Career introduction to students between high school and college
- 1. Career Introduction to all Students between High School and College Jayakumar Sambasivam 6th Feb 2015
- 2. Session objective The objective the session are as follows 1. Create awareness of career choices and a necessity to make self decisions based on interest and ability 2. Understand that performance and success of career is shaped up by each individual’s aspiration and determination 3. Overview of a mindset of a job creator vs job seeker 4. Role of education in career 5. To share where to find the tools to provide career hand holding information 6. Global Economy and its likely impacts in Jobs 7. Understanding the significance of Change & Adaptability
- 3. Who should refer this? 8-10th Students, in the career direction to choose which branch to be chosen from Higher Secondary / Pre-University 11th – 12th Students, learning to decide which Graduation course and which specialization within it to be chosen College students to know what Post Graduation Course will help to build their future College students or school students planning to explore what is career post education to be chosen Most importantly, anyone willing to know what skills are required to perform in career and how should they build skills towards it. It is better to know it early than later Parents or relatives assisting the children to shape their career direction
- 4. Agenda • An introduction to career • How jobs are created? • Skills required for a career • Global economics and its impact on jobs • Power of Innovation • Why change management & culture is important • Education vs Work • How do I know what jobs are there for fresher? • What course do I choose for higher education? • Summary
- 5. What is a career? Career is what you choose to do for your Happiness Living Reaching aspirations Earning Respect for self, family & society Why Career is important? You are going to spend 2/3rd or more of your active time of life in your career. Time is the biggest resourse Successful career means Successful Life It is not just for monetary benefits but it is psychological, social and much more
- 6. What career can make you happy? Interest Ability You know it is stupid to be here Do you want end up Sad later? Confused Start with Hope End up feeling Diverted Initially Fascinated Later Exhausted I don’t know my interest or ability? Will select a career in which I have… If you nailed down on the job which suits your interest and ability, ask yourselves, is it permanent from time to time.
- 7. Career path - Video How is it? • Don’t you like to take a career which you like to do and able to do • Don’t limit yourselves to the roles shown in the video while thinking • Watch the videos alternatively in the following links • https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=- 0KuxYZvSqg • https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=- VasGrFLqW8
- 8. Career examples You may choose any career, but aim to be a leader like them
- 9. Career Assessment Test Take Away • Career Assessment Test can give pointers on your personality and aptitude • This comes with a marginal cost which are worth to invest for your career • There are multiple CAT providers, you can evaluate which one suits you
- 10. Career assessment test You can also watch this video in the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWkZac2xT0 Career Assessment Test Testimony
- 11. Another career counselling portal..
- 12. Broaden your industry sector thinking..
- 13. Career roadmap Juniors / Freshers Seniors Experts Department Heads Chief of the Org Factory Head Production Head Planning Lead Execution Lead Production Supervisor Machine Operator Finance Head Expense Controller Revenue Strategist Investment Specialist Accountant Paths can be any, you need to choose it and build skills for it genuinely
- 14. Career Performance – Hypothetical analysis Common Man Visionary Early Enthusiast True NGO 22-30 YEARS 30-40 YEARS 40-50 YEARS 50-60 YEARS 3.5 4 3.5 2.5 3.5 4.2 4.5 4.7 3.7 4.5 2 2 3.4 4.1 4.5 5 AveragePerformanceScale Age of a person Career Performance over time by diverse categories of People Common Man Visionary Early Enthusiast True NGO Take Away • Career path needs to be shaped continuously at every stage of life • New responsibilities like marriage, parent or any other can influence change of career as these responsibilities unplanned • Be conscious and truthful to your career and help build others
- 15. Who Creates Jobs? Entrepreneurs Corporate / Institution Leaders Government Policy Makers Global & Domestic Markets What can you do about it? • You must aim to job creators than mere job performers • India needs more job creators to provide jobs to a large population like us • Vote for right politicians who will make right policy decisions and not by caste or religion or any other which doesn’t relate to the skill There is a collective effort required here. Its not just one individual, while exceptions will exist
- 16. Why jobs Are lost? Social Strikes & Corruption Lack of Innovation Global Markets & Competitors Lack of Change Management & Skill Development What can you do about it? • Indian States where people were motivated to go for strikes against organizations, over time has resulted in lack of jobs for its people • Resultant is people had to move out of country • India is not innovating enough? Can you change this scenario
- 17. GDP Sector drift over decades Why is it important for you? • Understand that India has got more jobs in Service industry and at times has unintentionally it has created reduced jobs or no jobs to our global customers • This can happen to India also if China grows stronger in English or for any other reason as well • Agriculture is the backbone of any country. It has gone down badly, use technologies to shape it up Source: Economics of India, Wikipedia
- 18. What could happen in 2022 – What skills will be in high demand – Where will employment be secured? Do not go by the accuracy of the report, but the approach and trend may be similar. IndiaSkillsReport - Wheel Box.pdf What could be the shift in future?
- 19. India and global economy dependency Why is it important for you? • India has huge trade deficit of close to 100 bn$ • Millennial need to be creative to change this scenario • If our domestic products or services has good quality our imports will come down by increased domestic purchase and exports may increase Source: The Guardian.com
- 20. Example of an innovation which is creating history now What can you do about it? • India lacks quality and innovation in its products • Aim to change this and we can create history • Organizations which cannot constantly innovate will be shut down instantly or to be aided by Government unconditionally Source: Economic Times, Jan 28, 2015
- 21. Understanding Positive Change Management Source: Economic Times, Jan 28, 2015 What does this change means? • If there is a will there is a way • One leader can change the entire way of functioning of the company • To be e a leader, you need Not to be CEO. You can be anyone • Influence positive culture in the system for good The Change Leader Imaginary representation of the past customer service experience at SBI used for explanation purpose of change. This is not be used for any other form.
- 22. Some Quality, Innovation & Value Questions Ask yourselves 1. Why do customers value Shell fuel more than Indian Oil, even though it is priced high? Do you think customers are throwing away money for fancy? 2. Why does 90% of silica required for chip manufacturing goes from India, but we do not make chips / electronic goods though we have a culture that majority of toppers from school in the past two decades prefer to pick up Electronics & Communication Engineering? 3. How does coral reef shows are popular in Thailand and other countries, when we have a costal area of 8500 km? 4. When we created history through dabbawalas, why can’t we replicate it through a group of rural or semi-urban communities to a similar scale in other areas? Be a change leader
- 23. Some Quality, Innovation & Value Questions - Continued Ask yourselves 5. Why does every country is buying Swiss Military products and post establishing quality and brand, they simplify fulfill the orders and not spend on marketing? 6. Are our companies willing to compete with MNCs on cost or quality? 7. When Air India has fleets with highest leg space, employees job guarantee irrespective of age, experience way ahead of other private companies, why are customers of Air India dissatisfied with its service? 8. When young Indians are changing Indian politics and other responsible things why does advertisements dwindle them away with ads showing mean things about them? Does it not reflect the value of the companies marketing strategy? 9. Why Government Transport Corporate Bus Service providers do not care about lack of passengers or the maintenance quality of its vehicles & service quality to its passengers? Also do not feel a pinch to pose loses due to their inefficiency to country Fiscal losses? Be a change leader
- 24. Skills that matter at work Leadership & Innovation Emotional Intelligence Domain Expertize Subject Matter Skill Aptitude Attitude Remember that 1. Skill building is not a one time exercise, it is continuous 2. Most of us are trained for IQ but not for EQ. Intelligence without EQ cannot grow in an organization 3. All round performance is key than just one or few As per Forbes study, 89% of failures of people are due to attitude and 11% is skill The difference between Domain and SME, example Ram and Arun are skilled Finance Advisors. Ram’s domain is Insurance and Arun’s is Real Estate
- 25. Applications of Learning The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think – Albert Einstein Train your mind to apply as this is foundation for quality and innovation Read books beyond text books. Example – Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnik Subscribe to YouTube video Channels like “How Stuff Works”, “ExamFearVideos” Our focus on innovation and quality is limited because we are not trained to apply. Hence forth make sure you put in self effort to transform yourselves
- 26. Education vs Work If you did the following at School / College It could reflect the following later at Work Active participation in Physical Education In a long run building discipline in addition to fitness of employees while working. Remaining fit is very key for complex and challenging roles Building projects and participating in state or national events Infuse innovative thinking, increase applying ability and team working. Appreciated Moral Education and Practiced it along Builds value systems which has long term continuous benefits at work over short term gains. Bring collective economical edge to a society. For example, some businesses are started in a state, because business knows that people are available, can trust and do hardwork. Participated in Annual Day Events and truly encouraged success of co- participants Develops overall confidence of the individuals in taking up variety of things. Acceptance to good ideas and promotes Event organizer Aids in developing coordination and leadership skills. Increases willingness to take responsibilities Learning variety of subjects in good spirit Promotes openness to learn new things in the area of not your skill at first. Develops the fundamentals strong Ability to take decisions on your strengths yourselves by selecting the right electives Helps in guiding your career path appropriately
- 27. Tools & Aids for your career decision Purpose Representative Tool / Source Remarks I don’t want arranged careers, I want to decide based on what I am good at. How do I know what is it? http://www.careers360.com/ http://www.mychoicemyfuture.com/ http://meracareerguide.com/ You can explore more as per your need Psychometric tests can only give pointers or direction, you need to use those pointers appropriately Some of them provide personal counselling as well What are the colleges in Karnataka or any other state in India by profession? http://www.careers360.com/ You can also know what exams are required for the college What is the last date of application? Website link to the college I want to know Government and Private aided colleges in Arts, Science and Commerce in Karnataka only http://www.dce.kar.nic.in/ Scholarship details are also mentioned in it College Entrance Exam Samples http://www.examfear.com They also have for school and college course video materials
- 28. Purpose Representative Tool / Source Remarks Magazines for careers India Today – Aspire Careers 360 Current Affairs Outlook There could be others as well, keep a watch on it How can I learn courses from foreign universities and top Indian Institutes at free of cost? https://www.coursera.org/ https://www.edx.org/ http://nptel.ac.in/ Explore more in your field of interest You will find excellent courses to learn in a more practical way The certificates provided here are training certificates and not Degree Certificates What are the job portals good to know? www.freshersworld.com www.fresherjobportal.com www.sarkari-naukri.in www.payscale.com www.naukri.com www.timesjobs.com Sarkari Naukri is for Govt Jobs Payscale shares salary details Tools & Aids for your career decision - Continued
- 30. Leader vs Winner LeaderLeader WinnerWinner What you need to do? • Aspire to be a leader Or • Definitely follow a set of leaders of your interest. Read their self Biopics • Do not forget to learn some useful tips from winners and losers • Leaders shows clear path for others to follow. They demonstrate success through their values consistently • For Winners success matters more than its path or values
- 31. Quotes that can change your career
- 32. Summary 1. Identify your interest and ability through psychometric tests. Define your career goal and review it with your parents, teachers and friends (if they are clear) to 2. Visit various websites of institutes, counselling portals and newspapers to identify the course and institute you should choose to learn 3. Remember the choice of institute for education should be by the merit of its infrastructure (facility to do research, Professors of high skill and Encouragement to practice learning) 4. Learn to apply in life. Train yourself by watching expert videos / channels 5. Choose the right industry and role you want to work for by choice 6. Continuously update your skills to adapt to technology, global impacts and demonstrate performance 7. Create a habit to innovate and develop products / deliver service with high quality. Do not forget this. This is what is lacking in India 8. Be a remedy and not a complainer 9. Develop an ethical culture in social and individual behaviors as this is also a direct proportion of responsible job creation in a long run 10. Learn to respect women meaningfully and give due credits to home makers who plays lot more roles than most active working professionals. Home makers are the real creators of talent and values
- 34. If you can change yourselves first, you can change the world as well. Be the change for a good society the world deserves.
- 35. Thank You This is created with an aspiration to create awareness among Indian students… You can write your feedback or questions to Jayakumar.Sambasivam@gmail.com