By Ashish Gaur
Class 12 exams are over. Many students have started their preparation for various competitive exams while many are still worried about what to do the next. Now is the time to put your thoughts together and formulate a meticulous career plan that leads to your dream career.
Whether you choose a traditional course or a new age career, your priority should be to select something that do justice to you beyond the compulsory years of education.
In most cases the stream you select determines the professional options that you will have for the next twenty years of your life. Here is a look at the some of the most popular career options for students across all three disciplines.
LAW
Skills and demand
Law as a profession is held high in our society. When everything fails then it is the court of law where one can rely for getting justice. In one way or the other we come across such situations where we need to take legal advice. And for this we need legal professionals who can analyse and interpret law properly.
The demand for skilled lawyers is high. To become a lawyer academic excellence does not play a big role for the success. Professional competence acquired through experience and practice is one of the main yardsticks. Good oral and written communication skills, logical reasoning, power of concentration, patience, good memory to relate and quote past cases to prove your point, ability to argue and discuss matter, self confidence, courage to deal with threats especially in criminal cases are the other traits of this profession.
One should have up-to-date information on changes in law. A good library and a fair amount of reading are also important.
Career prospects
Those who have completed degree in law have wide career opportunities. One can find jobs in various courts of law, central and state government services, teaching, legal advisors board in various companies, business houses, organisations etc.
Some prefer to do private practice as legal advisors, advocates, solicitors etc. Lawyer can also work as legal counsel and legal advisers for firms, organisations and families. They can also work as trustees for various trusts. Opportunities exist in the defence services too.
Institutes
Almost every university offers LLB, LLM integrated course. Many universities in the state including University of Rajasthan, Amity University, Jaipur National University etc offer integrated courses in law. MJRP offers integrated degree in MBA+LLM. Delhi University, Jindal Law school, Symbiosis
College, Pune, Manipal University etc offer the similar course.
There are 11 law schools that give admission to their UG and PG courses through a common entrance test - CLAT.
HOSPITALITY
Skills and demand
Liberalisation and further opening up of economy has lead to revolutionary growth in the sector. With fast development, industrial progress and promotion of tourism, the hotel and hospitality industry is growing tremendously. Moreover, hospitality industry is amongst the most visible and important aspects of a country's infrastructure.
The dedemand of skilled professionals is all time high at national and international level. With the growth of hotel industry propelled by foreign and domestic tourism and business travel, the demand for well trained quality personnel too has grown impressively.
Those who wish to join the industry should have good organisational background, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong commitment and self-discipline. One must be an extrovert, co-operative, polite and respectful to the guests, have patience to deal guest criticism even when you know you are right, willing to work hard even at odd hours and yet be cheerful.
Job prospects
A hospitality sector is classified into various segment like tour and travel, hotels, resorts, health care etc. Major departments one can work with are operations, front office, house keeping, food and beverages, accounting, engineering/ maintenance, sales and security.
Each department has a number of positions that one can opt for. Apart from the hotel job, one can get into various fields like airline catering and cabin services, club management, cruise ship hotel management, hospital administration and catering, hotel and tourism associations, forest lodges, guest houses, hotel and catering institutes.
Self employment is also one the important options. Institutes There are several institutes across the country that offer courses in hospitality management or hotel management. Some of the famous institutes give admission right after 12th are colleges under institutes of hotel management.
A national level entrance exam is conducted by IHM, Pusa. Apart from this there are autonomous colleges and universities that offer course in the stream.
MASS COMMUNICATION
Skills and demand
Mass communication as a field comprises of print, television, internet, public relations, internet, ad agency etc. Career in journalism is a prestigious profession.
To become a journalist one should have an inquisitive mind, will power, an aptitude for presenting information in an accurate, concise and effective manner, organise their thoughts and to express themselves clearly both orally and in writing. At the same time a journalist has to be tactful, confident and organised while interviewing people from all walks of life.
They must have the ability to sift relevant facts from the irrelevant. The ability to accept criticism and willingness to do considerable rewriting are also necessary.
Job prospects
One can find employment with newspapers, periodicals and magazines, central information service, press information bureau, websites, AIR and TV channels like Doordarshan, private news channels, ad agency, pr consultancy firms etc. At the same time they can do freelancing.
Institutes
Mass communication as a department has gained popularity in the Indian education system. Almost every good university has mass communication department where the course can be studied. Some of the good institutes are IIMC, Delhi, Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, Symbiosis Institute of Mass communication, DU.
MANAGEMENT
Skills and demand
Today, almost every other field is driven by business. Business is not only about buying and selling but also about innovating, growing and sharing. Business administration is one of the most sought after careers and it is all about managing business functions such as finance, management, services etc.
With the multinational companies setting up their bases in the country and growing domestic business, the demand of skilled management professionals is all time high. Almost every firm requires the candidates who have business administration degree and can handle the company's business effectively.
Job prospects
As many MNC's are coming up and Indian companies are going for joint ventures, there are ample career options in this field. Business management is one of the most sought after careers, and a wide range of opportunities are available for business administration graduates.
It is easy to get managerial or executive jobs for those who hold business degrees especially an MBA degree.
And from this executive post one has an opportunity to climb the ladder and occupy the top most positions in the company management.
Institutes
There are several colleges and universities that offer integrated degree course in management. Some of the popular institutes are IIMs and allied colleges. Universities such as Amity University, Jaipur offer integrated degree course in management right after class 12th.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Skills and demand
It is a creative field and an excellent medium of self-expression. With growing communication network and growth of advertising, fashion, media the field of photography has now become a profession with great value. So this is an area offering great scope for those who have an interest and attributes needed to be a professional.
The demand for the skilled is high in newspapers, magazines, studios etc. However training hones the inherent skills and help to shine in this competitive field with various specialisations like portraiture, fashion and advertising photography, journalistic photography, wildlife and outdoors photography etc.
Job prospects
They have the option to either take up jobs with news papers, magazines, advertising agencies, government agencies, industrial houses or work as free lancers. The government employs photographers on a regular pay scale to do general photography documentation, for covering day-to-day events and functions and for making photo features and captioning. One can begin his career asan assistant of a senior or professional photographer, so that he/she can grasp the finer points of photography.
Photographers can specialise in areas such as portrait, commercial and industrial, advertising, scientific, fashion, news, wildlife photography etc. Fashion photographers can find employment with fashion houses, designers, fashion journals and news papers.
Institutes
There are very limited institutes in the country that offer course in photography. Some of the colleges are Fergusson College, Pune, National Academy of Photography, Kolkata, University of Allahabad, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata.
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Skills and demand
Physiotherapists are high in demand in various sports, hospitals etc. Those who want to take up the field must have thorough knowledge of the human anatomy, good analytical and logical reasoning skill, problem solving skill, ability to memorize and recall scientific facts, manual dexterity and physical stamina to work long hours
Job prospects
Demand for skilled physiotherapist is high as there are limited professionals in this field. Those who have degree in the field can easily get job in the rehabilitation departments, municipal corporations and private bodies.
Physiotherapists can work in hospitals, orthopedic departments, rehabilitation centres for the handicapped, schools for the mentally retarded and physically disabled children, health institutions and defence medical establishments. The demand for physiotherapists in abroad particularly USA, Canada and Australia is high.
Institute
Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, New Delhi, AMU, Aligarh, AIIMS, New Delhi, All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai, Chennai Medical College : College of Nursing, Chennai, Christian Medical College, Nellore, College of Health Sciences, University of Manipal are some of the good colleges.
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