Beginning the first class of a postgraduate course, I asked the students to come on stage and introduce themselves. A few students were shy and even fumbled, which I felt could be due to...
Category - Career Guidance – Students
Planning Placements
To get the right jobs and make your dreams come true, you need to plan your placement and build a rewarding curriculum vitae already as students. Francis, an MBA student, always dreamt of...
Pros and cons of marketing
There is a renewed interest amongst youngsters, seeking my career advice to explore a marketing career. On probing, many of them expressed an opinion that marketing offered a pot of gold...
Multiple skills for versatility
The new age professionalism demands that one be an expert in their chosen field, as well as have some cursory knowledge of allied fields.Recently, while teaching applied statistics in...
The road from college to cabin
Creating the right impression on the first day of the job is vital, says V Pradeep Kumar. Recently, a student asked me, “Sir, what should I be doing in the first few days of my first job...
Choosing a career of one’s liking
How to decide between mainstream and offbeat careers. Were you one of those who always knew what you wanted to become like an engineer, doctor or pilot or an offbeat career like that of a...