Browse your way to a career

As the countries ever burgeoning population swells beyond the 100 crore level or the one billion mark, there looms a sober spectacle of poverty and overcrowding. It would be quite depressing to dwell on these distressing aspects and even if one chooses the osterich stance with its heads buried in the sand, these alarming issues looming at the horizon just cannot be wished away. As harried parents goad their children into aspiring and planning for the IIT- IIM - IT educations, the seemingly rosy "Knowledge Era" perches tentalisingly in front of our very noses. There was a time when more than half of the households in Kerala had a wages earner in Gulf and the preety state was the envy of the rest of the country with their plump Gulf remittences. But now, the wheel of fortune has turned and Chennai( by virtue of of its U.S. Consulate catering to Bangalore and Hyderabad too) accounts for over 70 per cent of the coveted H1 visas ! The gold rush is well and truly on and with every first and second generation Indian string it rich in Silicon Valley, there are several thousand starry-eyed fresh hopefuls leaving the Indian shores for taking up, in most cases, data entry level positions in U.S. IT firms. For them, the immediate future represents a monthly saving of 1500 dollars which translates to around Rs. 7.5 lakhs a year after taxes. In the vast Indian scenario, more and more start-ups are prospering and most of thes companies are monitored by fund flushed NRIs keen to establish strongholds in their native land. The lure for these NRIs is the relatively lower pay-outs here than in Silicon Valley( but much much higher than Indian wages in the nineties)and the readymade supply of bright young computer savvy minds. This is where a unique Indian website comes in - certainly the first of its kind - Chennai's very own Careersindia.com has deputed with the most comprehensive offering everseen on oppurtunities in education both in India and abroad. If one logs in to the site(www.careersindia.com), the range of services , almost all of them free, jump out in tasteful and friendly pastel colours. The student can get details of sectoral education covering the most popular vocations of the time, lists of institutions offering the same, admission criteria , fees structure and even model question papers with answers for entrance tests. For the teenager to discover his or her aptitude for a particular vocation, Careersindia .com administers an on-line personality mapping technique. To highlight the extensive services that Careersindia have on their web site - in addition to guiding and enabling young minds to embark on an effective education, the hand-holding extends to preparing them for interviews with "Question Banks" existing for sector/industry specific interviews, compiled by the best brains in IT, HR, Finance, Marketing and manufacturing sectors. And, finally, to carry it to the logical conclusion, the wewbsite also provides on-line job Recruitment Fairs where prospective employers log in and peruse the resumes of aspirants hosted on the specific page, free of charge . The placement service covers the spectrum from entry level to middle/senior middle level. Masterminded by Kannan( Human Resource Management pundit ), Careersindia conducts evaluation of candidates for for various blue chip companies in India . In Kannan's words - " Your Occupation is our Preoccupation". Careersindia Pvt. Ltd. is located at 1A, N.H.Road, 5th Floor, Jhaver Plaza, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600034. Tel Nos : 28260337, 28260338 and E-Mail : response@careersindia.com

Careersindia in the News - The Hindu

If you still haven't made up your mind regarding what career you want to pursue and want to have a career by choice and not chance, you could try logging on to www.careersindia.com and check out the new section that assists students in career planning. Careersindia recently launched an assessment tool called 'careerwise', a set of 350 questions designed by psychology experts, which students could answer. After completion of the assessment test, the system would generate reports for the students in terms of - a graphic profile of the student's interests in the order of preference, a description of the student's dominant interest areas along with an overview of the nature of work and generic skills and abilities required for pursuing careers in each of the interest areas, a comprehensive list of vocations that can be pursued in each of the interest areas, an overview of each vocation detailing eligibility and course options and a sample action plan to guide the student in planning the next step. But wait, it's not free. You have to shell out Rs. 250. An interesting investment?

By Alaphia Zoyab. Are you a confused student wondering what you should do with your life? Are you a desperate job-seeker with no idea how to handle an interview? Or are you just having that ‘mid-life crisis' everyone talks about? Well, CareersIndia.Com Pvt. Ltd. is there to help, if not solve your problems. "This is a new concept which has been started after conducting a thorough market survey," says R. Kannan, one of the directors. Kannan is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur and has held posts in firms like Blowplast, Cromptons and Hindustan Lever. The directors have also conducted some career guidance programmes in schools and at Lions Club meetings. They found that the response from parents and students was very positive. This prompted them to open a proper career counseling firm. Their services are called ‘CareerCare' and consists of 4 products. These are ‘Career Wise' for students which helps you to make a decision as far as choosing a career is concerned. Another director, says, " The decision making process is very haphazard, probably because of parental pressure, social pressure or even peer pressure. We help the person to discover his innate personality through a series of tests and then provide him with a report." ‘Career Match' is a product or a pre-qualification service offered by Careers India to enterprises. It deploys its Assessment and Counseling tools to scientifically screen and shortlist the candidates. ‘Career Smart' is for job-seekers, whom the company helps to build a professional resume and conduct mock interviews to guide them through real life situations. The directors believe that web-based job-hunting is going to grow quite phenomenally. "Our web site will give enterprises a global audience and help individuals to address global opportunities," says Kannan. Recently, the company has associated itself with the US based Bigby Havis & Associates Inc., Organizational Psychologists and Consultants. It also launched four more products (Select, Assess, Salesmax and Career Scan) to meet specified organizational needs. For more information, visit their website ( www.careersindia.com ). The office centre is at 30 Luz Avenue , Mylapore. Chennai. Email: response@careersindia.com Contact numbers are 28260337 and 28260338. It is open from 9.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday.

New-age product to plan student's career

New -age product to plan student's career Have you just finished your Plus Two and wondering which line to choose? Are you a maths wizard but interested in fine arts? Is your father a doctor, asking you to pursue medicine? Or is your cousin a geologist asking you to join his business? Well, with the aim of answering all these questions and helping you to choose a career that interests you, Mylapore- based careersindia.com Pvt. Ltd. has recently launched an ' Online Vocational Interest Assessment Tool' called ' Careerwise'. This product, targeted at students who are in the Class 9 - Class 12 section, reveals the opportunities present in the fields so far not seriously considered and helps students to make up their minds about their career plan. The tool has been designed by Careersindia in association with the Department of Psychology, University of Madras.It has been applied across a representative sample of high school students and the interest scales of students have been standardized through statistical analysis. How do you use the tool? The launch pad of Careerwise is available as a retail pack for Rs. 250. This contains a login ID and a password. On entering www.careersindia.com, you have to go to the Careerwise test room and start the test using this login ID and password. On completion, you can view the report and profile in the browser. The report provides a graphic profile of the student's interests, a description of the student's dominant interest areas and an outline of the nature of work, generic skills and abilities required to pursue careers in these interest areas, a list of vocations based on these interests, an overview of each vocation detailing eligibility and course options and a sample action plan to guide the student in planning his/ her next step. The product is currently available in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Erode and Pondicherry. Speaking at the launch function, Mr. R. Kannan, Managing Director & CEO, Careersindia said that their objective was to facilitate a well- informed choice making and streamline the career decision process. When asked if this product priced at RS. 250 would evoke a good response, Mr. Kannan says, " Today, the youngsters spend on pizza and t-shirts much more, so getting this product to plan their career will not cost them much." Careersindia.com which combines HR Management, Psychology and the Net, offers online assessment solutions to business organisations, individuals, job seekers and HR Professionals. The assessment tools measure the work related personality characteristics, aptitude, abilities and interest patterns. The company works out of many cities and has as its Directors, management and IT Professionals. Careersindia.com Pvt. Ltd is at No: 163, Luz Church Road, Mylapore. Phone 24980337. careerwise@careersindia.com
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Launch of careerwise website

Chennai, June 15: Careersindia.com Pvt. Ltd, the Chennai based career- oriented portal, launched Career-wise, a comprehensive vocational interest assessment tool which helps school children find vocations and careers best suited to them. On the occasion of the launch of the product, R. Kannan, managing director and CEO of the company, said the product aimed at 9th, 10th, +1 and +2 students to help them make up their mind about their career and to reveal to them the exciting opportunities present in various fields. The product, which is available online, has been designed by the company in association with the Department of Psychology, University of Madras. It is also available in retail pack in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, Erode, and Pondicherry and the reach would be extended to other metros and towns across the country, he said. The product consists of three parts, an interest profile of the students' career patterns, a description of one's interest scales and the related career options and templates of work sheets to facilitate one to set goals and formulate future plans.

Join the online job fair

Careersindia.com has started a weekly news service called ' News Update' which would enable you to get a feel of what is happening around you and will throw light upon the articles and news items that would be of importance to you. One needs to just click on the respective buttons to take them to the latest news update assuring them of the best of services. Careersindia.com is associated with Bigby, Havis and Associates Inc, Organisational Psychologists & Consultants based in US. The joint goal of this business relationship is to provide the highest quality assessment services possible to client organisations throughout India for many years to come. Careersindia.com also introduced its job fair page with specific focus on online job fairs with prospective applicants. Corporates desirous of participating in the careersindia.com job fair can send in their inquiries to response@careersindia.com. The job fair provides the corporate organisations with a customized page on their company profile, work environment and job openings thereby allowing the prospective candidates to focus on the job displayed by the corporate organisations.

Career choice is possible now

Earlier students did not have a choice when they wanted to make a decision in career. Today, it is possible with Assesspeople.com, as we give them tests and they know where they stand and what career to take up," said Director, Assesspeople. Assesspeople.com, a Chennai based management professional group having a tie up with Bigby Havis & Associates Inc, US, is providing services through four focus areas. "The areas are pre-recruitment screening process, selection process, career development planning process and the Internet as an HR vehicle. The company also launched its range of products such as Select, Assess, Salesmax and Career Scan. The company's Website, ( www.assesspeople.com ) provides a forum for potential employees to interact. Assesspeople expects web-based job-hunting and recruitment to grow at an exponential rate. They have already established a center in Chennai and have been offering a range of Career Care products for the student community to enable them to make best fit choices in the career decision process, Career Wise and Career Smart are the two products under this banner. Career Wise is a comprehensive testing of the candidates personality, interests and beliefs to arrive at the typical vocations that they are most likely to succeed. Career Smart, the next product helps candidates to sharpen their Interview handling and presentation skills. The current plans of the company is to expand their services all over the country in the coming months