Need For Career Related Content

Need For Career Related Content

Till now, there hasn't been a tested, scientific way of helping students make a choice. So we have all fallen back on the traditional method - choosing 'hot' or 'popular' careers.
We have all seen these trends. Once upon a time every kid seemed to be headed for engineering - or medicine. Then came the era of MBA's. Then everybody suddenly wanted to go after a career in Information Technology and learn programming languages. Biotech and bio-informatics seemed the next big thing. But we have all also seen the backlash of this 'trendiness'.
Given this confusion and uncertainty, what is a student to do next? More important, how can parents, teachers and school principals help students prepare for the complex, competitive world out there?
YoungBuzz conducts internationally accredited psychometric tests which helps students discover the careers better suited for each one. But we don't just stop there! Our counsellor’s help individuals reach their full potentials and gain a better understanding of their strengths, motivations, and temperament and then co-relate these to determine what career paths would suit the student best, giving him a low-down on the latest, recent and upcoming careers as well.

Career Focus - The Road To Success

Education Times, Press Release

Career Focus - The Road To Success

In today’s fast paced world, people are looking for success at a young age.
Is it possible? “Yes!” say the specialists, but one of the major criteria is Career Focus. People who are focused in their careers are likely to climb the ladder of success early in life.
Schools and Colleges play a crucial role in developing students with career focus. In keeping with this need, YoungBuzz -DAV Centre is holding a free seminar called Career Focus - The Road To Success. The seminar is for School and College Principals and Teachers.
The Programme commences with insightful talks by a panel of reputed educationists and industrialists.

The Speakers:
Dr HL Kaila, ‘Need for Career Focus to Achieve Success and Head - Psychology Dept, and How Schools Play a Pivotal Role.’SNDT Women’s University

Mrs. Bharti Naik, ‘Role of Educational Institutes in Career Guidance.’ Principal, M.D. Shah Mahila College

Mr. Dinesh Parekh, ‘Participation of Industry in Developing Youth and Chairman, Advantages of Self Aware Employees at Work.’ Indian Merchant’s Chambers, Thane- Belapur.

The Seminar will be followed by a workshop on Stress Management.
Date: 2nd August, 2003, Saturday.
Timing: 10 am to 12:30 pm.
Venue: DAV- YoungBuzz Centre, DAV Public School, Plot No 267-368, Sector 10, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai.
For more details call 24904111

Formula For Success

Education Times, Lead Story

Formula For Success
Ever wondered about the studying techniques that set the toppers apart? We spoke to a few toppers and got them to share their formula for success.

Another academic year has started off at full throttle- out come the crisp textbooks and notebooks. Everyone is charged up to face new challenges in school and each one has promised themselves to perform better than the year before. But as extra-curricular activities slowly trickle in, studying or revising daily lessons seems boring and is swept under the carpet until the examinations come storming in.
University toppers of ‘Generation Y ‘ however have a new mantra for success. “Try and make sure that you understand the subject you are studying,” they all profess. It makes studying enjoyable rather than a tedious mugging-up session each time.
Zubin Kuvadia, who topped the HSC boards in the Science faculty maintains that you must understand the subject before getting down to studying it. He dedicated long hours solving and practising problems in Chemistry and Physics rather than merely mugging up the formulas. “Solving papers of the previous 2-3 years was of immense help as it gave me a fair idea of the paper pattern followed in the Boards.”
ICSE top ranker of Mumbai, Ruchita Mucchala on the other hand attributes her success to effective time management, “I had charted out a schedule with my mom’s help and followed it diligently. That is how I made sure that I covered my entire portion way before the exams.”
Recently announced SSC topper Mallika Gharpure accedes with Ruchita. “If your study habits are not scheduled evenly throughout the year, you will perform badly in the exams.”
As exams edge in, the pressure to achieve a good score is of prime concern and students begin to lose their cool. Zubin handled the mounting pressure of scoring well in PCM by regularly talking to himself. “I kept reassuring myself which enhanced my self confidence and helped me maintain my cool throughout the exams.”
Do you find yourself saying the following things? Do not worry –you are not alone!!
But here are some pointers to working it all out.

Get this right!
“This stuff is so boring, I can hardly keep awake!”
You will remember more readily material that is interesting to you, so work on creating an interest in the subject. The material is easier to remember if it is meaningful to you. Try to see how your lessons are relevant to everyday life and can be put to use.

“There’s way too much to remember…”
You cannot hope to remember every piece of information that you encounter. Select the most important ideas and information and learn those. Don't overload your mind with details.

“It’s on the tip of my tongue, but…!”
When you are determined to remember, your attention will be better concentrated and you will tend to remember more effectively. Be confident that you can remember it.

“I just don’t know where to begin”
Material that is organized in a way meaningful to you will be easier to remember. Prioritise the information from most important to least important. Outlining or summarising is one way to do this. Also divide material into manageable chunks which can be learnt one at a time.

“I spend hours studying but it gets all boggled up”
Study smart, not hard. Associate the information with something else. Associate new material with related facts you already know.

“I’m gonna stay up all night ‘til I get this”
Study throughout the term, not just before each test. Keep studying as you go along. Review each subject at least once a week. Begin with an hour or two a day about one month before the exam, and then increase study time as the exam approaches. Recall increases as study time gets spread out over time.

“I’m confident about what I’ve studied. Then do I need to do mock tests?”
Take practice tests as you study. Test yourself, or ask a friend to test you. This will help you get used to being tested and should desensitise you somewhat to the actual thing.

“I’m really tensed. Got butterflies in my tummy. Is that a sign of not being confident?”
When you enter the classroom, remind yourself that you feel confident and relaxed. However, a little amount of tension is good, as it keeps you more focussed. Avoid last-minute studying and shut out the conversations of others who are doing this.

“Is there a way of tackling the exam paper?”
Be calm when you receive the question paper. Read the instructions and questions carefully. Do the easy questions first; an "easy" point counts as much as a "hard" point and generally takes less time. Review your answers carefully. You may remember a fact or idea, correct a wrong statement, find a mis-marked answer, or discover you have been caught by a trick question.

“I know I cannot handle this anxiety myself. But how can I tell this to anyone?”
Talk about it. Share your feelings of anxiety with someone skilled at helping others: a counsellor, a tutor. Exploring the problem with someone can help you understand why you are fearful can provide support, and can help you work towards a solution that works out perfectly for you.

(YoungBuzz is India’s premier career guidance company. For more information call on 24904111 or log on to www.youngbuzz.com)

Education Times, Press Release

Career Focus - The Road To Success

In today’s fast paced world, people are looking for success at a young age.
Is it possible? “Yes!” say the specialists, but one of the major criteria is Career Focus. People who are focused in their careers are likely to climb the ladder of success early in life.
Schools and Colleges play a crucial role in developing students with career focus. In keeping with this need, YoungBuzz -DAV Centre is holding a free seminar called Career Focus - The Road To Success. The seminar is for School and College Principals and Teachers.
The Programme commences with insightful talks by a panel of reputed educationists and industrialists.

The Speakers:
Dr HL Kaila, ‘Need for Career Focus to Achieve Success and Head - Psychology Dept, and How Schools Play a Pivotal Role.’SNDT Women’s University

Mrs. Bharti Naik, ‘Role of Educational Institutes in Career Guidance.’ Principal, M.D. Shah Mahila College

Mr. Dinesh Parekh, ‘Participation of Industry in Developing Youth and Chairman, Advantages of Self Aware Employees at Work.’ Indian Merchant’s Chambers, Thane- Belapur.

The Seminar will be followed by a workshop on Stress Management.
Date: 2nd August, 2003, Saturday.
Timing: 10 am to 12:30 pm.
Venue: DAV- YoungBuzz Centre, DAV Public School, Plot No 267-368, Sector 10, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai.
For more details call 24904111

Education Times, Lead Story

Formula For Success

Ever wondered about the studying techniques that set the toppers apart? We spoke to a few toppers and got them to share their formula for success.

Another academic year has started off at full throttle- out come the crisp textbooks and notebooks. Everyone is charged up to face new challenges in school and each one has promised themselves to perform better than the year before. But as extra-curricular activities slowly trickle in, studying or revising daily lessons seems boring and is swept under the carpet until the examinations come storming in.
University toppers of ‘Generation Y ‘ however have a new mantra for success. “Try and make sure that you understand the subject you are studying,” they all profess. It makes studying enjoyable rather than a tedious mugging-up session each time.
Zubin Kuvadia, who topped the HSC boards in the Science faculty maintains that you must understand the subject before getting down to studying it. He dedicated long hours solving and practising problems in Chemistry and Physics rather than merely mugging up the formulas. “Solving papers of the previous 2-3 years was of immense help as it gave me a fair idea of the paper pattern followed in the Boards.”
ICSE top ranker of Mumbai, Ruchita Mucchala on the other hand attributes her success to effective time management, “I had charted out a schedule with my mom’s help and followed it diligently. That is how I made sure that I covered my entire portion way before the exams.”
Recently announced SSC topper Mallika Gharpure accedes with Ruchita. “If your study habits are not scheduled evenly throughout the year, you will perform badly in the exams.”
As exams edge in, the pressure to achieve a good score is of prime concern and students begin to lose their cool. Zubin handled the mounting pressure of scoring well in PCM by regularly talking to himself. “I kept reassuring myself which enhanced my self confidence and helped me maintain my cool throughout the exams.”
Do you find yourself saying the following things? Do not worry –you are not alone!!
But here are some pointers to working it all out.

Get this right!
“This stuff is so boring, I can hardly keep awake!”
You will remember more readily material that is interesting to you, so work on creating an interest in the subject. The material is easier to remember if it is meaningful to you. Try to see how your lessons are relevant to everyday life and can be put to use.

“There’s way too much to remember…”
You cannot hope to remember every piece of information that you encounter. Select the most important ideas and information and learn those. Don't overload your mind with details.

“It’s on the tip of my tongue, but…!”
When you are determined to remember, your attention will be better concentrated and you will tend to remember more effectively. Be confident that you can remember it.

“I just don’t know where to begin”
Material that is organized in a way meaningful to you will be easier to remember. Prioritise the information from most important to least important. Outlining or summarising is one way to do this. Also divide material into manageable chunks which can be learnt one at a time.

“I spend hours studying but it gets all boggled up”
Study smart, not hard. Associate the information with something else. Associate new material with related facts you already know.

“I’m gonna stay up all night ‘til I get this”
Study throughout the term, not just before each test. Keep studying as you go along. Review each subject at least once a week. Begin with an hour or two a day about one month before the exam, and then increase study time as the exam approaches. Recall increases as study time gets spread out over time.

“I’m confident about what I’ve studied. Then do I need to do mock tests?”
Take practice tests as you study. Test yourself, or ask a friend to test you. This will help you get used to being tested and should desensitise you somewhat to the actual thing.

“I’m really tensed. Got butterflies in my tummy. Is that a sign of not being confident?”
When you enter the classroom, remind yourself that you feel confident and relaxed. However, a little amount of tension is good, as it keeps you more focussed. Avoid last-minute studying and shut out the conversations of others who are doing this.

“Is there a way of tackling the exam paper?”
Be calm when you receive the question paper. Read the instructions and questions carefully. Do the easy questions first; an "easy" point counts as much as a "hard" point and generally takes less time. Review your answers carefully. You may remember a fact or idea, correct a wrong statement, find a mis-marked answer, or discover you have been caught by a trick question.

“I know I cannot handle this anxiety myself. But how can I tell this to anyone?”
Talk about it. Share your feelings of anxiety with someone skilled at helping others: a counsellor, a tutor. Exploring the problem with someone can help you understand why you are fearful can provide support, and can help you work towards a solution that works out perfectly for you.

(YoungBuzz is India’s premier career guidance company. For more information call on 24904111 or log on to www.youngbuzz.com)

Mid-Day, Launch Pad

Launch Your Career

LaunchPad is a Management Finishing School organized by Mid-Day in association with YoungBuzz. LaunchPad equips young professionals with a set of tools that gives them the edge towards climbing the corporate ladder. The LaunchPad programme has been divided into various workshop modules focusing on sharpening their Presentation Skills, Leadership & Team Effectiveness, Communication Skills, People Skills and Stress Management.
The session on Inter-Personal Skills demonstrates how different people react in different ways under pressure at work. The participants are posed with real-life situations where they learn life skills such as persuasiveness, selling skills and negotiation. Asmita, an engineering student at RAIT, Nerul remarked, “The workshop has helped me in gaining vital Communication Skills which were lacking. It has also taught me effective time management and how to organize myself more effectively.”
The module on Team Leadership is based on the finer points of planning, delegation and organization, which are of utmost importance for the team to work effectively. Nouman Qureshi, who is currently working as an Assistant Manager with a magazine commented, “The psychological tests conducted during the workshop helped me introspect about myself and learn many aspects I was unware of. The team building workshop helped me directly analyse why many of my earlier plans as a leader failed – simply because we didn’t work well as a team.”
The session on Interviews, Group Discussions and development of Presentation Skills has demonstrations on techniques for improving presentation skills through mock interviews and presentation sessions. One of the participants Sebastian Joseph, who has been working in the financial sector, remarked, “I have picked up vital Presentation and PR Skills at the workshop. I have become much more confident at interviews, because now I know how to be more presentable and interviewer-friendly.”
The module on Communication Skills deals with effective communication – verbal and non verbal; helping them to become better communicators and understand the audience whom they are addressing.
In Business Etiquette the participants are taught about the importance of grooming at the workplace such as telephone etiquette, dining manners, formal dressing, etc. There is a complete module on Stress and crisis management, which will help the de novo to deal with the various factors of stress at work.
The longer duration of the programme will help them practice their newly acquired skills, share their experiences with co-participants and make it a habit before they finish the programme.
The first four modules have been successfully completed. The next module is due to be held on Saturday. Fresh batches will start soon. For more information call YoungBuzz on 24904111.