how to choose a career tips to students.

1. Career Introduction to all
Students between High School
and College
Jayakumar Sambasivam
6th Feb 2015

2. Session objective
The objective the session are as follows
1. Create awareness of career choices and a necessity to make self
decisions based on interest and ability
2. Understand that performance and success of career is shaped up by
each individual’s aspiration and determination
3. Overview of a mindset of a job creator vs job seeker
4. Role of education in career
5. To share where to find the tools to provide career hand holding
information
6. Global Economy and its likely impacts in Jobs
7. Understanding the significance of Change & Adaptability

3. Who should refer this?
8-10th Students, in the career direction to choose which branch to be chosen from Higher
Secondary / Pre-University
11th – 12th Students, learning to decide which Graduation course and which specialization
within it to be chosen
College students to know what Post Graduation Course will help to build their future
College students or school students planning to explore what is career post education to
be chosen
Most importantly, anyone willing to know what skills are required to perform in career and
how should they build skills towards it. It is better to know it early than later
Parents or relatives assisting the children to shape their career direction

4. Agenda
• An introduction to career
• How jobs are created?
• Skills required for a career
• Global economics and its impact on jobs
• Power of Innovation
• Why change management & culture is important
• Education vs Work
• How do I know what jobs are there for fresher?
• What course do I choose for higher education?
• Summary

5. What is a career?
Career is what you choose to do for your
Happiness
Living
Reaching aspirations
Earning Respect for self, family & society
Why Career is important?
You are going to spend 2/3rd or more of your active time of life in
your career. Time is the biggest resourse
Successful career means Successful Life
It is not just for monetary benefits but it is psychological, social
and much more

6. What career can make you happy?
Interest Ability
You know it is stupid to be here Do you want end up Sad later?
Confused
Start with Hope
End up feeling
Diverted
Initially Fascinated
Later Exhausted
I don’t know my
interest or
ability?
Will select a career in which I have…
If you nailed
down on the
job which suits
your interest
and ability, ask
yourselves, is it
permanent
from time to
time.

7. Career path - Video
How is it?
• Don’t you like to take a
career which you like to
do and able to do
• Don’t limit yourselves to
the roles shown in the
video while thinking
• Watch the videos
alternatively in the
following links
• https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=-
0KuxYZvSqg
• https://www.youtu
be.com/watch?v=-
VasGrFLqW8

8. Career examples
You may choose
any career, but aim
to be a leader like
them

9. Career Assessment Test
Take Away
• Career Assessment Test
can give pointers on
your personality and
aptitude
• This comes with a
marginal cost which
are worth to invest for
your career
• There are multiple CAT
providers, you can
evaluate which one
suits you

10. Career assessment test
You can also watch this video in the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWkZac2xT0
Career Assessment Test Testimony

11. Another career counselling portal..

12. Broaden your industry sector thinking..

13. Career roadmap
Juniors / Freshers
Seniors
Experts
Department Heads
Chief of the Org Factory
Head
Production
Head
Planning
Lead
Execution
Lead
Production
Supervisor
Machine
Operator
Finance
Head
Expense
Controller
Revenue
Strategist
Investment
Specialist
Accountant
Paths can be any, you need to choose it and build skills for it genuinely

14. Career Performance – Hypothetical analysis
Common Man
Visionary
Early Enthusiast
True NGO
22-30 YEARS 30-40 YEARS 40-50 YEARS 50-60 YEARS
3.5
4
3.5
2.5
3.5
4.2
4.5
4.7
3.7
4.5
2 2
3.4
4.1
4.5
5
AveragePerformanceScale
Age of a person
Career Performance over time by diverse
categories of People
Common Man Visionary Early Enthusiast True NGO
Take Away
• Career path needs to
be shaped
continuously at every
stage of life
• New responsibilities like
marriage, parent or any
other can influence
change of career as
these responsibilities
unplanned
• Be conscious and
truthful to your career
and help build others

15. Who Creates Jobs?
Entrepreneurs
Corporate /
Institution
Leaders
Government Policy
Makers
Global &
Domestic
Markets
What can you do about it?
• You must aim to job
creators than mere job
performers
• India needs more job
creators to provide jobs
to a large population
like us
• Vote for right politicians
who will make right
policy decisions and
not by caste or religion
or any other which
doesn’t relate to the
skill
There is a collective
effort required here.
Its not just one
individual, while
exceptions will exist

16. Why jobs Are lost?
Social Strikes &
Corruption
Lack of Innovation
Global Markets &
Competitors
Lack of Change
Management & Skill
Development
What can you do about it?
• Indian States where
people were motivated
to go for strikes against
organizations, over time
has resulted in lack of
jobs for its people
• Resultant is people had
to move out of country
• India is not innovating
enough? Can you
change this scenario

17. GDP Sector drift over decades
Why is it important for you?
• Understand that India has got
more jobs in Service industry
and at times has
unintentionally it has created
reduced jobs or no jobs to our
global customers
• This can happen to India also
if China grows stronger in
English or for any other reason
as well
• Agriculture is the backbone of
any country. It has gone
down badly, use technologies
to shape it up
Source: Economics
of India, Wikipedia

18. What could happen in 2022 –
What skills will be in high
demand – Where will
employment be secured?
Do not go by the accuracy of
the report, but the approach
and trend may be similar.
IndiaSkillsReport - Wheel Box.pdf
What could be the shift in future?

19. India and
global
economy
dependency
Why is it important for you?
• India has huge trade
deficit of close to 100 bn$
• Millennial need to be
creative to change this
scenario
• If our domestic products
or services has good
quality our imports will
come down by increased
domestic purchase and
exports may increase
Source: The Guardian.com

20. Example of an innovation which is creating
history now
What can you do about
it?
• India lacks quality
and innovation in its
products
• Aim to change this
and we can create
history
• Organizations which
cannot constantly
innovate will be shut
down instantly or to
be aided by
Government
unconditionally
Source: Economic
Times, Jan 28, 2015

21. Understanding Positive Change
Management
Source: Economic
Times, Jan 28, 2015
What does this change
means?
• If there is a will there is a
way
• One leader can change
the entire way of
functioning of the
company
• To be e a leader, you
need Not to be CEO. You
can be anyone
• Influence positive culture
in the system for good
The Change Leader
Imaginary representation of the
past customer service experience
at SBI used for explanation
purpose of change. This is not be
used for any other form.

22. Some Quality, Innovation & Value
Questions
Ask yourselves
1. Why do customers value Shell fuel more than Indian Oil, even though it is priced high? Do you think
customers are throwing away money for fancy?
2. Why does 90% of silica required for chip manufacturing goes from India, but we do not make chips /
electronic goods though we have a culture that majority of toppers from school in the past two
decades prefer to pick up Electronics & Communication Engineering?
3. How does coral reef shows are popular in Thailand and other countries, when we have a costal area
of 8500 km?
4. When we created history through dabbawalas, why can’t we replicate it through a group of rural or
semi-urban communities to a similar scale in other areas?
Be a change leader

23. Some Quality, Innovation & Value
Questions - Continued
Ask yourselves
5. Why does every country is buying Swiss Military products and post establishing quality and brand,
they simplify fulfill the orders and not spend on marketing?
6. Are our companies willing to compete with MNCs on cost or quality?
7. When Air India has fleets with highest leg space, employees job guarantee irrespective of age,
experience way ahead of other private companies, why are customers of Air India dissatisfied with its
service?
8. When young Indians are changing Indian politics and other responsible things why does
advertisements dwindle them away with ads showing mean things about them? Does it not reflect
the value of the companies marketing strategy?
9. Why Government Transport Corporate Bus Service providers do not care about lack of passengers or
the maintenance quality of its vehicles & service quality to its passengers? Also do not feel a pinch to
pose loses due to their inefficiency to country Fiscal losses?
Be a change leader

24. Skills that matter at work
Leadership &
Innovation
Emotional
Intelligence
Domain Expertize
Subject Matter Skill
Aptitude
Attitude
Remember that
1. Skill building is not a one time
exercise, it is continuous
2. Most of us are trained for IQ
but not for EQ. Intelligence
without EQ cannot grow in an
organization
3. All round performance is key
than just one or few
As per Forbes
study, 89% of
failures of people
are due to
attitude and 11%
is skill
The difference
between Domain
and SME, example
Ram and Arun are
skilled Finance
Advisors. Ram’s
domain is Insurance
and Arun’s is Real
Estate

25. Applications of Learning
The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the
mind to think – Albert Einstein
Train your mind to apply as this is foundation for quality and innovation
Read books beyond text books. Example – Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and
Resnik
Subscribe to YouTube video Channels like “How Stuff Works”, “ExamFearVideos”
Our focus on innovation and quality is limited because we are not trained to apply.
Hence forth make sure you put in self effort to transform yourselves

26. Education vs Work
If you did the following at School / College It could reflect the following later at Work
Active participation in Physical Education In a long run building discipline in addition to fitness of
employees while working. Remaining fit is very key for
complex and challenging roles
Building projects and participating in state
or national events
Infuse innovative thinking, increase applying ability and
team working.
Appreciated Moral Education and
Practiced it along
Builds value systems which has long term continuous
benefits at work over short term gains. Bring collective
economical edge to a society. For example, some
businesses are started in a state, because business knows
that people are available, can trust and do hardwork.
Participated in Annual Day Events and
truly encouraged success of co-
participants
Develops overall confidence of the individuals in taking up
variety of things. Acceptance to good ideas and
promotes
Event organizer Aids in developing coordination and leadership skills.
Increases willingness to take responsibilities
Learning variety of subjects in good spirit Promotes openness to learn new things in the area of not
your skill at first. Develops the fundamentals strong
Ability to take decisions on your strengths
yourselves by selecting the right electives
Helps in guiding your career path appropriately

27. Tools & Aids for your career decision
Purpose Representative Tool / Source Remarks
I don’t want arranged careers, I want
to decide based on what I am good
at. How do I know what is it?
http://www.careers360.com/
http://www.mychoicemyfuture.com/
http://meracareerguide.com/
You can explore more as per your
need
Psychometric tests can only give
pointers or direction, you need to use
those pointers appropriately
Some of them provide personal
counselling as well
What are the colleges in Karnataka
or any other state in India by
profession?
http://www.careers360.com/ You can also know what exams are
required for the college
What is the last date of application?
Website link to the college
I want to know Government and
Private aided colleges in Arts,
Science and Commerce in
Karnataka only
http://www.dce.kar.nic.in/ Scholarship details are also
mentioned in it
College Entrance Exam Samples http://www.examfear.com They also have for school and
college course video materials

28. Purpose Representative Tool / Source Remarks
Magazines for careers India Today – Aspire
Careers 360
Current Affairs
Outlook
There could be others as well,
keep a watch on it
How can I learn courses
from foreign universities and
top Indian Institutes at free
of cost?
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
http://nptel.ac.in/
Explore more in your field of interest
You will find excellent courses to
learn in a more practical way
The certificates provided here
are training certificates and not
Degree Certificates
What are the job portals
good to know?
www.freshersworld.com
www.fresherjobportal.com
www.sarkari-naukri.in
www.payscale.com
www.naukri.com
www.timesjobs.com
Sarkari Naukri is for Govt Jobs
Payscale shares salary details
Tools & Aids for your career decision - Continued

29. Tools&Aidsforyourcareer
decision-Continued

30. Leader vs Winner
LeaderLeader
WinnerWinner
What you need to do?
• Aspire to be a leader
Or
• Definitely follow a set of
leaders of your interest.
Read their self Biopics
• Do not forget to learn
some useful tips from
winners and losers
• Leaders shows clear path for others to follow. They demonstrate success through their values
consistently
• For Winners success matters more than its path or values

31. Quotes that can change
your career

32. Summary
1. Identify your interest and ability through psychometric tests. Define your career goal and review it
with your parents, teachers and friends (if they are clear) to
2. Visit various websites of institutes, counselling portals and newspapers to identify the course and
institute you should choose to learn
3. Remember the choice of institute for education should be by the merit of its infrastructure (facility
to do research, Professors of high skill and Encouragement to practice learning)
4. Learn to apply in life. Train yourself by watching expert videos / channels
5. Choose the right industry and role you want to work for by choice
6. Continuously update your skills to adapt to technology, global impacts and demonstrate
performance
7. Create a habit to innovate and develop products / deliver service with high quality. Do not
forget this. This is what is lacking in India
8. Be a remedy and not a complainer
9. Develop an ethical culture in social and individual behaviors as this is also a direct proportion of
responsible job creation in a long run
10. Learn to respect women meaningfully and give due credits to home makers who plays lot more
roles than most active working professionals. Home makers are the real creators of talent and
values

34. If you can change yourselves first, you can change the world as well.
Be the change for a good society the world deserves.

35. Thank You
This is created with an aspiration to create awareness among Indian students…
You can write your feedback or questions to
Jayakumar.Sambasivam@gmail.com