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Career As An Astronaut

Imagine the thrill when you travel in space, miles away from the mother earth. You are in a zero gravity, weightless environment and you roam around and above all see the mother earth from the sky. It is a situation to be experienced than being explained. Don’t you think it is an astronomical experience?!  Now, if you choose ‘Astronaut’ as your career; it is something unimaginable; you add pleasure to the thrill. This is one of the most promising careers and to tell you the truth it has limited opening. This is because an astronaut has to successfully pass through many parameters. For example, an astronaut should be good in physics and mathematics. He must have good health and it is only then he can opt to take up this career.

Now let us understand more about this career. As I told you, after your 10 + 2 education in science, you can choose Aerospace Engineering or choose Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry or Biology as your specialized subject. Thereafter, you can take up postgraduate course and PhD if you desire. Your path to Astronaut career starts after you successfully complete your degree in any of the subjects mentioned above. Then you will have to take up the appropriate courses for being a mission engineer or specialist. For this purpose you will have to take up the examination conducted by NASA. Your selection depends on several factors like your health, ability to communicate, your participation in the team, ability to withstand psychological buildup and these should be supported by exceptional academic performance. In addition to this, you must have the ability to work in an environment which is literally cramped.

As I have already told you, career opportunities as an Astronaut are limited but if you are selected, Read more…

How To Face An Interview !

Among other things, ‘interview’ is one event which many people fear. There are instances where candidates who have done exceptionally well in the written examination would fail to impress the interviewers. The reason for this failure is the fear psychosis in the candidate. The candidate fails to express himself before the interviewers. Perhaps the following tips will help you to perform well in the interviews-

Prepare well:

It is needless to mention that you have to prepare well in your area of specialization. At the same time try to know about the organization; you can browse and collect some useful data. If any Read more…

Careers in Computer Science

Computer Science offers abundant career opportunities:

It is said that Computer Science offers substantial opportunities for career growth. At the same time, keeping in view the current phase of development; experts foresee further career growth in this field. It is needless to point out that computer has invaded every sphere of activity; be it commerce and trade, health, administration, social service, entertainment you find involvement of computer science at some point or the other.  Let us try to get a bird’s eye view of the career opportunities available in this field:

Web designer:

 Right from the advertisements you see in the newspapers, video clippings on the internet and the advertisements on the television you will see the influence of the web designer. If you choose web designing as your career and have creativity in you, perhaps this would be your most promising career. As you know, web designing is very crucial in the game of advertising and success of the business largely depends on the web designer.And in today’s globalised world the demand for websites has tremendously increased and every company or institutions these days want their own websites to give information to the customers and users .   Read more…

Career in Politics

Is politics a promising career?

If you want to choose politics as your profession, the basic requirement would be your leadership qualities. As you know the job of a politician is quite demanding. He has to work day in and day out. Keeping in view the stress and strain involved in the job of a politician many people shun the career in politics and they say that it is not accessible for them. To some extent this presumption appears to be realistic. People will have lot of expectations from the politician.  In many cases, the politician will have to spend hours for the sake of the person who has approached him for help. All these would mean investing his time and money.

In politics money plays a dominant role and at the same time the entire career in politics has with it an element of risk. The politician will have to withstand the push and pull from the opponent group. In most of the cases it is unpaid position and he has to get the money from his seniors or from the political party or group concerned. When it is an unpaid position, the politician will have to find alternate source to take care of his personal needs. Most of the budding politicians are Read more…

Career Planning is Essential for having a Successful Career

Plan well to be successful in career:

There are several instances of people taking up a job and in a short span of time they relinquish the job on the ground that it is not suitable for him. That only speaks that he has not planned his career well. If you want to be successful in your career, you should plan and with that you will certainly prosper. It is with this purpose, I offer some suggestions for those who are desirous of planning their career effectively.

Evaluate yourself:

The first step in this regard is making an honest assessment of your capabilities and weaknesses. That provides the answer to which job is suitable for you. If you are already in employment carefully evaluate where you have been applauded by the superiors and where you have got their criticism. Ponder whether you have improved upon the weaknesses pointed out by your superiors. So, now Read more…

Career in Indian Army

Promising career in Indian Army:

Indian army offers wide range of career opportunities for youngsters. It is estimated that in the near future Indian army is planning to recruit about 1,00,000 persons for various positions in the army.  In so far as career opportunity for those who want to join the Indian Army as officers is concerned, recruitment is divided two categories viz., short service commission and permanent commission. The tenure of short service commission if five years while those on permanent commission will continue till their retirement.

Those who want to join under short service commission will have to undergo rigorous tests conducted by National Defense Academy. Although the normal tenure of short service Read more…

Career Options in Information Technology

Since the recent past employment opportunities in IT has increased many folds. Interestingly, IT is one area where you can acquire your knowledge in the specific area either through a recognized college or even through private institutions. Irrespective of whether you have got your certificate either from a recognized college or from a private institution, you will have the privilege of pursuing your career efficiently. Of course, if you have passed out of a recognized college or institution you will have better prospects to pursue your career. Some of the popular career options in IT can be grouped into the following:

Software engineer:

This is a career where you will be required to develop the software and also maintain or manage the software so that it functions well. In fact, software engineer plays a very crucial role in the entire organization. He is even called as the backbone of the organization. The software engineer works within the parameter set by the systems analyst and also the application architect.

Hardware engineer:

As the very name suggest they are the persons who maintain the computer hardware which is Read more…