Many Indian students are endlessly juggling with multiple tasks while staying back at home under lockdown. Amongst many, studying, helping parents with household chores, and working on career development are the major activities that most students are engaged with.
While household chores are mandatory, and regular education is provided online by college professors, students are left with one vital task of career development for themselves.
Every student knows that this time can be optimally utilised to focus on career development, but many fail to do so. Questions like “Where to start from?” and “What field should I choose?” have created a clutter in their minds.
So, in this blog, our aim is to help students in different domains successfully accomplish career development goals by following a few simple steps.
Target The Right Skill-Set: Not every skill can be taught in college. To stand out, students need to have a skill-set that is worth the huge pay-check. Every field requires professionals with a unique skill-set. Engineers with skills in the field of data science and media professionals with knowledge of social media can get more opportunities in different fields in comparison to their peers. So, the first step is to identify the skills you possess and the skill you require to excel professionally.
Know The Level Of Learning Required: Once the skill-set requirement is identified, it is time to evaluate your existing knowledge. If you are already well equipped with the basics of excel, there is no point in re-doing it. This is the time to learn more, start ahead of your existing knowledge to gain more. Remember, specialisation is what employers are looking out for in 2020!
Choose The Right Learning Source: While choosing online learning courses, it is essential to evaluate the value creation the certification will provide. Look out for details like the University that is offering the course, professors who will be giving lectures, and the syllabus of the course modules. Apart from online courses, students in fields like media communications and digital advertisement can learn from the work of others too.
Be Disciplined: In times like these, staying disciplined and focused towards your daily progress is essential. As this extra created time is also used for self-care and recreational activities, it is very likely that many students may end up losing balance. It is therefore advised to set daily targets, and set a date as a goal for completion.
Explore: While college life keeps most students busy with knowledge of a specific domain of study, it is now time to explore. Engineering students can explore fields like advertising, economics, or law depending on their interest areas, and the same can be done by students in other fields. Learning and exploring skills of different domains can benefit students in the form of additional choices at the time of placements. To choose the right direction, ask questions to yourself regarding your interests and aspirations.
The stress of studies and anxiety created due to the on-going pandemic can have a negative impact on an individual; the best escape from this is to work on career development goals.
At Sangam University, we offer students with career counselling facilities and opportunities to participate in skill development courses online. Renowned as one of the top 10 private Universities in Rajasthan , at Sangam, students can explore new and updated ways of learning for career development. Admissions for 2020 session are open, call us today to know more about the intake process!
