This document provides advice to recent graduates or those worried about their career prospects. It notes that about 1.2 million students graduate annually in India but only 15-30% of graduates from certain fields like commerce, engineering and MBA programs are placed. Recent graduates are often unprepared for aspects of working life like teamwork, networking, personal finance and job hunting. The document encourages graduates to explore different career options, develop the right skills for their field through activities, socialize more, be innovative, make timely decisions and regularly check their progress. It emphasizes that attitudes, values and beliefs shape most of our behaviors and success requires focusing on continuous self-improvement.

1. Few questions before we
start

2. Are you just out of college ?

3. Are you A Parent , worried
about your child's future !!!

4. pressure
By Pratibha Mishra

5. PRESENT SCENARIO
370 Universities

6. PRESENT SCENARIO
• 370 Universities
• 18000 Colleges

7. NUMBER OF
GRADUATES
EVERY YEAR ???

8. About
1,20,00,000
students roll out every year
in India

9. The graduaTe
markeT in
2009
Annual Review of Graduate
Vacancies

10. What Next ….

11. Did you get a job ….

13. Why??
Think

14. Market is already full

15. Facts And Figures
• Out of total graduates
• Only 15% Bcom students get placed
• Only 25% Engineers Get placed
• Only 25%- 30% MBAs Get placed

16. Many recent grads say they were
totally unprepared for:
• The emphasis placed on teamwork skills
• The importance of dealing with all types of people and
personalities
• Personal finance issues and budgeting
• Living on your own - or having to move back with your family
• Balancing work demands with family/ friends/ personal life
• Job-hunting skills, especially networking, socializing skills
• And last but not least

17. Plan your career

18. Next Opportunity

19. Different Skill for Different Field
ENGINEER
• TECHNICAL SKILLS
• SOFT SKILLS

20. SIMILARLY
MBA (MARKETING)
• CONVINCING SKILLS
• NEGOTIATION SKILLS

21. Knowing Yourself
• What skills do you have ?
• What are you good at ?
– Sports, Music, Management
• Your uniqueness – is your USP
They will guide you to right career choice

22. Explore Options
• Don’t stick to a single plan
• Explore more career options
– Search for companies, various different position that you can apply
for.
– If you want to open a Cyber cafe, Market Analysis , Availability of
Customer , Print out, etc.
• Fail fast to explore more
• Keep “plan B” always ready

23. MEASURE
NEED
OBJECTIVEINSTRUCTION
Update yourself

24. Making decision
• A stockiest is best person to know value of
timely decision
• Execute your plan

25. Plan
• Plan your priorities
• Chalk it down
• Use Post it
• Use Planners

26. Move on
• Failure is first step to success
• Learn from your Mistake,
• More importantly Learn from others mistake, Its
always cheaper
• Keep improving till you reach standard
• Don’t stop , Think what Next??

27. Socialize

28. Don’t Wait
Don’t wait for big
opportunity to
come, start from
small and make it
Big

29. Be Innovative

30. REGULAR REALITY CHECK

31. How much do u see of an
iceberg

32. ONLY 10% OF ANY
ICEBERG IS VISIBLE.
THE REMAINING
90% IS BELOW SEA
LEVEL.

33. THE ICEBERG
10 %
90 %

34. The Iceberg
phenomena is also
applicable on human
beings…..

35. THE ICEBERG
SEA LEVEL
Knowledge &
Soft Skill
Attitude

36. THE ICEBERG
BEHAVIOR
VALUES – STANDARDS – JUDGMENTS
ATTITUDE
MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS

37. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
A T T I T U D E
1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5
K N O W L E D G E
11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5
H A R D W O R K
8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11
S K I L L S
19 11 9 12 12 19 =
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38. Our MissiOn is tO
Make india
eMplOyer / eMplOyable

39. Look within yourself
What you want to be

40. What's In It For U ?

41. You have a long way to goYou have a long way to go

42. Thank You