Planning a Career
You may take the help of a professional counsellor |
Think about:
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What you want to do?
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What is your goal?
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What fascinates you most?
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What you enjoy most? List of interests.
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What are your nice past experiences?
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What past activities and associations you have liked most?
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What are you good at – both learned and natural skills?
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What type of environment you like most?
You may take the help of a professional counsellor |
Think about:
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What type of person you are?
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What are your traits?
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What values you hold or respect most?
Schools can depute a professional counsellor or avail the
services of a professional counsellor for the students
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Source: Internet, Career Book, Magazines, TV, Newspapers, Friends, Teachers, Parents, Counsellors, Exhibitions, Institution Prospectus |
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Get a true description of a career; ·
Don’t go by its glamour only ·
Don’t go obsessively for any one objective like
money, power or fame ·
Have a balanced set of objectives ·
Be open to suggestions, advices. At least listen
to others & analyse the comments |
Think about:
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Match your skills, interests, aptitudes with the requirements of the
careers
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Highlight the common entries
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Check if those entries can be turned into a career
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List all suitable careers with it requirements and pay packages,
facilities & personal growth with future prospects
·Schools can provide these facilities to
the students.
·Professional colleges can
send information about the institution to the schools through email,
broachers etc. |
Compare the following with the career
requirements
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Your educational qualification
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Your skills
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Your Interests
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Your financial expectations
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Your idea of job satisfaction
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Your future prospectus in the career
Meet persons from the field for their views
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· Career should
be for living & growth ·
Career itself should be a long lasting one ·
New avenues carry more risk and more & quick
rewards |
Schools can invite successful personalities from different walks
of life for interaction with the students
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Source: Internet, Career Book, Magazines, TV, Newspapers, Friends,
Teachers, Parents, Counsellors, Exhibitions
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Analyse & Study the following:
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Geographical, Social & Financial aspects
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Financial Aids available
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Meet with the Alumni of the institution
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Study Survey Reports
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Study Campus Recruitment opportunities & links with the
industry/probable employers
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Physical fitness
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Intellectual depth
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Psychological Maturity
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Aesthetics
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Material well being
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Spiritual awareness
Your characteristics:
ABILITIES: Am I able to complete the
assignments?
INTERESTS: What helps my attention?
NEEDS: What gives me a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment?
VALUES: What makes me feel good? What I feel about something?
PERSONALITY: How others describe me?
GOALS: What I want to do? How would I like to spend my life? What would I be doing after few years from now?
SKILLS: Life, Business, Executive, Study, Technical, Managerial
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Guidance & Counselling Centre at primary, secondary & senior
secondary level
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Information centre compiling information about careers from different
places
Role of these centres:
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Guidance, Counselling & Psycho-analysis assessment of students
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Assessing students’ development levels & abilities including the
special assistance to physically & mentally challenged students
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Identifying factors that can be barriers in learning & development
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Considering educational adjustments
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Personal counselling in relation to individual safety & crisis
management
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Helping students manage relationships & behavioural difficulties
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Providing assistance to the secondary & senior secondary students
in studying skills, subjects, course selection, career planning & decision
making
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Plan & assist in planning to help students achieve positive outcome
Guidance:
Placement
Occupational
Change in career
Study Abroad
Specific Career
Financial Help/Aid – Loans & Scholarships
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Dress appropriately
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Be on time (with some time to spare for relaxation)
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Note address, phone No., name & designation of interviewer
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Learn about the organisational structure of the interviewing body
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Fill out forms, if any, neatly
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Carry your personal data sheet & supporting documents
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Keep on tips, the important events in your life
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Carry pocket notebook & pen
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Learn about career requirements
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Analyse why you are fit for the career
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Analyse what concerns you most
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Posture
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Walk
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Dress
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Facial movement
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Energy
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Gesture
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Eye-contact
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Firm hand shake, only if hand is offered
· Natural greetings
· Let interviewer
start dialogue
· Listen carefully
· Ask thoughtful
questions, if need be
· Show your
willingness to do work & to contribute to organisation’s growth
· Show your
commitment to learn
· Exemplify your
flexibility to adjust to new situations
· Elaborate your
skills
· Don’t project
negative image of third person
· Try to be job
oriented in all your answers
· Welcome all
questions
· Ask for
clarifications, if need be
· Take time to
answer but don’t be indecisive
· Be honest in your
answers
· Sandwich answers
to questions that reflect your negative image – Give a positive statement
followed by admission to a negative fact terminating with another positive
statement about what to do to overcome it
· About yourself –
education, skills, experience, interests, values, expectations, weaknesses
(always turn it into positive), strengths
· Your interest in
career
· Best & worst
opinion about the career
· Your future
prospects & aspirations
· Your
contributions & innovations in career
· Evaluation of
your leadership & initiatives in team projects
· Planning your
career