| Career - this six letter word has become an integral | | | | youth are when? Why? and How to choose a career |
| part of the vocabulary of every youth throughout | | | | path for himself. |
| the world in general and third world countries in | | | | There are varied and contradictory view points of |
| particular. From a time when this particular word had | | | | different people about this, some are of the view |
| no meaning for most of the people, till now it has | | | | that this decision should be taken as early as possible |
| gained enormous importance in every section of the | | | | in the life infect they are of the view that it should |
| society. There was a time when education was | | | | be taken right at the time of the birth of the child. |
| available to very few upper class gentry of the | | | | They are of the thinking that early decision about the |
| society with some exception for other, say some | | | | career to be adopted will make the parents as well |
| half a century ago, at that time virtually every new | | | | as children focused towards its goal from the very |
| born was suppose to follow the footsteps of his | | | | beginning. This view may sounds good some half a |
| ancestors i.e. father, forefather in every aspect of | | | | century ago when there were very few career |
| life including the profession he has to adopt, then a | | | | options available to the youths. They have to select |
| time came when it started spreading to the masses | | | | from Civil Services like IAS, IPS or IFS etc or opt |
| and the various work groups of the different | | | | from some conventional career in Engineering or |
| societies all over the world started spreading its | | | | Medicine of Legal services at higher level and can go |
| wings in different direction. Young people started | | | | for clerical or secretarial services at lower level in the |
| thinking beyond the horizons of their families' | | | | Government sector likewise there was little scope in |
| profession; of course education played an important | | | | the private sector too. |
| role in bringing this change in the thinking of the | | | | But in today scenario when there is no dearth of |
| masses. Increasing awareness about various | | | | career option in Private as well as public sector it |
| professions lured the younger generation towards | | | | seems more appropriate that the career decision |
| new career options other than already adopted by | | | | should be postponed at least till the time one is able |
| their parents. Even at that time say sometime in | | | | to understand and explore his own interest and |
| early eighties there were few options like Medicine, | | | | aptitude. One should at least be able to analyses |
| Engineering, Civil Services and Legal Services etc. to | | | | himself the inputs to be given into and output from |
| name a few. Even at that time decision of | | | | the profession one is going to choose. Objectively |
| adopting a particular profession was usually taken | | | | saying the youth should at least be given a free hand |
| by the parent's right at the time of the birth of the | | | | till he completes his Metric level basic education |
| child and forced on the children to fulfill the wishes of | | | | before taking his path towards a particular |
| their parents thereby making the career selection in a | | | | destination. |
| way an easy task for the children. This was not a big | | | | Why to choose a particular career or in another |
| deal at that particular point of time when there were | | | | sense what are the factors that should be taken |
| very few options available for the youths to decide | | | | care of before taking this all important once for all |
| from. But now in the twenty first century with the | | | | decision of the life. Although there cannot be a |
| globalization of the world the conditions have | | | | perfect for all answer to this question yet one can |
| changed drastically. Last couple of decade has seen | | | | take a few into consideration before selection from |
| wide spreading of the mass media and commercial | | | | enormous opportunities available in both public and |
| development thereby opening the flood gates of | | | | private sector. All these factors like Job security and |
| hundreds of different kinds of profession to choose | | | | high esteem attached to public sector high profile |
| from. In fact the conditions has taken a kind of U | | | | professions like Civil Services (IAS officers, IPS |
| turn from a position of scarcity and lack of choice | | | | officers, IFS officers etc.) Defense Services (Army, |
| to the problem of plenty and difficulty of choice. | | | | Airforce, Naval Officers), Banking sector (PO, |
| Present day youth has become so knowledgeable | | | | Development Officers etc), Legal Sector (Solicitors, |
| and enterprising that he is no longer ready to follow | | | | Advocate, Judges to name a few), high pay |
| the path trodden by their parents or ancestors. He | | | | packages of privates sector, glamour in the tinsel |
| want to do something different or at least in | | | | (cinema) world, respect of education sector-lecturer, |
| different way. He no longer wants to be spoon fed | | | | professors, scientists or whatever other factors that |
| in fact he wants to use his creativity and that too in | | | | leads to the goal of Job satisfaction of a particular |
| the field he himself feels comfortable. It does not | | | | person should be considered before taking up any |
| mean that he is or he should not listen to what the | | | | profession. |
| parents' wishes to share with them about the career | | | | Now the task is how to choose the best option for |
| he should adopt, after all they are the ones who | | | | youself and what is the way to the destination |
| have an experience of life time to share with, they | | | | selected. This task has become very easy with the |
| are the ones who can guide you and make you | | | | advent of Information technology in general and |
| aware about the challenges to be faced while | | | | Internet in particular. There is very vast and |
| adopting various profession and guide you in the best | | | | elaborate information available on net through various |
| possible way, but parents should also be unbiased | | | | career related websites they can help you out to |
| and share their experiences without being | | | | achieve your goal by letting you know which course |
| authoritative. They should understand the feeling of | | | | of action you are supposed to take to fulfill your |
| their children and give them a free hand to take the | | | | desired goal. There you will find information and |
| final decision regarding the career to be adopted | | | | resources on different job industries, specific careers, |
| among the various profession according to their own | | | | and even individual occupations that may be of |
| aptitude and liking. | | | | interest to you. |
| Now the big questions that arise before the today's | | | | |