Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Importance of Extracurricular Activities in Career Development

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It is a known fact that if you just have a good academic background, it may not be enough to secure a job. So, what can be the solution for this? It is extracurricular activities. Research from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the National Research Council (U.S.) shows that participating in extracurricular activities, sports, help students in evaluating their engagement and emotional attachment at school and its main motivation is to improve their career prospects.

What does extracurricular activities exactly mean?

Extracurricular activities or extra academic activities are those that take place outside the domain of the normal tasks of school or university education. These give an opportunity to explore yourself apart from the academics.

Why extracurricular activities considered important in career development?

Today employers demand more than just your academic performance. They are in search of employees who don't just hold theoretical knowledge. You need to show your soft skills and social potential to be in the good books of the interviewer. Activities other than scholastic tasks can land you a good career.

Extracurricular activities play a vital role in your life. They can help you become mature and develop your soft skills. They introduce you to the real world and make you familiar with their modalities. You can also be able to analyze the areas of your interest, related skills, and creative abilities. These soft skills can be handy in your careers. The knowledge obtained from extra academic activities will add extra points to your resume.

There are many non-academic activities that can be attractive and beneficial when your career actually starts. Some of them are listed below.

1. Community service:

Community Service an Extracurricular Activities
Community Service
Eager about the happenings in the society? Indulging in community service will help you have a chance to be a part of the community and serve the people around you. Helping the needy can give self-satisfaction and make a special bond with them. You will become aware of your social and civic responsibilities. Your communication and networking skills will improve. And by adding community service in your resumes, you can earn valuable points.

2. Event management:

Event Management an Extracurricular Activities
Event Management
There are certain groups in colleges and universities you can easily join as per your interest. Based on your interest of extracurricular activities, you can join Fund Raising committee, Leadership Awards, Exhibitions, Community Projects, etc. Joining any one of these activities, will help in enhancing soft skills. You can also get real-life experience of handling a project. By planning activities or events in your college, you can learn the importance of time management and how to work with people having different mind-sets.

3. Sports:

Sports an Extracurricular Activities
Sports
Participating in sports is a good way to stay physically and mentally fit. Pick any sport of your interestand try to excel in it. Doing so will help you develop competitive spirit and you can also learn a couple of things about teamwork, if the sport you have taken involves more than one person. If you are taking sport in which your individual performance matters such as swimming, archery, etc., it will also help you assess your strength. Since sport will keep you in good health and infuse in you competitive spirit, you will surely get advantage in your career.

4. Part time jobs:

Part-time Jobs an Extracurricular Activities
Part-Time Jobs
Taking a part-time is the best way to be self-reliant and take some away burden off your parents' shoulders. By working on a part-time job, you will also know how hard it is to earn and meet expenses on your own. This kind of life-lesson will surely help you at the professional front. Moreover, working at any establishment, you can also learn to work with people and develop a habit of working.

Not just the academic skills, but other skills matter a lot when you come out of your college/university and start searching a job. By taking interest in any extracurricular activity, you can indirectly lay a foundation to build your career on.
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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Which Career Suits Your Zodiac Sign?

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Is a horoscope your guiding spirit? Does your day start and end by it? Do you look for which color to wear, lucky number, and how the day will be for you? Well! Your horoscope can answer these questions true to some extent. But, have you ever thought what your zodiac sign says about your career?  Why not take a look? It is the best way to know the right type of profession for you.
Zodiac Signs

WHY ZODIAC SIGNS TO BE PREFERRED ?

To choose your career path, your qualifications, interest, and skills are considered.  There are many jobs that are well-suited to your academic background and can offer a good paycheck as well. Don't continue to get muddled between your interests and heap of job opportunities you have been offered.

Try to study yourself thoroughly. Know what kind of person you are. Are you the one who like socializing, or spending time alone, or creative? Enthusiastic or sluggish? Find it out. So, let's start the journey to dig out the secrets of your personality and what is your future career.

Aquarius (Jan 19 - Feb 18):

Aquarius Zodiac Sign
You love to meet different people and help them, are good at communicating with people and serving them. Being born under this zodiac sign also makes you creative. Because of which, brilliant ideas pop out of your mind. The work that is most suited for you is graphic designing and a position in science sector where research for the sake of people is done.


Pisces (Feb 18 - Mar 20):

Pisces Zodiac SignYou are not bothered about convincing your skills to others and love to be the best in whatever you do. Being soft by nature and with an ability to empathize with others, you  get hurt when seeing someone in trouble and are ever ready to lend a helping hand.  In fact, helping others is what you love the most. For a good-natured person like you, a suitable career would be in a medical field where you can get to help others. Since you are also creative and artistic, a career in writing and painting would be ideal.


Aries Zodiac SignAries (Mar 20 - Apr 19):

You are a trailblazer who loves to explore and interested in competitive or physical related work.  People born under this zodiac sign are always ready to work as long as they are not a labor of 9 to 5 work. You can think of being a personal trainer, outdoor guide, or an athlete. Since you have the traits of being a trend setter, you can also be an entrepreneur.


Taurus Zodiac SignTaurus (Apr 19-May 20):

You are self-possessed. Once you decide to do some work, nothing can change your mind.  Starting your own business, rather than working under others can be a good way for you. Even if you get to work for others, choose a career that you are interested in and happy to do. You are a practical and hardworking person. Careers in painting, real estate, wood work, food-industry, and nursery can be satisfactory for you.

    

Gemini Zodiac SignGemini (May 20-Jun 20):

You have a good hold  on communicating with  people. You are a broadcaster, who takes a deep interest in what's happenings around you. A job of a writer, announcer, and public relations officer are for you. Since you have a mimic hidden inside you, a career in entertainment industry can also suit you.


Cancer Zodiac SignCancer (Jun 20-Jul 22):

Caring and cherishing others is in your blood. You are a softhearted person who loves to serve people and look after them. Careers in teaching, military, gardening, baby sitting, child-care, and nutrition are right for you.


Leo Zodiac SignLeo (Jul 22-Aug 22):

Leos love seeking attention in a good way. You are the inspiring personalities for others who always wants to be in a limelight. You are born to be a leader and easily win over others with your charisma and kindness.  Your personality can give you a space in an entertainment industry where you will excel any performing art. Politics and management are the perfect career for you.


Virgo Zodiac SignVirgo (Aug 22-Sept 22):

You are an idealist in yourself and always on your toes to serve others. Being considerate about others and happy to direct people in a right way, you can take a career in editing, proofreading, painting, translating, spying, and technical field.


Libra Zodiac SignLibra (Sept 22-Oct 23):

You have a valuable skill in you using which you can convince people easily. Being a sweet talker and an excellent observer, you can be a good salesperson. You can be a perfect fit for a job as a travel agent, wedding planner, and customer care executive.


Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21):

Scorpio Zodiac SignKeeping secrets to yourself is your expertise, this can be an advantageous quality for you in your career. You are a challenger with a a keen eye on everything happening around you.  Being inquisitive by nature, you are always eager to dig up truth. You can survive in any field and can do any kind of work. For your sign, a career as a detective, surgeon, or as a resource manager is ideal.


Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 22):

Sagittarius Zodiac SignYou have a great ability to exchange your thoughts with others. Good at adapting new work environment, doing hard work and coming up with brilliant ideas. You have the knack to inspire people, love to travel and experience new things. So, travel industry, teaching, social working can be your cup of tea.



Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19):

Capricorn Zodiac SignCapricorns are serious and hardheaded people who do not open up easily. You are not dull, but active and happy-go-lucky. Having born with the ability of handling any task easily, you can excel in any field. Being a work maniac brimming with administrative skills, you can attain great heights in your career as a manager, an architect, or an engineer.


Look for the type of personality you have. Learn the strength and weaknesses of your zodiac sign and capitalize on it. Having a fair knowledge of what you are born to do can help you in finding a suitable career.
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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Key Features of Career Guidance

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Today, a lot of students do not receive a proper career guidance. And the others believe that it is a waste of time and money. Such people either choose a career against their interest or just run after the trending one. I wish somebody can tell them how important it is to seek a proper career guidance for their future. Proper advice from an experienced career counselor can help avoid taking wrong steps.
Key Features of Career Guidance
Key Features of Career Guidance

Key Features of Career Guidance

Some career guidance features that can help you are:

Education

Education
Education
During schooldays, it is not difficult for you to choose elective. But, while choosing a right university and college, you often get confused. Enrolling in a right educational institute is important to improve the chances of employment in the future. Therefore, students must seek advice of counselors. These counselors know the challenges students face when choosing a college and university.  By analyzing the academics of students, counselors list down the institutes along with information about admission procedure, available courses, research work, etc. 

Goals

We all have short-term and long-term goals but achieving them sometimes becomes difficult. Perhaps, it is due to improper or no guidance at all. When I finished my studies, I wanted to work as a network administrator in company and I didn't have the knowledge to get into that field. So I sought the help of and advisor.
Goals
Goals

He suggested me the following:
  • Get all the information about network administrator profession
  • Talk with friends or anyone who is in that field already
  • Search and join the institute that offers good training for becoming a network administrator
  • The counselor divided my goals into different steps and prioritized them accordingly.
These steps are my short-term goals and becoming a network administrator of course is my long-term goal.

Planning

Planning
Planning
Planning and pursue a career for a long time is not easy. It's better to visit an experienced career advisors. The knowledge and experience career counselors hold, can help in getting on the right track that leads to career building. Just follow procedures suggested by therm. At first, they will suggest you to do self-assessment to know the areas of your interest. Based on that, counselors will look for learning areas and job options available for you. Finally, making a decision is all up to you because counselors only  provide guidelines to set objectives.

Skills 

Skills
Skills
The only way that can make you stand apart in the job market is your skills. There are many types of skills and having all of them is impossible. By speaking with an experience counselor, you can find ways on how to have them.  He or she will help yo in building decision-making, risk taking, and leadership skills. The counselor will suggest the type of skills you need to improve and how to proceed the right way.

Interests

Interests
Interests
Let's say, you are a graduate in Information Technology and looking for a job.  And you can't find one due to some reason. May be, that job is out of your interest. Advice from counselor can find what profession exactly match with your interest. If you are good at drawing, then you can become a professional painter or graphic designer instead of IT professional. With a series of questions and computer assisted guidance, counselors identify interest of candidates. Based on the score, they provide you job options as per area of interest. Because interest plays an important role in how much you are satisfied with work, it helps in finding yours.

Values

Values
Values
Job advisors play an important role to build must-have work ethics in person. For example, professionalism, dependability, mutual respect, work dedication, risk taking, etc. They also explain  how work ethics help to boost productivity and improve your performance. Values represents characteristics of candidates such as confidence for decision-making, coordination with team member, etc. Values in career counseling improves job exploration choice and adjustment.

Vision

Vision
Vision
A career vision statement can help you in planning what you wish to achieve in the future. You can be able to set goals and decide where you want to be in the next five years. In short, by creating a vision statement, you can envision your career at a particular stage. It will also enable you to build a thought process and work according to it. Further, you will have inspiration, motivation, and encouragement to proceed ahead regardless of the problems. More importantly, a vision statement can help you identify whether your career is progressing or not, or you are unhappy with it. A career advisor can help you in creating a vision statement for your career that can give you a target and support in staying focused.

 A career guidance is a platform where you can solve queries and get quick advice from the experts. It also helps to plan entire study as per your interest. A series of sessions like aptitude training, personality building, etc. can enhance interest and motivate aspirants to find a suitable job.
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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Role of Teachers in Child Development

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In every culture and tradition, be it of anywhere in the world, one person that commands tremendous respect in the society is, a teacher. If you have read anything about Hindu culture, you will know that teachers are more revered than parents. Though parents are the first teachers of a child, the education imparted by teachers right from kinder-garden up to graduation plays a vital role in shaping the future of the child. A teacher can play many roles in a child's life. He or she can be a mentor, guide, friend, or a philosopher for the child. The contribution of teachers in every phase of child development is immeasurable.


Role of Teachers in Child Development
Role of Teachers in Child Development
SOME Of THE WAYS A TEACHER CAN HAVE A ROLE IN THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT: 

Child Development & Family Status 

Child Development and Family Status
Child Development & Family Status

The major facets in child development are physical, mental, educational, social, moral and spiritual. You can note that depending on the family status, kids development varies. Family consisting of a mother, a father, siblings and elderly people is the best environment for the development of a child. But a few families have single mother or father. As such, the child doesn't get the attention that he or she can get. In some families, both the parents are working, while in other families, either the mother is working or the father. This may devoid the child of proper attention and he or she may feel lonely. But on the other hand, as the child grows, the family status may also motivate him or her. Some parents' job may require them to stay away from their home for a few days. In such a situation, it is possible that the child becomes cranky. His or her development suffer from a negative impact and the child may avoid participating in education, sport, and extra-curricular activities.

Teacher's role for toddlers 

Teacher's role for toddlers
Teacher's role for toddlers

Teachers are the first one who introduce alphabets and numbers to children. They become a friend of children and teach them in a playful manner. They help each and every child to learn at his or her own pace. Besides alphabets and numbers, these teaching professional also train children on music, dance, and social skills. Teachers also suggest if the child needs any special assistance regarding speech or hearing issue. They do role-play with the kids which give them a friendly environment to express themselves. Teachers arrange stage performances for kids and this enhances their stage confidence. 

Teacher's role in elementary school 

Teacher's role in elementary school
Teacher's role in elementary school

Elementary school teachers teach students about history, geography, civics, etc., which help kids learn about world around them as well as about their origin and nation. They teach kids about personal hygiene and good habits. They make kids do science experiments and work with them on different such experiments. Thus, they generate interest about science in kids. Teachers as a mentor time to time update kids about the various competitions and stage performances and provide necessary transport or interactive help from the school.

Teachers role in child development in middle and high schools
Teachers Role in High School

Teachers role in middle & high schools 


A child at this stage is only a few steps ahead of becoming a fully grown individual. Teachers take a role of their friend and guide them in subjects like mathematics, physics, chemistry. They direct them about books to refer and use them for practicing. Also, teachers teach critical and difficult topics repeatedly to weak students and bring up the best in them. You can note teachers are good counselors; they talk to kids involved in bullying activities and assist them to come out of it. Teachers often give helping hand in learning all indoor and outdoor games by advising kids about balancing sport and studies.

Teachers as a career guide 

Teachers as a career guide
Teachers as a career guide

As the child grows up he or she needs complete philosopher who can assess them thoroughly and advice them about the career path they should follow. After sixteen years of age, boys and girls start thinking about settling down with appropriate career, they often get confused about selecting a career for them. Teachers often guide them by giving proper input about entrance tests and IQ tests relent to their intelligence level and interests which can channelize them to think about proper career and take efforts accordingly. 

 So you record that teacher is the one who plays an inevitable role in overall development of child. They contribute in child development throughout different stages the child goes during his or her education. They direct, demonstrate, communicate and advice for the betterment of the child. Sometimes, teachers are a friend, a guide, and a mentor. 
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