Time to think beyond Govt jobs
Ranjan K Baruah *
Many of our students wanted to in government services. I have been interacting with students for more than a decade now and I have learned the interest of students towards government jobs. Students from any states of north east are seen more interested in government jobs as they feel that it is most secured job.
I need to do icebreaking for the same to make them understand how all jobs or self employment is also secured provided we plan for the same. Recently, I have been to Duliajan in upper Assam where I was invited by Rotary Club for facilitating a workshop on career development.
I could see that students are ready to be in private sector like corporate or even become entrepreneur as none of them said that they are interested for the government jobs. We may try for any kind of job but we must be prepared for anything because government jobs are limited.
One of the students asked more about 'Parapsychology'. Well, this is a course which is not available n many universities in the country. Parapsychology is a pseudoscience concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena.
It is the scientific study of interactions between living organisms and their external environment that seem to transcend the known physical laws of nature. It is a component of the broader study of consciousness and the mind. It's a positive sign that students are also aware of this kind of courses.
Authentic information and proper career planning shall lead us to the path of success. We must plan for our career planning and growth. Many students and parents would be in confusing when they have to choose courses and institutes. We must be careful because our action shall yield results. Aspirants have to plan early so that they are not confused after graduation and post graduations. We shall publish more about opportunities in forthcoming issues.
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* Ranjan K Baruah wrote this article for The Sangai Express
This article was posted on April 28, 2015.
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