My first step towards a dream career

 

After finishing my class one fine morning, I was unwinding in my cabin. When my door was knocked on, I realized that some graduate students were requesting permission to enter my cabin. I greet them as normal and inquire as to why they have come to me. They began speaking, saying, "We are final-year students who are unsure about our current and future careers." I was surprised, so I looked at their faces and noticed that they appeared to be quite innocent as well as disturbed.  This conversation made me worry a lot, and I looked back to all of my experiences as a teacher and student.

If I could have had a focused and clear idea at the time of my PG and graduation, I would have been somewhere else. This type of circumstance is prevalent in every institution, with between 50 and 75 percent of students dealing with it. they don't understand what needs to be done? When should I begin? how should one begin? and where do you even begin? Even though they are completely engaged in their academics, they are not considering their future careers. As a teacher for the past 23 years, I have worked with thousands of graduate, postgraduate, and research students. The lack of getting ready and goal-setting for their next endeavors is the weakest link.

Within educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and universities, students participate in classroom instruction within four walls of the facility. The completion of the curriculum and delivery of examination are the top priorities for all stakeholders involved, including the students. From what I've observed, hardworking students from rural areas—or students in general—do not always receive the proper mentoring to reach their desired levels of success in life. I have long held the opinion that students learn 20% in laboratories and only 5% in classrooms (conditions were the contents given with sincerity). Students engage in academic activities year-round, but regrettably, they lack 75% of the knowledge necessary to become successful.

Looking at the semester system, I can't even begin to imagine how students and teachers could finish the assigned syllabi in the allotted 40 to 45 days in a semester (without counting exams, national holidays, Sundays, teacher leave, office and duty leaves, and occasionally man-made or natural disasters). The dilemma that now arises is if teachers are genuinely unable to finish the syllabus while students are unable to learn the entire syllabus in a single semester.

Most notably, the teacher is unable to update the globally changing transforms about the subject matter under consideration. Consider how the students will be groomed to the new things such as extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that make them confident, mature, in dependable human beings. Regrettably, the learner does not receive the necessary and desired guidance from the start. In addition, because we live in a period of self-learning, self-understanding, self-observation, and decisiveness, the student who is accountable for them loses.

Students are unable to comprehend that we are from a rural place since they are connecting to the outside world in just a few seconds. It's time to adopt a new perspective and strategy.  Competition is global, not local; be creative.

Well begun is half done

The phrase, "Well begun is half done," believed by Aristotle, the father of political science, applies to students. When a student first enrolls for graduation or PG at the end of their first semester or the commencement of their second semester, they must begin the process of learning what to do and how to do it. When should I act? concerning the carrier. Though the situation is relatively straightforward, we have made it more difficult. 

Success requires more than just hard effort; it also requires smart action, mental clarity, focus, aim, planning, and execution of those plans. Success requires careful planning and a well-defined goal. I'll explain using my personal experience gained from working with over more than a thousand students at various levels.  As a student begins their first semester of college, they are introduced to a new campus, a new curriculum, instructors, a setting, a mess, and friends. It is best to relax and give themselves some time to adjust to their new surroundings. The student must immediately begin considering their future opportunities at the end of the first semester or the start of the second.

The organizations have an initial duty to inform the student about the current and potential extent of the course or profession (through genuine student orientation, not just a ceremonial one). if the student has a clear understanding of the course's objectives and future in light of the global context. They will be better able to identify their career goals and objectives with the aid of this exercise. Do your own SWOT analysis before choosing a goal. Let's go one at a time.

Aim:

Countless opportunities are waiting for someone to work as a drug inspector, MPSC, UPSC, CAT, IPMAT, GATE, G-PAT, pharmacist, scientist, patent attorney, entrepreneur, start-up owner, orator, financial analyst, blogger, teacher, regulatory expert, and so on. I would like to know how we choose the carrier target. It depends on an individual's level of self-assurance, skills, knowledge, and mental clarity, as well as interests, strengths, and weaknesses.

Objectives:

 List the different criteria and actions that go into the process of setting a starting point for a specific goal to pursue a dream career. Small actions are often the first to lead to great results.

Strength:

Recognize your strengths and build upon them. Let's say that your strong points are sports, English speaking, and communication skills. Create a plan to enhance your strength, add new flavors to it, and remain strong no matter what. To excel, strive to be the best. 

Weakness:

Recognize your weaknesses and address them. Weakness could differ from person to person. I've observed that many more-year students are insensitive to their shortcomings in any area of their lives. Poor communication skills are a student's fundamental weakness, especially in rural areas where speaking English has an impact on confidence levels.  Students who struggle with speaking English from the start of their undergraduate studies continue to do so throughout their careers. Their inadequacies become a major issue when they operate in a team environment and are taken advantage of as they join the corporate world. Despite their skill and aptitude for their career, they remain dominant.

It is crucial that we first recognize our areas of weakness, develop a step-by-step strategy to address those areas, and then act appropriately. After you've determined your areas of weakness, review the many approaches, solutions, and tactics to overcome them (e.g., seek assistance from instructors, social media, YouTube videos, free online courses, coaching, etc.). Take a tiny step toward improvisation of weakness each day. Learn about the various resources that might assist you in overcoming your weaknesses. Your journey toward success will take off once you have conquered your areas of weakness.

Action plan:

Time Management:

Make a plan and go slowly. The first step in effective time management is to split 24 hours into 8+8+8 slots. First 08 hrs get involved in college academic/ research activity, next 08 hrs for goodnight sleep and reaming 08 hrs for activation of your plan, co-curricular and extracurricular activities, exercise (out of 8 hrs dedicate 02 hrs for sport, meditation, yoga, pranayama) and hobbies will help you to reach out your aim. It should have a deadline. For example, if your goal is to own a start-up business, start planning at the beginning of the second semester, take baby steps, carry out your plan, finish it, and celebrate your accomplishment at the end of the final year.

Be connected:

Make an effort to establish contact with all of your former classmates, college seniors, super seniors, current and former teachers, and prominent members of the industry. Participate on significant and beneficial social media platforms, including LinkedIn and others for networking. Attend high-caliber scientific events, such as conferences, webinars, workshops, and technical sessions, about your goals and aspirations for a feast of intellectual knowledge. Increase your online visibility on social media platforms where intellectuals may recognize you as a potential collaborator or team member.

Stay updated:

Stay informed on opportunities, the state of the world, government plans and strategies (such as the Planning Commission, annual budgets, decisions made by the upper and lower houses of parliament, speeches by influential politicians, business tycoons, and social reformers in India and throughout the world). Always attempt to comprehend official statistical data and analyze the world's and India's five- to ten-year plans for the future. Watch the government's official website for updates regarding their plan for their dream career.

By producing blogs, and news stories, interacting with others, and maintaining a personal website, you can establish your presence among professionals, intellectuals, and the general public.

The aforementioned factors will assist you in creating your personal brand, which is your identity since it is predetermined by your goal.

Disaster Management: Planning should leave space for unforeseen circumstances, such as health problems, accidents, natural or man-made disasters, financial difficulties, family functions, rituals and festivities, etc.

Summary

 

The following points should be considered during the planning

Conclusion:

Since the beginning of the second semester, you remain committed to the systematic approach, which includes doing a SWOT analysis, working on your strengths, and most importantly, fixing your weaknesses. Develop a strategy to get over your weaknesses. Break down your goal into manageable tasks, carry them out professionally and wisely within the allotted time, and finally celebrate your achievement when you reach your desired career milestone.