Dr Rupa Talukdar

CAREER is the ultimate IDENTITY:
Students’ career impacts their
Personal
Lives
Relationship
Families
Surroundings

Some famous Personalities , they are
known by their careers/profession

Career is followings:

Career Notion: In Present Context
The garneing of
material wealth
The
realization of
personal
potentials
The
enhancement
of social
status.

Career selects purpose of life: different desires for different
people
To
become
successful
To make a
lot of
money
To make
one’s life
count
To make a
difference
in this
world
To help
others
To find
meaning
and
purpose

Effect of Family in Career Exploration

In various ways CAREER DECISION has
been grown:

In Indian survey on Work Orientations and
responses to Career Choices showed
Students made their
Career Choices
without professional
counselling and
Guidance
Without any pre-
Career planning
They opt for Career
Choice which they
have interest
instead of suitability
and aptitude check

What is Career planning ?

For Career Decision we need
Career Maturity
Self
Concept
Achievement
motivation
Locus of
C ontrol

Career Maturity: what is it?
The way a young person deals with his
occupational choices is indicative of his
career maturity: it includes assessing and
managing of occupational choice problem

Occupational Choice: Spans the yrs from
late childhood to young adulthood
The FANTASY Period: desire to
be grown up depends on
child’s choice
Tentative Period: depends on
Interest, values and capacities
Realistic period: prerequisite
ability for the preferred
occupation, the appropriate
interest for the chosen career
field and the availability of
financial recources for relevant
training

Various factors come into playing role
Students’ orientation towards
career Guidance and
Counseling

Students’ desire for Freedom of choice
A trend here is students’
desire for freedom of
choice, their primary
challenge being under
parents’ objections and
expectations.

Parents’ reasons
Parents stated that they
were willing to allow
freedom, at the same
time they held
expectations that their
child’s choices were those
that conformed with
family social status and
that would secure their
child financial status.

Effects on career decision making:
Personal
preferences
Media
Role
models
Family
preferences

Attitudes and Emotions
Hope/Confidence Anxiety

Anticipated Challenges in Career
Decision making
Parents’
objection
Finance
Future scope
Uncertainty

Expectation from Career Guidance
Self-
Understanding
Parental
Counselling
Direction/ideas Information

Career Guidance
It can help reduce the
anxiety by focusing
on the strength of
each individual
It also minimize the
focus on negatives
and promotes
optimal functioning

Self exploration and Self awareness
Self exploration
reveals the
skill/strength
Self awareness
helps the
adolescents feel
more competent
These two help
to reduce fear
and build
confidence

Parents’ perception of
Their Children’s Career
Choices

Expectations from children
Freedom of choice
Financial
stability
Happiness in life
Service
to
society

Check Your Personality Profile:
 Hard working
 Numerical
 Strong reasoning-logical
 Creative, good memory retention
 Loves reading
 Confident, open to experiences
 High agreeableness
 High Skill achievement need
 Wants to be vocationally stable
 Flexible, has control over different impulses
 Can take creative risk

Choose your career on the basis of
following aspects keeping in mind
 Area of interest
 Personality
 Aptitude
 Assess your strength and weakness.
 Skills
 Possibility and Opportunities.
 Capability
 Feasibility and guidance
 Nature of work
 Financial aid and scholarship

Fundamnetal
ability - a
student should
have

Skill Literacy and Work Experiences
Skills refer to a
person’s ability to
actually do
something;
knowing only the
theory behind the
study is often not
enough
Learning to apply
your theoretical
knowledge is the
key to landing a
good job.
Skill Literacy is the
gaining work
experience
through Internship
and placement and
it is closely linked
to employability.

Develop your Skill literacy on different
careers

Develop your Skill literacy
Cultivate a hobby seriously: Students are nowadays
are busy in securing good marks, but hobbies based
on interest will help students to find a source of
relaxation and most importantly helps develop skills
Learn to use tools: Screwdrivers, spanners , hammers,
pliers are all part of our daily lives, it helps to use any
instrument, machine making life easier
Looking for work experiences and opportunities: Working as a
Volunteer in an Organization goes a long way in introducing
student to basic work skill; handling telephone, office manners,
dealing with waste, understanding routine are all aspects of skill
Literacy.

The Career Preparation process Model

Career Preparation process Model
The Model views
Career Development
as a process that
moves along with
the individual’s
physical, cognitive
and social
maturation.

Survival of the fittest
To weed out the thorns of confusion, first you need to analyze your
interest, hobby, inclination, potentiality and opportunities. . It is often
said that if you choose your career based on your interest and hobby,
the success rate as well as satisfaction level will be very high.

How personality works
Aviation:
• Agility, stamina and good health are vital to
attend to the stressful duties for long hours.
Requires presence of mind, courage, physical
fitness, determination, due to the risks which
flying involves. They need to be self-confident
and at east working with other people.
Shipping Industry
• Working on docks and ports is not quite an easy
task. Need to work in open most of the time.
Noisy and dusty environment.

How personality works
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
• Analytical mind, strong problem solving
abilities, sound mathematical and scientific
foundation and a desire to be in constant
pursuit of knowledge is required for success in
engineering.
PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
• They work in oil exploration on the high seas,
forests, deserts, plains and mountains. They
must have curiosity to understand the complex
ways of handling a task, an eye for detail, an
ability to take responsibility and work with a
team.

How personality works
PLASTIC, POLYMER & RUBBER
TECH
• Good mechanical aptitude and
scientific insight are required.
Imagination, creativity is required for
developing new products and in
devising new uses of the basic product.
Based on the type of ships, we need to
adapt to our work. Old ships are not of
excellent shape.
CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY
• Logical thinking, analytical
outlook, a good
understanding of chemistry
are only the beginning of a
career in ceramics.

CAREERS IN SCIENCES
 Biological Scientists &
Biotechnology
 Genetic Scientists
 Biochemistry
 Microbiology &
Bioinformatics
 Anthropology
 Chemistry
 Physics
 Geology
 Geography & GIS
 Mathematics & Statistics
 Meteorology
 Oceanography
 Dairy & Poultry Farming
 Fishery Forestry & Wild Life
 Food Processing Food
Technology
 Forestry
 Home Science & Home
Economics
 Nutritionists & Dieticians
 Food Technology
 Forensic Science
 Horticulture
 Environment Science

How Personality works
 CHEMISTRY & ALLIED FIELDS
The job of chemical scientists depends on the area of specialization. The
study involves chemical analysis, synthesis, research and sampling of
solids, liquids or gases for determining their composition, properties,
physical and chemical changes. The jobs are related to industries
manufacturing diverse products; hence the work environment is highly
variable. Nevertheless, in the production of chemicals and allied
products there is a significant amount of risk in handling poisonous
chemicals.

Courses & Work Area
Chemical in Drug industry, food industry, plastics,
Organic/Inorganic/Physical/Analytical/Industrial
Chemists
Chemical Engineers (Process)
Chemical Engineering
Technician (Production)
Chemical Technician (R&D)
Non-Production Jobs

How Personality works
PHYSICS & ALLIED FIELDS
Physicists are quite like all other
scientists. Their job requires
working with details. Interest in
scientific phenomena, patience,
firmness, precision, an
inclination to search for real
solutions is the strength of all
physicists.
The job of physicists involves
working with mathematical
and statistical scientists and
is very closely integrated with
the work of engineers. It is
often difficult to distinguish
between the role of engineers
and physicists in highly
technical fields. Physicists
work in the laboratory and
where equipment designed
by them is installed. Industry
based jobs require frequent
visits to the technical section
besides the laboratory.

How personality works
• A career in any of the mathematical
sciences, including mathematics,
statistics, computer science,
physical sciences, engineering and
other mathematically oriented
fields such as actuarial work or
accounting requires an aptitude of
mathematics. You should enjoy
working with figures and solving
problems, and should be able to
think abstractly as well as
concretely.
MATHEMATICS
& STATISTICS

Working Conditions
Mathematics is a study of form, structure, operations, and
relationships. The work of Mathematicians and Statisticians is
office based. The job is essentially a desk job with extensive use
of the computer and follows a normal weekly schedule.

GEOLOGY
• Geologist’s need scientific acumen along
with the power of observation, analysis,
logic and a spirit of investigation. Good
numerical aptitude, clarity and precision in
dealing with data of various types are
needed.
Personality
• Study/Preservation/Clean-up of
Environment
• Geochemistry  Study of composition of
earth
• Marine/Petroleum Geologists,
Mineralogists, Geohydrologists,
Hydrologists, Paleontologists (Fossils),
Seismologists, Stratigraphers (Study of
sedimentary rock), Eng. Geology,
Environmental Geology (waste disposal),
Geochronologists (Use radio-active
dating), Geomorphologists (study of earth
surface), surveyors
Courses &
Work Area

GEOGRAPHERS & GIS
• Geographers must have acumen to
handle statistical data. Observation,
skill for drawing inferences based on
compiled information, writing
reports and making judgments will
be required.
Personality
• Physical, Human, Medical,
Cartography (Maps preparation),
Urban, Regional, Economic, Political
• Cartography – data for maps
• GIS (Geographic Information
System)
• M.Sc. (Cartography) – University of
Madras
• Diploma (Cartography) – Aligarh
Muslim University
Courses &
Work Area

METEOROLOGY
• Meteorologists often work
under pressure with
constraints of time for
meeting deadlines
particularly while reporting
severe weather systems.
Their work demands
accuracy.
Personality
• Study of atmosphere (predict
winds, temperature)
• Aviation Meteorology
• Industrial Meteorology
(Pollution)
• Physical Meteorology
• Climatology
• Synoptic Meteorology
Courses &
Work Area

BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS
• Biological scientists must have an
above average aptitude in the
understanding of biological,
chemical and mathematical
concepts. Most of the job is of
observation and systematic study
hence a systematic approach
coupled with patience and
curiosity are essential to sustain
one through long periods of
research and study.
Personality &
Working
Conditions

BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS: Courses & Work Area
Anatomists (Tissue), Aquatic Biologists (life under water), Agronomist (Crop
production), Bio-informatics (information from database), Cytologists (Cells),
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Curator (Museum), Ecologists, Entomologists (Pests),
Geneticists, Microbiologists, Ornithologists (Birds), Pisciculturist (Fish Culture),
Mycologist (Control Fungi)
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Bio-Technology: Inter-discipline in Bio-
Science, Bio-Chemistry, Chemical Science, Biological Engineering, Engineering
Science, Chemical Engineering. Combined Entrance Exam for M.Tech / M.Sc. /
M.Sc(Agri) / M.V.Sc
Molecular Biology
Agricultural Bio-Technology

BIOTECHNOLOGY:
Biotechnology-a bundle of techniques
applied to living cells to produce a
particular product of improved quality.
GENETIC:
Genetic scientists are involved in pursuing research for
identifying particular genes in plant, animal and human
tissue samples
BIOCHEMISTRY:
Biochemistry is a branch which is concerned with the chemistry of the biological
processes. Biochemists are mainly engaged in research related to the fields of
medicine, agriculture, and nutrition.

MICROBIOLOGY &
BIOINFORMATICS
Microbiology is the study
of microscopic
organisms.
Microbiologists study
the relationships
between microbes and
man, animals and plants.
Personality
An analytical and scientific temper,
intense interest in research, keen
observation, perseverance, and
hard work are required.
Bioinformatics encompasses
research, development and
application of computational tools
and aims at expanding the use of
biological medical, behavioural, or
health data.

ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropologists trace the
origin and evolutionary
development of man by
studying the changed physical
characteristics and cultural,
social institutions.
Working Conditions
• Anthropologists work in educational
libraries as well as in the field.
Fieldwork entails working in difficult
and remote areas. Physical stamina
and ability to adapt to difficult
situations is required.

Anthropology: Courses & Work Area
Biochemists,
Microbiologists,
Anthropologists
(Trace the origin
& evolution),
Bio-informatics.
Study of
Humanity
Physical,
Socio-cultural,
Archaeology

HOME SCIENCE & HOME ECONOMICS
 Courses & Work Area
 Dietetics & Nutrition
 Child Development
 Textile Designing
 Jobs: Toys design, Dress making,
 Food analysts.
 Dip in Dyeing & Prating, Dip in Food and Nutrition, Dip in Early
Childhood Care& Education
 B.Sc.(Home Science)
 Textile Chemistry
 Textiles & Clothing
 PG Dip in Dietetics
 Dip in Dietetics & Public Health Nutrition
 M.Sc. (Applied Nutrition)

HISTORIANS, ARCHAEOLOGISTS,
ARCHIVISTS, CURATORS
Personality
They all enjoy
knowledge for its
own sake and work
for passing it on to
others. They have
deep interest in
the past and are
curious to find out
more than the
obvious.

HISTORIANS, ARCHAEOLOGISTS,
ARCHIVISTS, CURATORS
 History, Archaeology, Archive Curators
(Organize Museum)
 Post graduates
 Master in Archaeology & Heritage Management
 Master in Conservation, Preservation & Heritage
Management
 Diploma in Archives

New Scopes: Multi-Disciplinary
Universities
Multi-Disciplinary
Universities with
their bouquet of
courses and
unconventional
teaching methods
The aim is to expose
students to a variety
of , often, completely
unrelated disciplines.
Students are
confused after Class
XII exam in choosing
the subject as their
Career as they have
limited scopes to
explore different
areas of interest in
open mind, but they
put lot of heart in it

New Scopes: Multi-Disciplinary
Universities
Most universities offer
a range of courses in
their first year that
encourage students to
think clearly,
differently and hone
their writing, research
and IT skill

Name of Universities offering multi-
disciplinary Courses
 Ashoka University, Haryana
 Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
 Azim Premji University, Banaglore
 Flame University, Pune
 OP Jindal Global University, Haryana
 Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts , Pune
 About School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum University, Gujrat

Twinning Programme
Students who have
intention to study abroad
can get the privileges
from Twinning
programme as sometimes
studying overseas were
not possible because of
exorbitant fees that
reduces to almost half in
this twinning program.

Twinning Programme
The program is an
arrangement offered by
some private universities in
India, wherein students can
complete part of their
courser work in India and
part of it abroad. The course
fee is more than that of a
regular course at a private
university but less than that
of foreign university.

Twinning Program: Institutes
 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
 Ansal Institute of Technology, Guragaon
 Vellore Institute of Technology
 Sona College of Technology, Salem
 Loyola College, Chennai
 Manipal University, Karnataka
 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka
 Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar