Career Development: Aditya Pratap Nayak

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CAREER

DEVELOPMENT

BY ADITYA PRATAP NAYAK


PHONE: +91 9923278615
EMAIL: devnaditya@gmail.com
CAREER AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

What is career?

Def. (Oxford English Dictionary) A person’s course or progress through life.

It also pertains to his occupational or profession that usually involves special


training or formal education and is considered to be a person’s lifework.

What is career development?

Career development is an ongoing process of gaining knowledge and improving


skills that will help an individual to establish a career plan.
WHY CAREER DEVELOPMENT?

Today’s Generation Students…….

● Never plan for the future.


● Follow the crowd
● Choose by influence of others.
● Accept the parent’s verdict(decision) by force
● Get tempted by current trends
● Jump into any career
● Lack motivation
● Fail to ‘’discover their lives’’
● Live in a fantasy world
CURRENT TRENDS

● Focus is lost.
● Effort to increase quantity.
● Survival of the fittest.
● Less influence by parents, teachers, etc.
● Increasing Dropouts .
● Checking quality in products such as food and clothing but not education.
● Increasing competition
● Effort to increase quantity.
● A-I-M LESS process
WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE?

● Students themselves.
● Parents - most of them.
● Teachers - not every body.
● Schools & Colleges – majority of them.
● Society.
● Government.
● People who have knowledge.
● People who achieved success but forgot others.
● People who can influence others for good.
What then do we
do????????
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE ??????
Why Select a Career?

● We have been created unique. (Eg. Fingerprint).


● We are born only once.
● We spend almost 40 years on our work.
● A total over 80,000 hours , we work.
● Now ask yourself how you will spend these 80,000 hours before you
die??????
THE CAREER DECISION MAKING PROCESS


STEP 1

Discovering Yourself
● What are my interests? Values? Skills? Personality preferences? Strengths?
● What are three careers that interest me?
● What are three college majors that I want to explore?
STEP 2

Exploring Options
● What information or individuals can help me to explore my college or career
options?
● What classes or activities can help me to develop my strengths?
● How can I learn more about informational interviews, job shadowing,
exploratory internships, service learning, civic honors, or student
organizations to gain firsthand experience?
STEP 3

Making a Decision
● How much time and energy am I willing to invest to make a career decision?
● Who is part of my support system to help me evaluate the pros and cons?
● What are my top priorities to consider for this decision?
STEP 4

Taking Action
● How can I strengthen my readiness for success in a college major?
● What is one goal that I have?
● How can I reach it?
● What action can I take now?
● Which one of my talents can I develop through classes or outside activities?
STEP 5

Evaluating the Decision

● Is my decision a realistic option?


● Is there anything preventing me from achieving this goal?
● What would it mean if I didn’t have any barriers?
● Who in my support system can assist me with achieving this goal?
CAREER GUIDANCE : CAREER CYCLE 1
CAREER GUIDANCE : CAREER CYCLE 1
CAREER GUIDANCE : CAREER CYCLE 2


TIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Course Selection

● Better Family Life


● Helping the Nation
● Develop Skills, Motivation, Plan Intelligently

• Improve Reading • Taking Notes (You can Use)


READING SKILLS

● Learn Terms
● Get the Structure
● Skim the Chapter
● Thorough Reading
● Review
● Decrease in reading due to
○ Reading aloud/moving lips
○ Using Finger/head to follow
○ Insufficient vocabulary
● Enlist Interested Career/Profession
● Make Check-list
● Crack all Entrance Exam
● Get Advice
● Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
● No short-cut to success (Hard work)

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