“The biggest mistake that you can make
is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The
driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are
owned by the company, you own your career!” - Earl Nightingale
Recently I have had the privilege of
counseling students who were joining a prestigious business school to acquire
management education. Some of the parents of the students also participated in
the interactive session. I encouraged them to ask as many questions as possible
on career opportunities. I expected
questions on career more from the students rather than from the parents.
However, parents asked questions more than the students as they had lots of
anxiety, and were more concerned about the career of their children. Most
parents had concerns about the credibility of educational institution,
opportunities for campus placements and the quality of faculty. I felt that the
parents did a thorough research about the educational institution in which
their children were joining. Therefore,
very few questions were raised about the institution.
I will focus on their concerns on campus
placements, educational institutions and other aspects in this article. I clarified
about their concerns on the placements as follows: educational institutions
invite the industry to hire their students. They have a training and placement
officer (TPO) who approach companies and request them to visit their
educational institutions. They also have soft skills trainers who equip
students with soft skills and other skills to enhance their employability. The recruiters visit the campus and conduct a
series of tests to shortlist the best candidates for employment. Therefore,
students must work hard to prove themselves as worthy and suitable candidates
to the recruiters.
Some parents asked about the background
of the educational institutions. I responded as follows: When the meritorious
candidates join an educational institution the value and the image of the
institution will go up. In fact, it is the students who build the institutions,
not the other way around. The advantage of joining a prestigious institution is
to associate with other meritorious students, acquire knowledge, exchange
knowledge, and grow knowledge to become a worthy candidate to evolve an
employable and deployable candidate for companies. Above all, connections help
fast-track their career. When you look
at prestigious educational institutions like Harvard, Stanford or Wharton, it
is the students who built their brands. Additionally, the academic and
intellectual ambience matters a lot. Once the brand is built, it is their brand
that provides employment and career opportunities. It is their brand that
promotes students to pursue entrepreneurship.
Finally they asked about the quality
of the faculty, and I responded as follows: since the business school has
already been branded, it gets the best faculty with experience and research
mindset who contribute their best to shape students as worthy and successful
citizens. Since the students who enter into the educational institution are already
gems, the faculty helps the gems discover their potential, unlock and channel
it effectively.
To conclude, there must be
coordination from all stakeholders including the management of educational
institutions, industry, educators, students and parents to shell out students
who are employable and deployable to grab the opportunities, and to grow as
healthy citizens.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher
to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” - Albert Einstein
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