H Club Walk or care for a neighbor�s dog High School Volunteer at a local veterinary clinic, animal shelter or zoo

13. Journey of interest in your child�s life� If your child has an interest in ART, he or she might like to: Elementary School Make birthday or holiday cards for relatives and friends Middle School Create graphics for the school newsletter Design invitations for a special event High School Design a personal or school Web site

14. Journey of interest in your child�s life�� If your child likes to HELP PEOPLE, he or she might like to: Elementary School Join a Girl Scout or Boy Scout club Middle School Teach a younger child to read Volunteer to read to nursing home residents High School Be a summer or vacation camp counselor Assist at a day care center

15. Journey of interest in your child�s life� If your child likes to BUILD or REPAIR THINGS, he or she might like to: Elementary School Use Lego's or Lincoln Logs to build things Middle School Build a radio or computer from a kit Take apart an old appliance and put it back together High School Design and build a robot or a piece of furniture Help repair or remodel things in your home

16. Components for Career Decision-making KNOWELDGE ABOUT ONESELF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WORLD OF WORK GUIDANCE TO CONNECT BOTH- ONESELF AND WORLD OF WORK

17. KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ONESELF The one of the most important step in choosing career is to be armed with an understanding of one�s STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES and an awareness of what you truly value.

18. AREA OF STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS

19. MY PERSONAL SWOT

22. AREA OF INTEREST

24. WORLD OF WORK Keeps me busy and helps fill in the time Let�s try out new ideas. Gives me opportunity to use my abilities, skills and knowledge. Allows me to meet many people Gives me power to influence over others Provides opportunity to make friends Lets me control time Lets me help people Lets me be creative Allows me to be known and liked by people. Provides money Provides physical activity for me Lets me make decision for myself Gives me feeling of achievement Gives me feeling of security

28. The multiple intelligencesAccording to multiple intelligence theory, there are nine basic types of intelligence. There are also tests on the internet Visual-spatial Verbal-linguistic Logical-mathematical Bodily-kinesthetic Musical-rhythmicque Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic Existential

39. CAREERS IN FASHION INDUSTRY Fashion is a term commonly used in relation to clothes, dresses, garments, textiles, etc. Fashion designers create designs for almost anything which is a part of the garment of men, women and children. Fashion design is the most important�area of work in fashion industry. Designing involves creating original designs after studying the changing trends of the market i.e market research. It has various fields of specialization like garments, footwear, jewellery and even luggage.�

42. Apparel Merchandising�� Fashion Merchandisers are mainly responsible for marketing. He/she has to study past and current sales data and analyse trends. They have to collect specifications from the buyers, coordinate with fashion designers and production team to develop a product which meets market requirement. They must have knowledge of fashion trends, textures, materials and colours on one hand and understanding of market demand and the production processes on the other. At the same time have analytical ability and communication skills.� Visual merchandising� a comparatively new career field which has sprung up with the growing popularity of window and floor displays. Visual merchandisers main area of work is to create impressive window displays. They can find employment with fashion boutiques, shopping malls, emporia etc. They are also engaged as shop floor managers. They can also do freelancing on contract basis for window displays in exhibitions, fairs and other places.�

43. Fashion Journalism and Presentation Fashion Journalist is an overall in-charge of a fashion magazine. It is through them that the general public gets to know the latest fashion trends.� He/she should have excellent taste for fashion and keep themselves abreast with latest fashion news, consumer reaction to new collections, fashion shows, current and future trends in colour, design and fabric.�

44. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FASHION DESIGNING AND FASHION TECHNOLOGY Both fashion designing and fashion technology occupy a distinctive place in our industries. � While fashion designing deals with the creation of beautiful dress materials, fashion technology is the art of creating cloth materials from a variety of products. Fabrics are generally made out of substances like silk, nylon, polyester and cotton. Generally dress materials) is made according to the demand of the customer and at other time for a fashion show or boutique. �Fashion merchandising

52. PUBLIC RELATIONSPublic Relation is a management function that involves monitoring and evaluating public attitudes and maintaining mutual relations and understanding between an organisation and its public.  Public Relation officers work with journalists, managers and employees of an organisation and members of the public. They have to be good at getting on with them. The basic personality ingredients for success in PR work is sociability, tact, patience and diplomacy.Public relation officers can find employment in the corporate sector, public sector, government agencies, tourist agencies, hotels, banks and other financial institutions, private consultancy firms etc.The work involves keeping management aware of public attitudes and concerns of the many groups and organizations with which they must deal. In addition, public relations departments employ public relations specialists to write, research, prepare materials, maintain contacts, and respond to inquiries 

54. Airlines: In the airlines, one can work as Traffic Assistance, Reservation and Counter Staff, Airhostess and flight pursers, Sales and Marketing staff and customer services. A course in travel and tourism or a qualification on Hotel management helps to get in.

55. Travel Agencies: Travel agents assess the needs of tourists and businessmen and help them make the best possible travel arrangements from the many travel options available. They deal with almost everything connected with travel including the shortest route to the destination, travel mode, the important documents that will be required (visa, passport, vaccination certificates etc.), suitable places to stay, current exchange rates, tourist attractions to visit, climate and they will plan the trip keeping in mind the clients' preferences, budgets and special needs. In travel agencies there are openings for reservation and counter staff, Sales and Marketing staff, Tour escorts and tour operators, cargo and courier agencies etc. A short tem course or a diploma in travel and ticketing of 3-6 months duration will help gain entry into an agency. Several large travel agencies also offer short-term training programmes, and tend to absorb most of the candidates

56. HOTEL INDUSTRY Hotel Industry has a great variety in terms of size, clientele it aims to serve, and its location. However, for the efficient functioning of any hotel � large or small, work is divided among key departments � Management, catering, front office, housekeeping, accounting, marketing, engineering, forecasting. Front OfficeIt is the centre of all activities. Important functions of receiving the guests, making room reservations, handling correspondence and preparing bills and keeping accounts of the guest services are handled at the front office. House KeepingThe work of keeping the hotel, the rooms, the bars, the restaurants etc. clean and making it presentable to the guests and ensuring facilities and comfort to them is handled by this department. Accounting DepartmentThis department deals with both cash and credit transactions, i.e all the financial transactions like purchase of materials, offering of services to the guests etc. This department also compiles information required for budgeting, pricing of food and services and so on. Professionals like cash, cost and works accountants are given higher positions in the department. Chief cashier, cash clerk/bill clerk are the positions handled in this department. Sales & MarketingThis department keeps in touch with travel agents and tour operators as well as other potential corporate clients in order to sell hotel facilities. Advertising and Public Relations is also normally handled by this department.

57. Job Prospects Lots of lucrative and interesting openings are there for hotel management graduates in various fields like:� ���Hotel & Restaurant management���Airline catering and Cabin Services���Club management���Cruise Ship Hotel Management���Hospital administration and catering���Hotel and Tourism Associations���Forest Lodges���Guest Houses���Institutional Management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.)���Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping companies etc.���Hotel and catering institutes���Self employment

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66. JOB PROSPECTS:  Production jobs - This covers food preservation, dress-making, specialized cooking. Graduates of Home Science can go on to enter the textile business, fashion designing etc. or even work in hotels and in food industry etc. Research jobs - These involve educating specific segments of the population such as mothers, farmers, and villagers on the food-value of certain food items. Also one can work as a researcher/scientist in R&D labs on food preservation etc. Sales jobs - Sales promotion of food items (baby foods) are given to home science graduates since they have relevant information and experience.� Service jobs - Maintenance and supervision of house keeping departments at tourist resorts, hotels, catering facilities, restaurants etc.� Teaching jobs - The recognized qualification for a primary school teacher is a Bachelors degree in Home Science and many postgraduates are absorbed as senior secondary school teachers and college professors.� Technical jobs - Manufacturing industries do require home science graduates to serve as research assistants

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70. BTech/BE: Engineering is one of the sought after careers in India today.. You can appear for all the engineering entrance exams both at the state level and at the national level for admission to BTech programs. National level exams include IIT-JEE, AIEEE, and NATA. Institutes like BITS Pilani, BIT Ranchi, NITIE Mumbai also conduct entrance exams for admission to various engineering programs. B.Arch: If you feel that you have great imagination, ability to visualize things and you are good at drawing, you can pursue a course in architecture. Specific area of study and work which deals with design, plan of buildings and structures Bachelor in Architecture is a 5 year long undergraduate course. For admission to most architectural colleges, the eligibility is 50 percent marks in HSC or equivalent, with physics, chemistry and maths as compulsory subjects but you need to clear the entrance exam as well called NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) exam. 

71. B.Sc Electronics (H): A degree in B.Sc. (Honours) Electronics covers all the key concepts required to become a successful professional. The course provides students with skills which are required to design electrical, electronic, computer, automation and communication systems. Opportunities are available in research and development, aerospace and defense electronics, design, testing, production, inspection, quality control, project management and technical sales. BSc STATISTICS : Students with a degree in B.Sc. Statistics are eligible to apply for various jobs in Banking, IT, �Quality control etc. They can even take up Actuarial Science as a specialization and join in various financial and share trading companies. In the government sector, UPSC carries out entrance exam as to recruit candidates to the Indian Statistical Services. For this a Masters in Statistics or math�s is required to apply for the post. The SSC also carries out a recruitment process as to appoint eligible candidates in to the Statistical Investigators post. The Private sector also require qualified Statisticians in the Insurance, IT and software fields. B.Sc Computer science ECO HONOURS 

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77. Courses Student Pilot License Only Oral Exam 10th Standard & 16 Years Age Private Pilot License Initial Flying Training Theory Exam 60 Hours Flying Commercial Pilot License 250 Hours Flying +2 with Maths & Physics Commercial Helicopter Pilots License 40 Hours Flying Aircraft Mechanics B.Sc + 2 Years Practical Experience +2 with Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engg Air Traffic Controller Engineering degree in Electronic/Radio/Telecom Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA) B.Sc (Aviation) MIT, Madras B.Tech from B.Sc or M.Tech

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80. BCA: If you want to churn your career in the field of computer applications and have a keen interest in computers, then you should go for Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream with Mathematics and English as core subjects. BA / BSc Economics: Eligibility: 10+2 with mathematics and English as core subjects. BBA: It is a three year degree course which is designed to impart management education and inculcate entrepreneurship skills in a student. 

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96. BA English: If you have always loved English and you are fond of reading Shakespeare and Wordsworth, then you can pursue a course in English Hons, even if you have had done 10+2 in science.Eligibility: Most colleges hold entrance examinations for admission to BA English Hons course. A degree in English will open up opportunities of a teacher, lecturer and even that of a journalist. EVENT MANAGEMENT Event Management involves planning, organising, and execution of live events, which could include a brand/products launch, an exhibition, a concert, or even a conference. ANIMATOR The primary job of an animator is to create animated characters or cartoons based on creative concepts and ideas. Most animated characters are capable of communicating, entertaining, educating and even making people laugh.

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98. Why Parent Involvement?� Research shows that you have the greatest influence on your child�s career choices As a parent, you have the best knowledge of your child�s interests and abilities You have more interest than anyone else in your child�s well-being and success Your child�s future is too important to be left to luck or chance

99. Help your child make plans Help your child discover his or her interests and start making a plan for life after high school. Help your child set goals and plan how to reach those goals, through education and activities. Let your child explore educational and career choices while in school,so that he or she can have a solid plan for future.

100. Help your child Help your child choose classes that will meet college entrance requirements,and that may support his or her interest. Encourage your child to get involved in school activities that compliment his or her interests.

101. Nurture Your Child�s Interests� If your child likes SPORTS, he or she might like to: Elementary School Play on a sports team Middle School Assist a coach Take a fitness class High School Umpire or referee community games Coach a youth sports team

102. Help Your Child Explore Careers� To help your child with career exploration: Encourage your child to make independent decisions Involve yourself in your child�s future planning Encourage exploration of all kinds of post-high school education opportunities Give your child economic responsibilities Encourage job awareness Be flexible as the decision-making process evolves

103. �Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.� ~BUDDHA

104. FACILATION BY PARENTS Accept children as an individual and recognize that they are entitled to make their choice. Accept that their choice can be different from yours Help them to analyze their strengths and weaknesses Genuinely help them to explore the different career options Be an empathetic patient listener. Practice active listening. Look for more information on the career option chosen by your son/daughter to make your self comfortable with his/her choice.

105. Patient and convincing listening ability- Communication Skill. Comprehending skill � Critical Thanking Patience � Interpersonal Skill Knowing others � Empathy Integrity � Interpersonal Skill Emotional Maturity � coping with emotion �Convincing presentation- Communication Skill. Specific Knowledge & assessment � Self awareness Critical Thinking About areas in which guidance to be provided � Decision Making

106. Few Parenting Tips: Remember that every child has some talent and you have to bring out that hidden talent In him. Nurture the talent and creativity of your child and help him to grow the talent to the level of perfection Avoid comparing your child with other children. Don�t be over ambitious. All children are not alike. Help your child not to feel left out if he�s not talented in some field. Don�t force any career on him just because you think that it�s right for him Help your child chose proper career according to his mental ability. Take guidance from a professional.

107. Few career related websites � http://www.vault.com � http://www.highereducationinindia.com/career-options/index.php � http://career.webindia123.com/career/options/asp/alpha_listing.asp � http://www.infinitecourses.com � http://www.careerafter12th.com/ � http://www.indiaedumart.com/career-options/ � http://www.topcollegesindia.com/home

108. Vision enables you to glimpse into the future, to sense its hope and power, because you yourself are the means for that future's creation."�- Sara Paddison