Career planning

Career Planning

What do you want to be?

Pilot

Fashion

Designer

Engineer

Economist

What do we want

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?

Respect in society

Money

Fame

Satisfaction

Security

Happiness and Joy

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

Why does one go for a career that’s not a good match?

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”

Opportunity perceptions

“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”

Parental Influence

Peer pressure

Lack of knowledge or

information

Parental pressure

Lack of resources

“My friends would go for this” “All of my friends will prepare for MBBS”

Peer Pressure

“My Parents say I should go for MBBS”

“My Parents want me to take care of the business”

Parental pressures

The Need of the Hour….

Effective Career Management.

which should be:

a systematic approach

an objective

an individualized

CAREER MANAGEMENT

“The Three step Mantra”

CAREER MANAGEMENT

Know yourself

Career

Awareness

Take ACTION

Know yourself…

How 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 yourself…

Exercise

Do not proceed till you have finished the exercise

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

Examples of interests & talents

Writing Reading

Communication

Listening

Painting

Sports

Singing

Dancing

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 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?

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

Some Career Options

Engineering

Architecture

Medicine

Para-medicine

Pharmacy

Nursing

Biological Sciences

Physical Sciences

Merchant Navy

Defense

Commercial Pilot

Product Designing

Some Career Options

Psychology

Economics

Languages

Social Work

Chartered Accountancy

Company Secretaryship

Cost Accountancy

Some Career Options

Management

Journalism

Advertising

Fashion Designing

Commercial Art

Hotel Management

Law

Civil Services

Some Career Options

Offbeat Careers Nutrition & Dietitics

Broadcast Journalism

Fitness Training

Animation

Game Designing

Instructional Designing

Merchandising

Cinematography

RJ, VJ

Training

Taking Action…

Which career is most suited

Best route to reach there

Develop required skills needed

Develop the right attitude for Success

Taking action…

School Class X

School Class XII

Graduation

Post Graduation

Selecting the right stream

Professional programs after XII

Exploring talents

Developing confidence

Public speaking

Identifying degree options

Preparing for Entrance exams

Using talents

Setting goals

Effective Time management

Developing critical thinking skills

Communications skills

Interpersonal skills

Enhancing creativity

Taking initiative

Identify PG options

Part time job / project options

Preparing for entrance exams

Leadership

Planning and organizing

Getting placements with best

companies

Making the right decisions Honing key skills

Aids in all 3 Stages Know Yourself

Exploring Careers

Taking action

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

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 )

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

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

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

CAREER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Areas Assessed

Interest

Aptitude

Personality

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

Evaluating Interest…

Working with Numbers 8

Health & Science 2

Music & Arts 8

Writing & Mass Communications 2

Commerce 5

Helping others 7

Engg. & Construction 5

Protective Services 8

Law & Politics 1

Teaching & Training 3

Business, Sales & Marketing 8

Office & Project management 6

Working with Computers 3

Nature & Outdoor 8

Output of Career assessment Interest Test

14 Areas marked on a scale of 1 to 10

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

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

CA CL MA NA RA SA VA

Aptitude…

Closure ability

Clerical ability

Mechanical ability

Numerical ability

Reasoning ability

Spatial ability

Verbal ability

Every job requires a specific set of skills / abilities to perform them effectively

Output of Career Assessment Aptitude Test

Personality…

Motivational 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

Personality…

A Reserved, critical, Outgoing, easygoing

B Concrete Thinking Abstract Thinking

C easily upset. Emotionally stable

D Complacent, undemonstrative, Excitable, impatient, demanding.

E Obedient, conforming, humble. Independent, competitive, stubborn.

F Serious, introspective, taciturn, Cheerful, enthusiastic, expressive, alert.

G Evades rules, quitting, feels few obligations. Conscientious, persevering, moralistic,

H Shy, restrained, hesitant. Venturesome, socially bold, impulsive,

I Tough minded, self reliant, realistic. Tender minded, dependent, sensitive.

J Goes readily with the group, zestful, Individualistic, inhibited, reflective.

O Placid, self- assured, complacent, serene Apprehensive, easily troubled,

Q2 Group dependent, a joiner & sound follower Self sufficient, prefers own decisions,

Q3 Undisciplined, self conflict, follows own urges Controlled, socially precise, self-disciplined.

Q4 Relaxed, torpid, unfrustrated. Tense, frustrated, driven, overwrought

Motivational drives, needs and attitudes are important factors in

determining career choices

Output of Career Assessment Personality Test

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…)