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
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
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
36. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
CA CL MA NA RA SA VA
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…)
Editor's Notes
).- ( Understand the relation between Skill Building and Psychometric Testing. Emphasize the fact that the skills chosen in this program are very generic and important to any student irrespective of the field chosen).
