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Possible opportunities
TEACHING
For persons with qualifications at levels of PG and above, the common option is teaching at higher levels. But, teaching is a skill-based act. Acquiring a certain degree or title does not ensure proficiency in teaching. Aiming to be a teacher requires that the candidate has the attitude to listen and aptitude to express. These domains together ‘equip’ the person to take to teaching. Please consider why some teachers fail to impress the learner. Make an objective assessment of the good and bad components in teachers and amplify on the good and avoid the bad features in shaping your teaching career. Never for a moment imagine that teaching is an ‘easy to perform’ work; it is a task to live up to all requirements. Bad teachers suffer ridicule –all their life no matter how much experienced they are. Only persons full of drive and zeal can prove effective as teachers by systematic updating and articulate exposition.
Marketing
These are days of marketing; marketing involves promoting an idea or a concept or a product. If we possess the right grasp of an idea, the same can be tastefully developed into a propaganda material. Several firms are looking for personnel who can help conceptualizing a proposal and bring out catchy statements. Obviously, it is a domain of using lingual prowess and computer-designing. Therefore, computer familiarity and some skills of layout making would help you in marketing faster. It is advisable to get trained in computer operations and related fields to stand competitive. Tireless field work helps.
Entrepreneurs are self-employed to employ others to work. It is a kind leadership, making use of resources -financial /human. People study the prospects of launching a product- oriented effort by employing suitable men and women. It is essential to grasp the prospects of success in an effort. Since the proposition involves investment of finance, collective participation or seeking bank assistance may be required. But, if workable ideas are implemented, growth and prosperity would accrue.
It is opportune to recall the success stories of SHGs functioning in many areas, as a pointer to recognize group working. With education, it should be an advantage to thoroughly study a project for ‘pros and cons’ before investing time and money. These also suggest the value of ‘analysis’ over that of gamble.
Our situation is studded with advantages of education of varied types among our friends. So, our efforts must address issues that utilize the natural fallout of education. Therefore, it is vital to remember that options are many and wide open. It is for us to choose the right blend of ideas and opportunities. With PG qualification and beyond, focus should be on application of strategies to market ideas to a wider clientele. In fact, the present scenario offers greater scope of bringing together the work groups by networking and provides a forum to ‘deliver’ from where we are. The services of the internet have come a long way in globalization; alert utilization of such avenues is the right approach instead of looking for placements offered by governmental agencies. A country like ours has the innate advantage of knowledge base to profitably cater to seekers of ‘out sourcing’. The need for orienting ourselves to computer-based transactions stands reiterated than ever before. Grab the chance and flourish.
With increasing latitude for skill accommodation, chances of attaining positions ARE wide open for those who are willing to gather a variety of skills
1 Editing Manuscripts of research articles for researches from non-English speaking countries
Some of the Asian countries like Korea, Japan, China have products for marketing across the globe. They have technical articles for publication in international circuits. But, the material in their sources is not marketable, as the articles are far from standards essential for publication. Such researchers get their manuscripts corrected for grammar, punctuation and presentation. If we can edit those pieces, as required by publishing houses, it would be profitable for us. Obviously, presentation skills matter in publishing research articles.
2 2 Free lance editing
Agencies –particularly publishing houses look for personnel who can edit scripts on an ad-hoc assignment. i.e the editor is not on the pay rolls of the company; but [s]he gets paid for the piece of work done in terms of the length of the article. Being a Free lance assignment, an editor may work simultaneously for different firms.
3 3 Market Research, Social Research, Economic Research, Financial Research etc in various research agencies like AC Nielsen
A number of organizations want field work done in specific localities for specific purposes like product-market survey/ research, Social themes, items of importance to Economy, viability of financing or its justification for a task and so on. Also, the employing firm may change target groups or topics from time to time, calling for specific input on a theme.
4 4 Content writing for Ad Agencies
Manufacturers of products enter the market fray after reading the customer demand, preference and price expectation through survey, research and analysis of the market. But, it is the ‘advertisement’ that draws attention of the customers well before they choose to buy the item. So, the market analysts float a theme and call for ‘content writing’ through agencies or freelance personnel. Content writers offer the ‘best pack’ of least words with the most meaning. The ‘ad-phrase’ selected is put through all languages after ‘translation’. Content writing demands clarity in brevity in punchy phrases.
5 5 Animation
Animation has varied applications like children education, entertainment and also movie-making of scriptures or fables and short stories. Though it is essentially a computer-based work, creativity counts more. These may also require ‘voice’ additions to match the characters on view. Thus, some script and dialogue would be needed too.
6 6 Business analysts in various business houses including stock exchanges
Analysis of data pertinent to a specific activity constitutes business analysis. The process includes the review of trends and swings of fortune for a defined business under the influence of market forces. By exhaustive study of data and the influence by parameters over a long time, business prospects may be predicted broadly. Using, like strategies stock exchange fluctuations may be suggested and the business houses can re-orient strategies to sustain market value. However, this is a specialized job involving the ability to correlate disparate signals in economy.
TO CONTINUE Prof. K. Raman
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