The range of choice for Indians is growing. Only career counselling could help you choose the right path . …….. Career coaching is a very big thing in the US, though not so much in other Western countries. Several US presidents have given testimonials to the counsellors who helped them on their way to the [...]

HOSPITALITY PLUS ● The hospitality industry has never been so inviting. A prospective tourism boom and the Commonwealth Games have created a whole gamut of jobs:- ……… There is a new buzz in hospitality circles. The hosting of an international sporting bonanza in the capital city has opened the floodgates to widespread opportunities in the [...]

Music therapy is becoming a hot career option in todays world.. ………. Stuti Chandhok was only six when she started learning Hindustani classical music. While growing up, she also dabbled in modelling and pursued other creative interests, but it was music she was passionate about. “I understood very early music’s power to bring about positive [...]

Film Management ● The film industry is beckoning management graduates:- It is the new sunshine industry, and management graduates are making a beeline for it. The Indian film world, once another term for mayhem and mismanagement, is fast turning into a bed of opportunities. More and more graduates are seeking to join the industry which [...]

Security analysts are  in great demand in these days of violence. .. When Thangjam Khurshchev Singh was growing up in insurgency-hit Manipur, he was always curious about the clashing ideologies that led to the unending violence in the northeastern state. By the time he completed school, his ambition was to study all the forms of [...]

In the near future, the renewable energy field will need thousands of trained professionals:- ………………… Remember that scene in Swades where Shah Rukh Khan brings electricity to a village using hydel power? And the joy on the face of an old woman? If you want to replicate that scene in real life, you don’t have [...]

Corporate India’s shift in marketing focus has made rural management a hot new option:- P. Pratheep left his cushy corporate job because he wanted to work in the development sector. This alumnus of the National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, took up a rural management course at the Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar (XIMB). Little did [...]

Healthcare providers specialising in Geriatric care will be in great demand in the near future:- For Gautam Chaudhary, the greatest joy is in seeing an elderly person in high spirits. “They can be very rigid, but once you understand their unique needs they are the most wonderful people to be with,” says Chaudhary, a Calcutta-based [...]

In service of society Q: I am interested in social work and want to work with an NGO. What course should I opt for? How can I join organisations which help during natural disasters? — Jayanti Malhan A: The best way to become a professional social worker is to pursue a master degree in social [...]

As society advances and opens up newer avenues in our daily lives, the need for legal protection against the demons of modern society has increased  as well. With globalisation leading to relaxed trade norms, and the widespread use of computers facilitating cyber crimes, the scope of law has only expanded over the last few years. [...]