Career Planfor UG Commerce Students

Presented BySukumar Paitandi

Dept. of CommerceRaniganj Girls’ College

How and Where

“My will shall shape the future, whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me.” – Elaine Maxwell.

Steps in Career PlanningGOAL SETTING

How to arrive at goal

Area of interestarea of strengthskill & aptitudepersonalityaspiration & values

EDUCATION PLANNING

SWOC

STRENGTHSWhat are your advantages?What are the things you do well?What things are you better than anyone else?What comes naturally to you?

WEAKNESSWhat areas are you weak at? What is done badly?Which are the areas that need improvement?What is not easy for you?

OPPORTUNITIESWhat are the good chances facing you?What are the interesting trends?Opportunities can come from events such as:Changes in technology and marketChanges in Govt. policyChanges in social patterns such as population patterns, lifestyles etc.Local eventsNew Skills learnt/ developedDemand Supply gaps, which you can fulfil.

CHALLENGESWhat obstacles do you face?What is your competition doing?Is changing technology threatening your position?

GOAL

GOAL

Satisfaction

Strength

Vision

Opportunity

Interest

SMART GOALS

• S - Short term & Specific• M - Meaningful• A - Achievable & realistic• R - Recorded• T - Targeted & time frame

ATTITUDES AND MIND SET FOR SUCCESS

• Have well discipline• Focus on activities to achieve your

goal without disruption• Work systematically• Have dedication to your goals• Focus your energy towards your work• Be constant in your efforts• Have determination and work hard.

Career Options

• M.Com• C.A. • I.C.W.A.• C.S. • C.F.A.• Management

• Competitive Exams.• Foreign Languages• Law • Hotel Management • Public Relations & Mass Communication

• Computerized Accounting• Fashion Designing

Major Minor

M. Com.Introduction• M.Com. is a Post Graduate course in Commerce. It is an

academic degree course. Those who are really interest to start their career in teaching area, can opt this course.

Career Opportunity: On completion you can apply for several teaching posts in school / colleges, etc. As well as you can apply for several managerial posts in private concern also.

Universities:• Burdwan University• Kazi nazrul University• Calcutta University• Benaras Hindu University• Delhi University

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Introduction• Chartered Accountants are found to be working in private

practice or as employed in a firm. The range of work in private practice can vary enormously according to the size and place of practice.

Web Site: www.icai.org Office:• Kolkata: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

'ICAI BHAWAN', 7 Anandilal Poddar Sarani, (Russell street)Kolkata. Email : ero@icai.org

• Asansol: Asansol Branch of EIRC of ICAIICAI Bhawan, Kalyanpur Housing More, Sen Raleigh Road,Po - Asansol,Email - asansol@icai.org

COST & WORKS ACCOUNTANTS(ICWA)

Introduction• A Management accountant collects, organises, collates and

analyses information from all parts of the organization, including all the financial departments.

Website: http://www.icwai.org

Asansol Chapter of ICWAIShri Utpal Majumdar, Chairman Shri Jaydip Ghosal, Secretary AddressICWAI Bhawan, Rajpara - Budha,P.O. AsansolAsansol Email # asansol2icwai.org

Career Guidance Center

EASTERN INDIA REGIONAL COUNCIL 84, Harish Mukherjee Road,Kolkatta - 700 025Ph : 033 -24553418 ,24555957, 64563600Email :eirc@icwai.org

COMPANY SECRETARYIntroduction• It is essentially an office-based job, combining a vast amount of

documentation with a good deal of discussion in committees and meetings.

• The work of a secretary is basically of an assistant. He/She manages all office work, receive phone calls, takes messages and carries out the bosses instructions.

Web Site: http://www.icsi.edu/

3-A, Ahiripukur, Ist LaneNear Beck Nursing Home

KolkataWest Bengal

Email: eiro@icsi.edu

CFA

• Chartered Financial Analyst designation, or CFA charter, has become the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world.

• The CFA Program is organized into three levels, each culminating in a six-hour exam. Completing the Program takes most candidates between two and five years (there is no limit to the number of times you can take each exam), but you can take as long as you need to complete the program.

• http://www.cfainstitute.org/cfaprogram/pages/index.aspx• Icfai • Location-KB 25, 7TH FLR, Sector 3, NR Amri Hospital Salt Lake

Beside Charnock City Mall, Salt Lake, SAI Complex, Kolkata - 700098

• Call -+(91)-33-66347148

Career Guidance Center

MANAGEMENT Related CoursesCourses & Work Area• MBA degree course from a reputed University • Diploma in Personnel Management, Industrial

Relations, Industrial Management, Retail Management, Banking Management, Shipping Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Supply Chain, Production Management

• Diploma in Marketing Management• Diploma in Personnel Management & Labour Welfare• PG Diploma in Business Management• PG Diploma in Industrial Management/Relations• Diploma in Export/Import Management• Diploma in Materials Management• Diploma in Project Management• Diploma in Production Management

Other Career Options• Competitive Exams.• Indian and Foreign Languages• Law • Hotel Management • Public Relations & Mass Communication• Computerized Accounting• Fashion Designing

Competitive Exams.

IAS Banking & Insurance Rail

Army & Navy UPSC SSC

State Public Commission

Services

INDIAN AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Introduction• Languages specialists who work as interpreters meet and work with

different people from diplomatic circles to tourists, hence the working conditions can be very different.

Working Conditions• Considerable time may be spent in very formal settings. Personality• Linguists must have the aptitude to grasp the use of languages.

Verbal ability is nurtured from an early age stage and proficiency comes through correct and regular usage.

Courses & Work Area– Interpreter/Translator– CIEFL (Central Institute of English & Foreign Language),

Hyderabad/Lucknow/Shilong - Diploma/Bachelor/Certificate– Translate government / official documents– Newspapers / journals / Radio / TV– Book translators: Staff selection commission conducts exam

LawLaw is a degree course under a recognized University.Degree:LLB & LLMCareer Options:• As a working professional or as a Public

Prosecutor. Even you may be Magistrate in future.University:• Burdwan University• Calcutta University• Pune University

HOTEL INDUSTRYIntroduction• Hotel Industry has a great variety in terms of size,

clientele it aims to serve, and its location. However, for the efficient functioning of any hotel – large or small, work is divided among key departments – Management, catering, front office, housekeeping, accounting, marketing, engineering, forecasting.

Courses & Work Area• Catering, Front Office, House Keeping, Forecasting,

Marketing, Engineering, Diets/Nutrition• Diploma / Degree in Hotel Management

PUBLIC RELATIONS andMASS COMMUNICATION

Courses & Work Area• TV/Radio• Vellotype (Speech to Text)• Newspaper• Press trust of India• Engrave/ Proof Reading/ Composing/ Program Announcer

Institutes• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jawaharlal Nehru

University Campus, New Delhi

Computer Oriented Courses

General Courses SAP ERP

SAP operates a network of 115 subsidiaries, and has R&D (Research & Development) facilities around the globe in Germany, India, the US, Canada, France, Brazil, Turkey, China, Hungary, Israel, Ireland and Bulgaria.SAP focuses on six industry sectors: process industries, discrete industries, consumer industries, service industries, financial services, and public services.[It offers more than 25 industry solution portfolios for large enterprises[ and more than 550 micro-vertical solutions for midsize companies and small businesses.

SAP

Enterprise resource planning software, or ERP, doesn’t live up to its acronym. Forget about planning—it doesn’t do much of that—and forget about resource, a throwaway term. But remember the enterprise part. This is ERP’s true ambition. It attempts to integrate all departments and functions across a company onto a single computer system that can serve all those different departments’ particular needs . More than 85 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their ERP systems were essential to the core of their businesses, and that they "could not live without them."

ERP

FASHION TECHNOLOGY

Courses & Work Area• Garment Manufacturing Technology• Diploma in Dress designing and manufacturing• Textile designing• Fashion journalism: Freelance; fashion photography• Degree in Fine Arts and Commercial Art• Leather: Leather, Footwear Tech• Photography: Creative, Press, Medical, Industrial & Scientific

Institutes• National Institute of Fashion Technology• National Institute of Fashion Desinging

THANK YOU

Wish You A Successful Career