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1. Career Planning

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

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

4. 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

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 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

7. 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

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

9. CAREER MANAGEMENT
“The Three step Mantra”

10. CAREER MANAGEMENT
Know
yourself
Career
Awareness
Take ACTION

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
Writing
Reading
Communication
Listening
Painting
Sports
Singing
Dancing

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 Anand is 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.  Merchant Navy
 Defense
 Commercial Pilot
 Product Designing
Some Career Options

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

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

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. 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

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

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. 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

31. 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

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…
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

35. 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

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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

37. 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

38. 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

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…)