Sunday, December 3, 2023
National Skills Network
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • Apprenticeship
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • Apprenticeship
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories
No Result
View All Result
National Skills Network
No Result
View All Result

5 Tips on preparing for the right career

by Shivani Muralikrishna
June 23, 2017
in Academia, How To's

All of us remember being asked about our aspirations as kids. Anybody we met would ask us “what do you want to be when you grow up?” So as kids we are encouraged to go wild with our imagination and dream of being whatever we want to be. But how is it fine for the parents to encourage a child to explore themselves, ask them to be creative and innovative and then suddenly shut down this process once they are 15 or so, just to make them take up the “safer options” of education? This makes us college students wonder whether the careers we take up is ultimately a choice made by our parents or us.

So many factors come into play when we are talking about the influence on our career choices like peer pressure, social pressure, need to abide by the norms and not encroach the taboos, etc. But holding your own stance is very crucial as having the independence to choose a career path for yourself is just the beginning of a whole process of setting yourself on the right path. But you must remember, that there is a great deal of responsibility attached to this independence, so you have to prove yourself worthy of making independent choices by making the right ones.

5 Tips on right careerThe most important thing to consider while making this choice is that, picking out the right career is not only about taking up a suitable job, it is majorly about taking up something that will build you a lifestyle that you seek. A few more points to remember are;

Not ready? Don’t worry

A lot of us feel pressured to make the right kind of life changing decisions at this point of time. You need to understand that school and college gives us a lot of knowledge, but gaining life skills is important as is helps us discover ourselves better. So it is perfectly fine to hold out the decision making till you gain a little bit of experience.

The more, the merrier

Even if you don’t have a pinpoint goal set to achieve, it is always a good option to pick out an option for college or work experience that forms a basis for a wide variety of options that you can narrow down later. For example, studying English in college to keep you options of teaching, journalism, publishing, editing, etc.

Search your strengths

Once you are sure of what path you want to take up, it is important for one to explore and research in the same. Gaining experience through internships, volunteering, etc. Figure out what you specifically enjoy doing, what you need to improve at, etc.

Network is the best work

It is always good to talk to people from the same line of work as you’re interested in. Making new connections, talking to people with pre-requisite experience is always a good idea. The root of smart networking is that you must not concentrate on numbers, it is important to stay active on the network. For this, you must first and foremost have active social media accounts and not hesitate to share your opinions on there. Having a blog is very effective way of starting out. For example, you could make an account on “Blogger” or “WordPress” to share their opinions and have something as a handy reference to their writing styles. Also, creating a “Linkedin” profile would really help in creating a presence for yourself and connecting with other people who are interested in the same field of work as you are.

Don’t hesitate to participate

There are a massive number of events, job fairs, seminars that are being organised across the country every year. It is really important for you to have this exposure as it will make you fully aware and equip to make wise decision regarding your career. Once, you have attended a few of these and have an idea of how it is organised, you could take up the initiative of organizing one yourself for your particular college or club with the knowledge, exposure and contacts you would have already built. It a great way for you to learn more and help the others around you too. For example, you can start off by attending the job fairs or conferences a few of these career counselling centres or employment exchange centres organize.

Stated above are a few ways in which you could make the most well informed decision regarding your career. Ultimately though, it all comes down to pursuing what you are passionate about. Everybody has a unique personality and a set of skills, thoughts and ideas that are exclusive. We used to be creative as kids, unapologetically passionate about doing something that made us feel good. Unfortunately and ironically, this independence reduces as we grow up. It is important for parents, schools, colleges, institutions and our society as a whole to not tamper our creative process with stereotypes they attach to career choices and hopefully provide enough scope for the youth to exercise, explore and enhance their passions.

Tags: 5 tips on right careercareer guidance for college studentsmaking right career choice
Previous Post

TalentSprint launches #WhatIndustryWants

Next Post

Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) supports CSIR-NIO in skill upgradation

Next Post
ASCI-NIO-MoU

Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) supports CSIR-NIO in skill upgradation

Comments 1

  1. Sourav Pahari says:
    6 years ago

    I am a madhaymik pass candidate
    What can I do for job in technical or security guard,
    Group D Post
    I have a computer diploma stratification

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to our E-magazine and newsbytes

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Siemens Technical Academy STA

Siemens Technical Academy (STA), Mumbai – German Dual VET transforms the lives of youth in India

October 8, 2018
10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

10 best online learning portals in India for students and teachers

June 26, 2020
Skill development government schemes in India

Top 10 organizations, missions and schemes for skill development, livelihoods and gainful employment

May 29, 2016
Mahatma Gandhi on craft-centric education

Mahatma Gandhi on the importance of vocational education and skill development

October 1, 2017
Siemens Technical Academy STA

Siemens Technical Academy (STA), Mumbai – German Dual VET transforms the lives of youth in India

285
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra PMKK

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra – PMKK

98
Recognition of Prior Learning RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning – RPL

81
B.Vocational Degree

B.Voc Degree Courses: What do they offer and who can apply?

79
Revised National Skills Qualification Framework - NSQF

All you need to know about the National Skills Qualification Framework – NSQF – Revised Levels – Part1

December 1, 2023
PMKVY 4.0 RFP for providing skill certification under upskilling through Recognition of Prior Learning

PMKVY 4.0 RFP for providing skill certification under upskilling through Recognition of Prior Learning

November 29, 2023
Weekly Newsbytes from NSN on skill development and education -28112023

Weekly Newsbytes from NSN on skill development and education – 28th November 2023

November 28, 2023
Odisha's Skill Development

A New Chapter in Odisha’s Skill Development: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Lays Foundation for NSTI Plus

November 25, 2023

About us

National Skills Network (NSN) captures and shares the positive impact of various training, skill development and vocational education initiatives in India.

To know more about Our Team: Click here

Follow us

Address

National Skills Network – NSN
NSN Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032
Email us: contact@nationalskillsnetwork.com

Subscribe to our E-magazine and newsbytes

  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 National Skills Network - NSN

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Skill Story
  • Skill Talk
  • News
    • Events
    • News digest
    • NSN Newsletter Archives
    • NSN PDF Newsletter Archives
    • Other Newsletters
  • Resources
    • Apprenticeship
    • E-books
    • Glossary
    • How To’s
    • Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
    • National Education Policy 2020
    • Reports
    • Skills for Schools
    • Upcoming webinars and virtual events
  • Skill2Jobs
    • Apprenticeships & Internships
    • Employability Skills
    • Jobs
    • Projects
  • About us
    • Advertise with us
    • Our Clients
    • Our Services
    • Our Team
  • Success Stories

Copyright © 2023 National Skills Network - NSN

loader