Dr Piyali BhattacharyaDCH, MD (Ped), FCCM,

PGDMLSSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate

Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

Students Perception of a career:

Students perception of Careers

Individuals differ in academic performances !!!

Differences in intelligence & PersonalityHigher the IQ + Effort + Motivation

Higher the academic performance

What else matters?

Exploring Your Interests (RIASEC TEST)

Holland’s Hexagonal Model of Career Fields

Investigative

Artistic

Social

Realistic

Conventional

Enterprising

Personalities:ENERGY- Extroverts or Introverts

INFORMATION Sensors or Intuitive

DECISION MAKING Thinkers or Feelers

LEARNING STYLE Judgers or Perceivers

How to guide?

WHAT ARE MY OPPORTUNITIES?

HOW DO I PLAN FOR ACHIEVING MY GOAL?

Gather Information

Have I selected subjects that I like and enjoy?Have I considered potential career options?Is this my decision and not my friends?Am I happy to study these subjects for 5 class

periods for the next two years?Have I selected a balance of learning,

reasoning and practical subjects that suit my personality, interests, abilities and aptitudes.?

Decision Checklist

What should I do now?

• Discuss options with parents/guardians/etc.

• Find out if the careers of interest have particular subject requirements.

• Talk to subject teachers and / counsellers

• Keep in mind future career plans

• If unsure, keep options open.

• Choose a balanced range of subjects.ie a language,a science subject and 2 others.

Check Resources

What are my Outcome expectations?

Advancement OpportunitiesSalary?Employment securityAssociated prestige

What do career counsellers do?SELF UNDERSTANDING- self assessment

tests, self analysis to find your interestSWOT- find your strengthsIdentify potentialsCareer options accordingly ( approx 1064

options available)Envionment and possibilities of help- rural vs

urban Identify background- parental affordability,

peer pressure, don’t want to go to rural place

Cont…..Group counselling Teachers perception30 students -single session – report of individual

child to school authorities in sealed envelopes.

Individual counselling Parental perception- takes about 15 hrs of multiple sessions

Parent – Student bridging

A word of caution:

It’s easier to build a child than repair an adult !!!!!!!!!Role ModelParental InfluencePeer Pressure

Give your child wings to fly,Roots to come back to,And reasons to stay…….

Dalai Lama