Buddy Talks

  A career as a Lawyer has been widely known and followed in India for decades now. However so far, while  thinking about  this career option the students and parents largely perceived it as a profession involving independent practice as a Lawyer that exposes the person to people in conflict, uncertain financial prospects , not so attractive workplaces ( excepting few like high court or  supreme court) The Portrayal of a lawyer in various movies certainly added fuel to this perception while keeping the profession well known.  Secondly a considerable number of people taking up law education after their graduation in streams like commerce and arts and then not pursuing a profession in Law has  further confused the upcoming generations about the career prospects.  However as we progressed on the industrial and corporate fronts and as the social and environmental awareness increased,  multiple career options have opened up in the field of Law an...

  While the  education level in our country has improved a lot over the last few decades, we still see people being ignorant or biased when it comes to  making a rational and appropriate career choice for themselves or for their children.   We as a community love to play safe and  ride the wave or trends in society . Career still  means a good and stable and most importantly immediate  job after degree  to a larger section of the society.  Quite often career decisions are made looking at what is perceived as good generally in the society in the prevailing time. Just like computer science - AI is in trend currently .  Sometimes it's the example of some relative or friend that is considered to be attractive. and sometimes its just a choice made randomly out of some immediate interest or  pressure.  Majority of people land  up in a wrong career only to realize it too late and for many, the career gets limited to just...

  So we saw in the previous part how the external environment is encashing on the Student's ignorance or innocence making his life more challenging even after spending a lot of money and more importantly a considerable and important time of his life.  So how do we face this challenge? While there may be numerous views about how the education system has to change, how regulations should be strict, what should the students do and what not. And there may be certain calls to be taken by parents as well. Frankly,  as a society, we have been discussing such things for decades and we have realized that societal changes take time and they come with their own pros and cons.  One cannot simply waste his life waiting for the changes to happen or simply go by tolerating whatever is happening. The time ( actually life) keeps ticking and doesn't wait for anyone... not even you.  Hence in this article, we will focus on what we as individuals responsible for our own life  ...

  Good evening sir ? what are your charges of counselling ?  I opened this whats app message from unknown number with a curiosity ..  " what exactly are you looking for " I replied. "I am pursuing my graduation in Medical Technology ( first year ) and I am confused about future. Unable to understand what should I do, so  I need to talk to you " she replied .  " Need to talk to understand, kindly call" I replied. Next moment the phone rang..  " Sir, I am Anjali, I got your reference from...." she continued and we discussed for a while ..  The story was not so uncommon but was disturbing (As a coach, I find it hard to not step into the shoes of the student to understand him/ her  properly)  She had enrolled in a 4-year medical technology course in a globally renowned college in the city after she failed to clear her NEET ( and she did admit that she had faltered in her NEET preparations at the last moment due to her carelessness). She thought t...

                                  Those students who have considered study abroad options or have tried admissions to top league private institutions in Bharat, certainly know that all these institutes irrespective of the country seek a proper profile document of the student along with a impressive Statement of Purpose ( SOP) and Letters of recommendation ( LORs). The reason is simple, The Institutes want best of the best people to come to their fold.  The students graduating from these institutions are the brand ambassadors of these institutions, and their performance in society is directly linked to the training received at these institutions. Hence these institutions want the best talent to come and study at their campus. Thethere in the society naturally bring repute to their educational institute.  The trend has started catching up in India in many educational institutes and with NEP 2020...