1. Dr Piyali Bhattacharya DCH, MD (Ped), FCCM, PGDMLS Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

2. Students Perception of a career :

3. Students perception of Careers

4. Individuals differ in academic performances !!! Differences in intelligence & Personality Higher the IQ + Effort + Motivation Higher the academic performance

5. What else matters?

10. Exploring Your Interests (RIASEC TEST) Holland’s Hexagonal Model of Career Fields Investigative Artistic Social Realistic Conventional Enterprising

19. Personalities: ENERGY- Extroverts or Introverts INFORMATION Sensors or Intuitive DECISION MAKING Thinkers or Feelers LEARNING STYLE Judgers or Perceivers

24. How to guide?

26. WHAT ARE MY OPPORTUNITIES?

29. HOW DO I PLAN FOR ACHIEVING MY GOAL?

30. Gather Information

32. 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

33. 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.

34. Check Resources

35. What are my Outcome expectations? Advancement Opportunities Salary? Employment security Associated prestige

36. What do career counsellers do? SELF UNDERSTANDING- self assessment tests, self analysis to find your interest SWOT- find your strengths Identify potentials Career 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

37. Cont….. Group counselling Teachers perception 30 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

39. A word of caution: It’s easier to build a child than repair an adult !!!!!!!!! Role Model Parental Influence Peer Pressure

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