Discover your calling

>> Friday, July 24, 2009

Campus Buzz Careergraph The telegraph, Kolkata Jul 22,09, Thursday

NEWS, VIEWS AND TRIVIA STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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Statistics reveal that only 4 per cent of students in India receives expert career counselling. Not surprisingly, according to a Nasscom report, just 15 per cent of graduates in the country are employable.

To address this problem, Anandabazar Patrika and Dheya (www.dheya.com) — an educational services company — have started Aavishkar, an online assessment programme for students. The programme provides around 700 career options and the methodology comprises mind exercises, simulations and questions to help one discover his or her true calling. Those interested have to fill in a form, published in Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph, and submit it along with a cheque for Rs 600 to any ABP classifieds office.

The programme will also include an hour-long career planning session, which will be held on Saturdays and Sundays. Candidates will have to register for this separately. For details, write to aavishkar@abp.in.

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MID CAREER CRISIS...

>> Thursday, July 16, 2009

We are in touch with several senior and top executives in the corporate. What is heartening to know is that each one has a deep desire to move out and do something worth while. BUT the feel is I CANT becauseeeeeee....

I have some serous questions to ask all these execs.. does your 10- 20% hike YConfused oY make you happy??.. if we draw a line chart of cumulative income and a line graph of expenses it clearly shows that the expenses line has a steeper gradient, call it the inflation, or call it the increased personal responsibilities or increased aspirations the money is always short.And then you have the credit cards, the loans that you have lines up to fill the gap.

This is a serious trap executives fall into. To get of the trap either have a phenomenal growth or just step out get in to become an entrepreneur who create value. The mid career crisis is so grave that people have moved job, take up education or just stepped out to take up something on their own. Some succeeded and some failed miserably have landed into a worst situation than before..

We at Dheya are working with several executives caught into a midcareer crisis and are helping them get out of the same with scientifically developed processes.

Here's an interesting article i read about excuses senior executives give when they are unhappy and facing a mid career crisis and are unable to breakthrough...

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If you’re unhappy at work, I’m sure that the thought “Man, I really should quit!” crosses your mind occasionally. So why don’t you?

Even if you long desperately to quit, to get away from your horrible workplace, annoying co-workers or abusive managers, you may hesitate to actually do anything about it, because right on the heels of that impulse come a lot of other thoughts that hold you back from quitting.

Each of these excuses may sound to you like the voice of sanity, offering perfectly good reasons why it is in fact better to stay and endure that bad job just a little longer, but look a little closer, and they don’t really hold up. What they do instead is keep you trapped in a job that is slowly but surely wearing you down. Here are 10 of the most common bad excuses for staying in a bad job.

1 “Things might get better”

2 “My boss is such a jerk but if I quit now, he wins.”

3 “I’m not a quitter.”

4 “I’ll never get another job”

5 “If I quit I’ll lose my salary, status, company car, the recognition of my peers, etc.”

6 “Everywhere else is just as bad”

7 “I’ve invested so much in this job already”

8 “I’ll lose my health insurance.”

9 “My job pays very well”

10 “Quitting will look bad on my CV” Many of us would be much happier at work if we quit bad jobs sooner.

Source: http://positivesharing.com/

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Online test to chart right career course

>> Sunday, July 12, 2009

telegraph

A STAFF REPORTER

The path to the right career will soon be an online test away.

The test, a part of an ABP Group initiative called Aavishkar to be launched on Wednesday, will determine the aptitude and ability of students and suggest career options suitable for them.

“Students can register online and take the test to get a concrete idea of the careers suitable for them,” said a spokesperson.

The 80-minute test will examine the ability, interest and personality of a student. The report, to be generated immediately, will comprise the examinee’s personality profile and ability chart.

“The students will also be given a chart listing the most suitable careers for them, based on their personality profile, traits, interest and ability, so there is no mismatch between the person and the profession,” said Anand Desai, the founder of Dheya, which created the Net test.

Students wanting to appear for the test will have to fill up a form that will be published in newspapers and submit it along with a cheque for Rs 600 to any ABP Classified office (the location of the nearest office will be available at 9433019017, 9433192458 and 9339532558).

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“They will be given an envelope containing a welcome letter, a guideline on the process, dos and don’ts, username, password and authorisation code,” added the spokesperson.

The students can then go to www.dheya.com and click on the link to Aavishkar, enter their username and password and start the test.

Aavishkar will not be limited to the test. There will also be an hour-long career planning session, to be held on Saturdays and Sundays. Students will have to register separately for the session. They will be told about the schedule once they take the test.

“At these sessions we will help the students chart a career path for the next five-10 years, including which courses they should take, names of the colleges offering such courses and financial planning,” said the spokesperson. Workshops to help students pursue their career, improve self-esteem and set goals will also be organised.

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"The Goal", that’s what Dheya means in Sanskrit. Dheya is an organisation primarily focussed on working with the youth of India. Dheya, with its unique and indigenously developed tools and techniques, helps the youth of India to plan and build a successful career. In addition, Dheya works with the youth to equip them with skills and abilities to succeed in life.

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