The document discusses the transition from college to career, emphasizing the importance of understanding personal and professional transitions, including their challenges and implications. It covers key components of career planning, such as self-exploration, setting goals, and the need for guidance and training methods. Additionally, it highlights the significance of managing transitions effectively for individual and organizational growth.

1. Good Morning Young India

2. Transition – College to Career
Amar Patel
Cell : +91 – 88660 04550.
Email : ap@amarpatel.co.in

3. Agenda
• Transition Meaning & What leaders says about
• Transition Cycle, Pain & Type
• Career Planning – Components
• Goal to achieve : Personal Career Guidance
• SWOT Analysis: Individual & Companies
• Factors – Choice for Career
• Training Methods
• Career Counseling – Related Topic

4. Transition
Transitions are changes that require us to transform how we
perceive and interpret ourselves and the world around us,
and to develop new priorities, learn new skills, behaviours
and patterns of interpersonal reactions so that we can fit into
the new roles."

5. Transition – What leaders says about
Trigger events [that] create a point of disequilibrium and heightened self-
awareness that can lead the individual to challenge his or her basic beliefs and
assumptions‘ - Avolio & Hannah
Passages, as events that 'take you from one place to another' - Dotlich, Noel &
Walker
transitions into significant new roles are the most challenging times in the
professional lives of managers - Watkins
leaders themselves perceived making a transition to be among 'life's most difficult
personal challenges‘ - Byham, Concelman, Cosentino, & Wellins

6. Transition – Cycle

7. Transition TYPE
• First Job
• Losing your job • The expected path for promotions
has been eliminated
• Downsizing (lot of people)
• Continuous shuffling
• Layoff (just you)
• Resigning from a position
• Reorganization
• Loss of traditional support

8. First Day : Job

9. Transition TYPE
• Relocation • Not just a new project, but
involving your role and how you
• To a new city are viewed by others
• To a new department or business • Loss of the organizations are
downsized
“specialist”,
unit looking for generalists
• generally more difficult when it is
not your choice
• A major shift in job assignments

10. Transition Pain
Some of the feelings associated with you first days on a new
job or in a new setting?
Did you feel…
 Nervous?
 Fearful?
 Awkward?
 Inept?
 Confused?
 Frustrated?
 Like you wanted to give up and run away?

11. Career Planning
To survive in this competitive
environment in world, it is not
important to be the best, but also to
keep evolving to say the best.

12. Career Planning : Components
a. Career Planning: Career Profile / Path, Develops
Performance, Stress Management etc.,
b. Career Management: Training, Skill Enhancement
Programs etc.

13. The Goals to achieve in Guidance
1. Exploring self
2. Determining Values
3. Setting goals
4. Explore the world of work
5. Improving efficiency
6. Building relationship
7. Accepting responsibility for the future
To excel in the above factors, one has to have proper
guidance and motivation in an appropriate manner

14. SWOT Analysis: Individual, Companies
Strength Weakness
Opportunities Threats
+
Match
Vision + Mission (Goal) + Values

15. Factors must remembered while selecting a
career
1. Intelligence
2. Personality
3. Interest
4. Aptitude – Talent - Skill
5. Gender
6. Age
7. Soft Skills

16. Training Methods
 Self Learning
 Group Discussion
 Case Study
 Small Group Discussion
 Mentoring and Coaching
 College level Learning Workshops and Seminars
 Class room teaching
 Online Testing

17. Career Counselling – related topic
1. How to prepare Curriculum Vitae / E-Resume
2. Tips for better performance in Interview
3. Stress Management
4. Personality Development
5. ITES – an overview
6. Group Discussion
7. Soft Skills for Successful Career
8. Career Counselling and Guidance (particularly for Placement Officers)
9. Leadership Skills
10. Negotiation
11. Time Management
12. Team work
13. Motivation

18. Transition : What next ?
1. Managing self as an individual contributor at work
2. Managing others as a first-time leader
3. Managing managers
4. Managing a function or department
5. Becoming a general manager

19. Thank You
“A transition that is successfully managed can be powerful
triggers for transformative self and leadership development.
On the other hand, transition failures lead to great costs for
the individual and the organisation."