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Top 5 factors on how to choose a College or University

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Have you graduated from school? Are you about to go to college this year but don’t know which college to select? Do you know what should you look for when choosing a college? Do you know what the most important factors when choosing a college are? Are you plagued with the questions: “How do I choose a university?” or “How do I choose between two colleges?” or “What factors should I consider when choosing a university?” or “How to decide a college or university?” If the answer is yes, don’t worry. In this blog, we will help you choose the right college for you.

What are the most important factors when choosing a college?

Often, college ranking and the reputation of colleges are considered important factors for college selection. Though, these are undoubtedly important, they are not the only factors that matter. Other factors are equally important. So here are the top 5 factors that you should consider before making a final decision regarding which college you should go to.

Your goals

Before making any decision in life, you need to consider your career goals. Everyone has different priorities and goals in life which is absolutely okay! But before you make a final decision, we advise you to sit down and carefully reflect on the career journey you have in mind for you. What do you want to study? Do you want to get a job immediately after graduation? Do you want to do something in the professional line? If  yes, what is it? Or do you want to become a scholar? or an athlete? What is it that drives you?

Identify the answers to these questions. And once you have made a solid decision, look for the top colleges in your area of your interest.

The quality of College Faculty

After you have identified what it is that you want to do in life, the next important factor that you should consider before you select ideal college for you is the Faculty. College websites are full of useful information. It is very likely that some of the not-so-reputed colleges may have the best faculty in your chosen line of interest. Hence, we advise you to consider the faculty to student ratio in the college, credentials of faculty members, their specialties and achievements before finalizing on the college you opt to take admission in.

Quality of academic programs in the College

The quality of academic programs offered by a college or a university is another very important factor that you should consider. We advise you to check out the course curriculum and the professional and academic opportunities offered by colleges before you take the final call on the college of your interest. Make sure that the college you choose is covering and teaching the subject that you want to study.

Campus facility

Campus facilities like housing, classrooms, libraries, etc. are important factors while opting for a Graduation school. You need to ask and seek answers to questions like – What is the college and its campus like? Is there good public transport connectivity? Do the students have access to extra-curricular facilities like pool, gym and other recreational activities? Before making a final decision, talk to the alumni and collect as much information as you possibly can. College websites and brochures are not of much help when it comes to getting such information, so do your research if these factors are important to you!

Geographic Location of the College

Lastly, comes the geographic location of the College you wish to go to. While this is not the primary criteria for selecting a college, the location of the college cannot be dismissed as a factor of no relevance. If you choose a college that is 25 kms away from you, travel alone will take a lot of your time, which is futile in the long run, because you will be too exhausted to sit down and study. So when you select a college, do consider where the College is located. If you don’t mind the traveling, jolly and well. If you can relocate to a flat or a PG near your college, even better. But if you think that traveling for 3-4 hours back and forth every day is not something that you can go through, keep that in mind as well!

Conclusion

Choosing the right college is a major decision in anyone’s life. After all, you carry the brand name with you for the rest of your life. Whether you want to pursue MBA, Law, Engineering, something in the Medical line, or opt to go abroad for higher education; we hope that we were able to help you make an informed decision. Now that we have listed down all the factors that you should consider before taking admission in a college, the final decision rests on you. Choose well and good luck!

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Top 6 Indicators that you need professional coaching

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Most of you have a tendency to study at home and prepare for competitive exams without a helping hand. You most certainly have the capacity to excel without outside help given the access you have to so much information online. However, chances are that you could be restricting your career progression by not getting the right professional guidance right away. Listed below are the top 6 indicators that you need professional coaching.

You have been writing exams year after year and you are not able to crack them:

Let’s say that you are not the shiniest apple in the tree but you have been above average all your life. You have been confident that studying without professional help is enough to crack that CAT Exam with flying colors. It has been years and years but you have failed to succeed. You are not cracking the CAT Exam. You are not cracking the government exam. Even after a dedicated preparation, you are unable to succeed in your endeavor. Luck has not been on your side. What should you do?

You should enroll in coaching programs. That’s what you should do.

You want to get a head start over your competition:

Subject matter experts are subject matter experts for a reason. Professionals are professionals for a reason. They are experts in their chosen area of study and they are confident about it. Experts in a professional coaching center have the ability to simplify the most difficult concepts. They have the right skills and the right expertise to make you proficient in various sections of your target exam. They have the ability to focus on conceptual clarity and teaching tips and tricks to quickly solve the problems you are struggling with.

As such, they are professionals in the art of refining a student’s knowledge.  They are professionals in the science of helping you perform better They have the knowledge and the resources to help you stay ahead. If you are someone who wants to get a head start over your competition, then you have your answer. It’s high time you enroll in a coaching program.

You want to improve your performance

Chances are that you have been doing a good enough preparation, but not enough to make the cut. Let’s say you missed the cut-off by 2 marks, or 1 mark, or 0.5 marks (Yes! That happens) and you want to desperately improve your performance. In this scenario, we advise you to join a coaching center and enroll for a professional coaching program. Your mentors at a reputed coaching center can easily analyze your performance, spot your weaknesses and help you overcome them.

You don’t have conceptual clarity

Let’s say that you have been studying for months and months but you still can’t make heads and tails of what you have been studying. The reason this happens is because you fail to grasp the basic fundamental concepts. Without conceptual clarity, you are a lost sailor in the night. With conceptual clarity, you are a pirate who can safely maneuver his way out of the storm in the middle of a hurricane.

Point is, whether it is aptitude, or general awareness, or reasoning; every subject needs conceptual clarity. Whether you want to admit it or not, there are some things that you do need professional help for. What else are teachers for, right?

Professional mentors at Coaching institutes can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses, and help you build conceptual clarity. The better your conceptual clarity, the higher are your chances of success.

You don’t want to waste time collecting previous year question papers and referrals:

Coaching institutes are well versed with the question pattern of various examinations. They also have an in-depth knowledge of the important topics and expected questions. This can be the most important advantage of taking up professional coaching. Most importantly, you save a lot of time as you don’t have to run around collecting previous year question papers or books for reference. Your coaching institute will take care of it for you.

You have a hectic work schedule:

Many people will agree that cracking a competitive exam is as tough as climbing a mountain. You need to study religiously to ace an exam: be it entrance exams or competitive exams. You need to be motivated. Most importantly, you need to have the time to do it all.

If you are someone with a hectic work schedule, or have social obligations pulling you down, then it is best that you join a professional coaching program. Professional coaching offers dedicated classroom sessions, doubt sessions, mock tests and personalized mentoring that keeps your preparation on the right track and brings regularity in your study schedule. What’s best is that these days coaching institutes also offer online coaching programs. This is ideal for working individuals or people who don’t have the leverage of time on their hands.

Conclusion

To conclude, whether it is government exams that motivates you, or the will to get into a  top MBA Institute or Law School, coaching institutes can really help you bridge the gap between you and your dreams. This does not imply that you cannot accomplish your goals without a coaching program from a reputed institute. But, professional coaching can really accelerate the speed at which you achieve your dreams.

In a world where time is money, and competitions are many, won’t it be nice to get faster to your dream destination?

 

7 shortcut tips on how to be an industry leader

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The world is changing every day and with the world, the world of business is also changing. Now, it’s not just limited to the offline work environment or the clients you meet in cabins, because there is a whole new world waiting for you on the World Wide Web. Not just e-commerce, but everything from accounting to law is going global via the Internet.With 84% Organizations expecting a shortfall in leadership in the next 5 years, it is vital for you to stay on top of your game. Being an industry leader is not just about holding the top post at a company but working your way through increased sales and lead generation, both offline and online. You need to be professional, creative and understand what your audience wants to read. Mentioned below is a list of 7 shortcuts on how to become an industry leader:

Write Blogs

As an expert and business head, you want to show your ideas to your clients and attract an online user base. The best way to do so is to start a blog. A professional blog, covering the different problems that your kind of industry faces, a few articles about the clients you cater to or a few articles about you, can make a world of difference. After All, B2B marketers who use blogs get 67% more leads than ones who don’t. The blog should be easy to understand yet full of in-depth information for maximum user knowledge. This will ensure that people keep coming back for more.

Be active on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the new hot place to be. It has more than 500 million members you can connect with. Not only do you get to generate leads and find the right people for hires, but you also get to interact with people of your industry. Establishing a strong profile in LinkedIn makes you open to events and at the same time, increases your knowledge via blogs of other members.

Start with a free resource

Sometimes, the best way to lead is to start with the basics. If you have a client, especially online whose problem identification is complete, you could use the first time free solution method to enlist them. This allows them to join your email list, makes them understand your work personality and gives them an incentive to come back when the problem gets solved.

Build your own community

Networking is another important factor to be a good industry leader. You could join groups on LinkedIn or Facebook and encourage meet-ups during weekends. This makes an ideal space for development and communication with prospective clients. You can also establish authority and a voice in these places.

Be a host

You can be a leader at various offline and online events. They could be social or professional. You could have live webinars with 10-15 people and increase the number of live webinars or conduct workshops in various industry hotspots. This not only encourages interaction but also gets you necessary feedback.

Collaborate with like-minded people

To increase your credibility, collaborating with like-minded is important. You get third-party validation once you meet other industry members and interact with them. You could invite them to your workshops or webinars to help. When you are new in the industry, it is hard to convince people to collaborate. For this, you have to establish your identity first. Just share valuable information, create attention-grabbing visuals, and demonstrate to people that you are worthy.

You could find a strategic alliance or a joint venture partner for long-term improvement.

Write a Book

Finally, a great way to market yourself is to be an expert and write a book in your comfort zone. Being an author makes you a worldwide subject expert and mentioning this in conversations easily establishes your authority and creates an impressive background. Moreover, it reaches more people and along the way, makes you famous.

Marketing yourself is the key to becoming an industry leader. These tips would allow you to know what to do and how to do it. Stick to the rules and keep innovating!

 

 

AUTHOR BIO:

Prince Kapoor
Marketing Analyst, Blogger.

Prince Kapoor is a seasoned Marketing Analyst and Blogger at https://www.viralchilly.com/. With his skills, he has been helping fellow marketers and brands worldwide.

 

 

The 6 Kingpins of Digital Marketing: Different types of digital marketing

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We all know what Digital Marketing is, and if you have read our blog on Digital Marketing, I am confident that you have a fair idea about what Digital Marketing means. If you don’t have any idea about digital marketing, read our previous post. In this blog, we will talk about the 6 kingpins of Digital Marketing.

 

Different types of Digital Marketing

There are different types of Digital Marketing. Listed below are the top 6 types of Digital Marketing.

  1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  2. Search Engine Marketing and Pay-Per-Click Advertising
  3. Social Media Marketing
  4. Content Marketing
  5. Affiliate Marketing
  6. Email Marketings

 

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is all about gaining online visibility in non-paid (organic) search engine results. With the right knowledge and practice of SEO, you gain more visitors, awareness, traffic, branding. If all goes well: you gain more leads and conversions too!

To rank on the first page of a Google search, you need to optimize your website using SEO. You have higher chances of success if your content is informative and solves the problems of your target audience. Focus on your meta tags, and use the most relevant keywords with your target audience in mind. This will elevate your chances of SEO success.

How SEO works:

If you rank higher on SERP, more traffic is directed to your website. This means the chances of making a passive visitor an active customer also increases.

(SERP is short form for search engine results page. It appears to users after they search for specific keywords using search engines. Eg: Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. Each user receives a results page which is targeted. This is more relevant to him/her. Such targeted results page are based on keywords, the user’s location at the time of searching, and their browsing history.)

 

Search Engine Marketing and Pay-Per-Click Advertising

To put it in very simple terms, paid SEM is pay-per-click and unpaid SEM is SEO.

What is Search Engine Marketing?

While SEO is all about getting traffic in organic ways i.e. via the non-payment route, SEM mainly focuses on attracting traffic from search engines via the payment route. With Search Engine Marketing, you purchase advertisement space that appears on a user’s SERP. The most common platform for paid search is Google AdWords. The other is Bing Ads.

A marketer is charged a certain amount by the search engine to display their advertisements. Pay-per-click advertising or PPC is an example of SEM.

What is Pay Per Click?

PPC or pay per click is a digital marketing method wherein search engines charge a company each time the company’s advertisement is clicked. It is one of the fastest types of Digital Marketing channels that drive targeted traffic to web pages and related services.

PPC is ideal for businesses that have a good spending plan. If you want to ensure better online recognition in the quickest turnaround time and have the pocket for it, PPC is the ideal marketing tactic for you. It gives swift targeted results. For instance, PPC-generated ads show up in the news feeds of a company’s target audience. This means that through PPC, you are buying traffic via paid search listings. This helps marketers generate more web traffic through desktop and mobile web searches.

Social Media Marketing

Are you social media smart? If you are, then social media is potentially the most viable marketing platform for you and your company. Social Media is the target marketplace for any marketer. In today’s world, social media has become the limbs and soul of any marketing strategy.

Without social media, your marketing strategy will lose impact as social media plays a key role in connecting you with your consumers and gives you increased exposure. This kind of interaction alone can help you gain valuable customer feedback which can further help you improve your customer service, product, and service.

 

But what is social media marketing?

Social Media Marketing is anything and everything that you do to market your business using social media, be it Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, or LinkedIn. To make the most of Social Media Marketing, pay close attention to what your target audience discusses on social media. Get involved in their conversation. Better yet, get so involved, that you know and understand the needs of your audience like the back of your hand. Use Social Media Marketing as a way to assess if the content you put out attracts a positive response. This can be done by monitoring shares and likes on your social media post. Is your post well-received? Is it getting enough likes and shares? If it does, you have your answer. If it does, your marketing strategy is working jolly and well.

Content Marketing

Content Marketing in very easy terms refers to the practice of marketing your content. It is effective because it combines exceptional content with other types of digital marketing like SEO and Social Media Marketing.

Content Marketing revolves around the management and execution of different written, engaging, downloadable and visual Digital Media Content. It focuses on attracting and converting targeted audiences into customers by designing, publishing, promoting, distributing and sharing valuable and relevant content on different digital marketing channels.

Content Marketing is an ongoing practice. It’s not always about sales but is also about engaging your audience and educating them about your brand. It is about building brand recognition, trust, and equity. Thus, a well-planned Content Marketing Strategy ensures better creation, channelization, and conversions for a business.

At the end of the day, you need to make an impactful content marketing strategy to thrive as a Content Marketer. You need to know your audience: who they are, and what they are interested in. Then make a list of the keywords they use, and ultimately use these keywords to boost your SEO. Follow this recipe, and you’ll know what content you should put out.

Affiliate Marketing

If you google “what is affiliate marketing”, the first search result describes Affiliate Marketing as “a marketing arrangement by which an online retailer pays commission to an external website for traffic or sales generated from its referrals.”

According to Wikipedia, “Affiliate Marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts.”

Affiliate Marketing is quite common among bloggers who use this tool to earn income. When someone agrees to do affiliate marketing with a company, he/she becomes an affiliate of the company. Thus, an affiliate represents a company’s brand. They earn a commission based on each sale the company makes based on the affiliate’s referrals.

A company generally determines the rates and pays for conversions. Thus, there is no upfront cost for affiliate marketing.

Email Marketing

As the name suggests, email marketing, is any kind of email-driven marketing. Simply put, every email a company sends to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing.

A company is in the best position to update their email subscribers on a regular basis through email marketing. Be it regarding new products, or discounts. Thus, there is a healthy stream of dialogue between a company and its customers. As a result, companies are able to build brand trust and loyalty through such kind of marketing efforts.

To conclude, we can say that Email Marketing is one of the best marketing strategies. This is so because your subscribers are people who voluntarily subscribed to receiving email updates from you. People who opt for your email subscription voluntarily are more likely to become active buyers of your product than anyone else. This is why email marketing is an important tool for marketers, and a promising source for sales conversion of a company’s products and services.

Conclusion

This brings us to the end of this blog. What we have listed above are important tools of Digital Marketing. A good Digital Marketer is one who has a good grip of all the different types of Digital Marketing put together. He/She is someone who knows what works and what does not work.

  • To read about the Top 7 Advantages of Digital Marketing, click here 
  • To know what Digital Marketing is, click here

What is Digital Marketing: An Overview of Digital Marketing

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In this blog-post, we will try to answer the question: “What is Digital Marketing?” But before we do, here is a challenge for you:

Do not look at your phone for the next 30 minutes.

Go on. Do it.

I am confident that you weren’t able to. I can guarantee that most of us can’t. We live in an era where our phones are as dear to us as any other body part. In fact, it feels like one. You can’t function without it. You probably spend a lot of time on social media, and quite frankly, you’re not alone in this.

But why are we talking about this?

Isn’t this blog about Digital Marketing?

Yes it is.

But before we talk about Digital Marketing, let’s discuss what happens in an internet minute in the first place. (I swear it is related)

 

What happens in an internet minute?

Do you know what happens in an internet minute? A lot. Here is an infographic depicting what happens in one internet minute in 2019:

what happens in an internet minute and how it is relevant to digital marketing (what is digital marketing)
This photo/info-graphic shows what happens in an internet minute, and its relevance to digital marketing.

Image source: World Economic Forum

In one internet minute, 1 million people log into their Facebook, about 41.6 million messages are sent over whatsapp and messenger, about 347,222 people are scrolling through their instagram. The list goes on and on and on…

What this shows is that we spend a lot of time on our social media. This isn’t changing anytime soon. Our lives have become so digitized that marketers cannot even begin to so much as hope to touch base with potential customers without digital marketing. Without digital marketing, it is safe to say that marketing is next to redundant. This is why digital marketing is important. In fact, this is why Digital Marketers are important. But before we dive into the deeper pool of digital marketing and get to the semantics of it, let’s discuss what digital marketing is in the first place:

 

What is Digital Marketing?

We think we know all about Digital Marketing just because we have heard about it a lot. This happens because most of us are under the impression that we know what Digital Marketing is. The problem is: we actually don’t. This confines the scope and opportunity that the knowledge of Digital Marketing can bring. This is why it is important to know what digital marketing actually is so we can use it to the best of our advantage.

This may surprise you, but the term Digital Marketing was coined for the first time in the 1990s. Yes, it has been around for THAT long. Whether we call it internet marketing, or web marketing, or online marketing; we are essentially talking about the same thing. They are all different names for Digital Marketing.

Still not sure what Digital Marketing is?

Let’s simplify it for you.

In very simple terms, Digital Marketing is the online marketing of products or services over the internet using digital technologies: such as mobile phones and any other digital medium.

Now that we have a sense of what Digital Marketing is, let’s discuss the different types of Digital Marketing. There are 9 types of Digital Marketing, all of which we have listed below:

 

Types of Digital Marketing

  1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  2. Search Engine Marketing and Pay-Per-Click Advertising
  3. Social Media Marketing
  4. Content Marketing
  5. Affiliate Marketing
  6. Influencer Marketing
  7. Email Marketing
  8. Viral Marketing
  9. Mobile Phone Advertising

 

  • To read about the Top 7 Advantages of Digital Marketing, click here
  • To read about the Top 3 Reasons Businesses need Digital Marketing, click here

WAT & PI Advisory for Symbiosis Law School

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Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT) which was conducted on 4th May, 2019, declared the results on 14th May, 2019. The official cut-offs will be released by the respective institutes on 15th and 16th May, 2019 (SLS Nagpur). Candidates meeting the cut-off criteria will proceed to the next stage, i.e., Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).

Name of the Exam Symbiosis Law Admission Test (SLAT)
Conducting Body Symbiosis International (Deemed) University
Level of Exam UG
Mode of the Exam Online
Duration of the Exam 150 Minutes
Official Website https://www.set-test.org/
Date of the exam 4th May, 2019
Result Declaration 14th May, 2019
Cut-Off Declaration 15th and 16th May, 2019

SLAT (Symbiosis Law Admission Test) is an entrance exam conducted by the Symbiosis International University. The exam offers law admissions to students into Symbiosis Law University Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Nagpur. The selection process involves a two-fold process. The first fold is the SLAT exam, and the second fold is the PI-WAT (Personal Interview- Writing Ability Test). The WAT-PI round will be conducted as per slot bookings. The table below contains the details of the slot booking availability, and the same is available on first come-first serve basis-

Slot Booking

College Shortlist Release Slot Booking WAT-PI Location First Merit List
SLS Pune 15-May 15 May (6 PM Onwards)- 17 May (till 12 Noon) 19 May to 22 May SLS Pune 25-May
SLS Noida 15-May 15 May (6 PM Onwards)- 17 May (till 6 PM) 20 May to 24 May SLS Noida 28-May
23 May to 24 May SLS Pune
SLS Hyderabad 15-May 15 May (6 PM onwards)- 17 May (till 1 PM) 23 May to 24 May SLS Hyderabad 29-May
19 May to 20 May SLS Pune
25 May to 27 May SLS Noida
SLS Nagpur 16-May 17 May (3 PM onwards)- 19 May ( till 4:30 PM) 25 May to 26 May SLS Nagpur 31-May
23-May SLS Pune
28-May SLS Noida

*Slots at other locations (other than the college location) will be very limited. Also, if a slot is not booked by the candidate within the stipulated date & time, a forceful allotment will be done.

 

Merit List

SLAT Test Score (Weightage) PI  (Weightage) WAT (Weightage) Total
 

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30

  

20

  

100

 

WAT

The Writing Ability Test at Symbiosis Law Schools is a short essay writing exercise. Candidates are supposed to write an essay on the topic given under a certain time frame. In the year 2018, the time window given for WAT was 45 minutes which is expected to remain the same for this year. There are no word limitations; candidates are given the liberty to express their logical views and thoughts on the given topic as per their liking. While WAT topics are mostly general, they are however based on the current happenings around the world as well (which is also indirectly beneficial for the PI round). Based on the past trends of WAT topics, here are some samples of expected WAT questions-

  • Euthanasia (Favorite topic at SLS Pune, asked every year to almost all groups, passive euthanasia is back in news) -Right to die with dignity a fundamental right: Passive Euthanasia and Living Will allowed by SC.
  • Swachh Bharat Mission: A failed movement?
  • Uniform Civil Code: It’s time.
  • Judiciary and Government Confrontation
  • Media Freedom: There should be a limit.
  • Abolition of Article 35 for Jammu and Kashmir
  • Abolition of Article 370 (Jammu and Kashmir)
  • Capital Punishment should be banned.
  • Election Commission and its impartial role.
  • Aadhar Usage: Breach of Privacy.
  • Trial by Media and Right to Privacy.
  • Triple Talaq and Right to Religion.
  • Conflict in Judiciary and remedies.
  • Should CJI have resigned over the sexual harassment allegation for impartial probe?
  • Courts shouldn’t interfere in religious practices: Sabrimala and Shani Signapur.
  • Adultery not a crime anymore: Section 497 struck down by Supreme Court.
  • India under Narendra Modi Regime.
  • GST: The biggest Tax reform
  • #MeToo: Misuse?
  • 10% reservation quota for economically poor: Uncalled for?

PI

Personal Interview is held after WAT which goes on roughly between 10 to 12 minutes per candidate. The questions asked during the PI round are mostly generic. It normally starts with an introduction followed with strengths/weakness, their interests, questions on academics, legal knowledge, the ‘Why Law and Why at Symbiosis’ question, view on important issues that India is facing, etc.

Keep calm, maintain the composure, and remain confident all throughout the interview.

 

What Career Confusion Looks Like At Three Key Stages Of Life  

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Confusion is second nature to humans. Sometimes, it involves the smallest of issues, and sometimes it involves life-changing decisions. Things can get a little tricky in a scenario that involves your career, because confusion can strike at any point in your life, whether you are in your 20s, 30s, or 40s. This primarily happens because many people are apprehensive of moving out of their comfort zone.

Each stage of life brings different challenges and concerns when it comes to pursuing a fulfilling career. On this note, I will shed some light on what causes career confusion at different stages of life, and how to eliminate them.

 

Career confusion in the 20s:

At 16, Melissa Hobbes had her career path sorted out. She anticipated that in a few years she is going to be a criminal lawyer because she saw both her parents donning the ‘black and white.’ She thought she was cut out for a career in law and it would be a “stable” choice for her. She cleared her LSAT without opting for help in writing assignments. But, by the time she was in her 20s, she started to realize that she didn’t quite enjoy studying law and her true calling was somewhere else. She was lost.

Like Melissa, many people in this age bracket feel that they are behind most of their peers. They feel that their peers are focused and planned (two attributes they definitely lack). Here are some tips for dealing with the confusion if you are a 20-something.

Source: Pixabay

  • Seek help when you need

When you are not confident about your choice of career, it is always better to ask for help from someone who can guide you in the right direction.

Now, you need to make sure that you choose someone who holds enough knowledge in the specific career that you think would be fit for you. Most of the time, experience plays a huge role in guiding you to make better career decisions.

  • Focus on your strengths

Prepare a list of positives and negatives of the career option you have chosen. Think about how you can eliminate the negatives of your decision if it seems manageable, or else you can rethink about your career option.

  • Be willing to move through the way

Once you have set your goal and weighed down the pros and cons, you can go for whichever career you have chosen for yourself. After all, 20s is the right age to answer to your calling.

 

Combating career confusion in your 30s:

Brandon McKinnon had a stable job as an accountant at a local bank. After a decade of being in the middle of the grind, he started to lose interest. This was when he started contemplating a career switch.

Feeling confused about your career in your 30s is more common than you think. This happens because people at this age bracket start realizing that a successful career is not only about making more money.

Many people in their 30s feel that their job is mundane, with no excitement and nothing new to offer. Such feelings often result in unfulfilled job roles that further propel their confusion.

Some of them opt for higher studies or simply switch a job just for a change of environment. Others set out on a path to start their own venture once they are financially stable.

Before making any decision about switching a job or starting your company, you should ponder over the pointers mentioned below:

Source: Pixabay

  • Do you still love what you do?

Ask this question to yourself and know what you want from your career. If your answer is affirmative, then it is best to rethink your decision to leave your job. This is because even if you move into a new setting, things might get mundane after some time. So, it is best not to take a hasty decision.

  • Are you open to face challenges?

Regardless of whether you are thinking of switching jobs or starting a new venture, ask yourself if you are prepared for the challenges ahead.

No matter which direction you move in your career, you will certainly encounter challenging situations. You need to decide whether those challenges are worth risking everything you have or not.

  • Are you ready to start afresh?

Whether you are switching a job or becoming an entrepreneur, starting afresh is a different ball game altogether. That’s because if you don’t have a starting point, you will be stuck doing the same mundane tasks every day and accomplish nothing.

Set an objective and chase after something that aligns with your current goals. Also, ensure that you have a nice new environment that allows you to feel content and happy.

 

Battling career confusion in your 40s:

Clarence Boyd was 45 when he started feeling dissociated with the job that he continued for over two decades. People around him called it a midlife crisis. After years of working hard to build a career that he hoped would be satisfying and sustainable, it turned out to be the exact opposite of those things. At an age when he was supposed to have his life sorted out, he was clueless and confused.

Many people in their 40s feel that they have plenty to lose if they want to reconsider their career choices. By this time, many people have a family that is dependent on them. In addition, there are credit card debt, expensive mortgages, and other responsibilities that make changing course at 40 extremely daunting. The feeling of being clueless at this age can be depressing and confusing.

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Given below is some advice that can provide clarity.

  • Stop and reflect on who you are, what you are capable of and make a list of the things you have achieved.
  • Let go of the ideas, thoughts and behaviors that are pulling you down.
  • Never ignore your visions and dreams in
  • Explore and invest time on the things that excite you the most, with doable (risk-free) micro-steps. This will help you determine whether you wish to pursue these things for the long haul or not.
  • Consider creating SMART goals. Develop a concrete plan, with specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound goals that will help you move forward in the right path.

Parting thoughts

Your career is and will always be a major aspect of your life and confusion is entirely normal. Ultimately, you must pursue what is best for your career and your life. You can accomplish everything you want with a little bit of clarity and insight.

 

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Alley John
Senior Marketing Manager in Australia

Alley John is a senior marketing manager at a reputed multinational firm in Australia. He has obtained his Master’s degree in Management from the University of Melbourne. He is also a noted member of MyAssignmenthelp help for the past three years.

 

 

 

 

Student Retention: 10 Reasons why young people drop out of College

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Students after high school are on the lookout to study in the college of their dreams. Furthering their educational goals means better career opportunities and more life experience. However most learn the hard way that college is not what is depicted on TV. As a result, of the many students who are accepted into these colleges, only a few actually complete their tertiary education. Here are ten of the most common reasons why students today drop out of college.

 

Finances

This is the main reason why students drop out. College is expensive. In addition to that, most students have problems budgeting and living off of just their pocket money. As a result, most have to fore-go necessary things. For instance a college student will choose to only have one or two meals a day because many meals mean spending more. Such challenges are too much for most students. If their caregivers lose their jobs and can no longer afford to pay for their education, the student will have to find a job to sustain themselves.

 

Poor Preparation At The Secondary School Level

Studies have shown that the level of readiness that students inherit from their high school impacts their studies. If they are ill prepared, they are unlikely to cope well with the heavy workload and the changes in lifestyles that they experience in college. Those affected choose to leave school because there are too many challenges for them. While colleges can do more to ease the workload of the students, the coursework does not allow it. This means that ultimately, it is the mental attitude of a student which determines whether they will continue with their education, or drop out.

 

Students Are Not Satisfied With Their Major

Sometimes factors like society and parental pressure dictates what students study in college. If the subject that the students are studying is not the student’s choice, they feel suffocated and unsatisfied with it as they may not have the will power to deal with the challenges associated with it. As such, students resort to drop out. Sometimes, a subject that the student is specializing in may be something he/she chose to specialize in. But turns out, it did not meet their expectations, which further provokes the student to drop out. This means that choice or no-choice, students drop out because they aren’t happy with what they are studying.

 

Family Issues

Family is a source of comfort and solace for college students. While family is great, for most students they are a burden that impacts their education. This is more so if the family is struggling with issues. These issues dig deep into the mind of a learner and they may be unable to think properly. Some may have to take time off from school to deal with these issues.

 

Too Much Fun

College life is often unsupervised. So if a student makes the wrong friends, they may fall into a pit they cannot crawl out from. It is easy for a student to fore-go study time for an awesome party or end up taking so much alcohol, that they lose sense of who they are. It is therefore critical that learners find a balance between school work and course work.

 

Lack of quality time with Teachers

The student-teacher ratio is higher than ever. This means that teachers do not have enough time to focus on each and every individual student. Therefore students who are slow often struggle with what is taught. They may feel that they are lagging behind and may opt to quit because they believe that they cannot catch up with others. If the student teacher experience improves, there is a personalized approach that will make life better for students, which in turn, might keep them from dropping out.

 

Lack of Student Support

Sometimes a student is not able to comprehend what the teacher is teaching. This is where student support groups are important. Support teams help students when they face issues with their education. It also helps them deal with any academic related issues and problems that they may face. When these issues are resolved, the chance of early dropouts is significantly reduced.

 

Increasingly Failing Courses

This is not an issue of failing just one class. This is the issue of students who get overwhelmed during the foundational years of their course and are unable to keep up with the course the following years. The piled up work make students feel demotivated and stressed for additional reasons.

 

Not Understanding Your Talents

Students must understand their talents and what they need to know. When a student understands their talents, all they need is education to help them manage them better.

 

Lack of Appropriate Advice

Students are misinformed about college life and how to study. The advisors they meet are people who graduated years ago and have no idea of the challenges that students face today. With poor advice, they are completely unaware of what awaits them.

 

Conclusion

To conclude, keep in mind that dropping out of college does not mean that you can’t go back and complete your degree later. Graduating is important and more information needs to be presented to students so that they know what to expect, and they don’t drop out early due to unmet expectations.

 

 

AUTHOR BIO:

Marianna Draws
Blogger, Writer

Professional writer by choice and health savvy by habit, Marianna Draws is a contributor at Smartpillwiki. She is a strong believer in the power of positive thinking, and regularly develops internal wellness campaigns with effective mental health techniques.

 

NABARD Recruitment 2019: Exam Notification for Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ and Manager in Grade ‘B’ is officially released.

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For those of you who have been looking forward to the release of exam notifications for NABARD, good news awaits. The Exam Notification for NABARD Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ and Manager in Grade ‘B’ 2019 Exam Notification has been officially released! Here’s what you need to know about the exam.

  • To check the official notification for NABARD Grade-A 2019 Exam, click here.
  • To check the official notification for NABARD Grade-B 2019 Exam, click here.

NABARD 2019 Important Dates

 

Activity

 

  Dates
 

Start  date  for Online  Registration of Applications and  Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges

 

  10 May 2019
 

End date  for Online  Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges

 

  26 May 2019
 

Prelims Exam for Grade-A Assistant Manager Exam

  

15/16 June 2019
 

Prelims Exam for Grade-B Manager Exam

  

16 June 2019

 

How to Apply for NABARD 2019 Exam

Candidates will be required to register themselves online through the official website. The official links for both exams are listed below:

  • To apply for Grade-A Assistant Manager Exam, click here.
  • To apply for Grade-B Manager Exam, click here.

 

Total Number of Vacancies for NABARD 2019

  • Assistant Manager in Grade A– 79 Vacancies
  • Manager in Grade B – 8 Vacancies

 

Age Limit for NABARD 2019 Exam (as on 01.05.2019)

  • Assistant Manager in Grade A– Between 21 and 30 years
  • Manager in Grade B – Between 21 and 35 years

 

Educational Qualifications needed for NABARD 2019 Grade-A and Grade-B Exam

Educational Qualifications needed for NABARD 2019 Grade-A and Grade-B Exam are mentioned below:

Educational Qualification for NABARD Grade ‘A’ (Assistant Manager) Exam

General

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of
50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree
with a minimum of 50% marks(SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Ph.D.

OR

Chartered Accountant /Cost Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor’s degree

OR

Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from
Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.

Animal Husbandry /Dairy Technology:

Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry / Dairy Technology
from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants
– 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal
Husbandry/Dairy Technology with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants
– 45%) in aggregate.

Economics / Agricultural Economics :

Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50% marks
(SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in
Economics/Agriculture Economics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD
applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. Candidates with
Economics as one of the main subjects at all years/semesters of the course, will
only be eligible.

Environment :

Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering as a
subject with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post
graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 50%
marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized
University/Institution.

Food Processing :

Bachelor’s degree / BE / B.Tech. in Food Processing /Food Technology with 50%
marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Food
Processing /Food Technology with 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%)in
aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.

Forestry :

Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 50%
marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Forestry
with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%)in aggregate.
vii. Finance :
BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD
applicants – 45%)

OR

Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance)
degree from Institutions / Universities recognised by GoI /UGC

OR

Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants
– 45%)

OR

Chartered Accountant with Bachelor’s degree (The Membership of ICAI must have been
obtained on or before 01-05-2019)

Land Development – Soil Science :

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50% marks
(SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture /
Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants
– 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.

Plantation and Horticulture :

Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture from any recognized University with a minimum
of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in
Horticulture with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate.

Educational Qualification for NABARD Grade ‘B’ (Manager) Exam:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/ PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate
  • OR Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate from a recognized university or Ph.D.

 

Selection Procedure for NABARD 2019 Exam:

Assistant Manager in Grade A

The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:

  • Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam)
  • Phase II – Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern.
  • Phase III – Interview

 

Manager in Grade B

The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:

  • Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam)
  • Phase II – Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern.
  • Phase III – Interview

 

Exam Pattern and Syllabus for Assistant Manager in Grade-A NABARD 2019 Exam

 

Phase-I Prelims

 

No.

  

Name of Test

 

  

Marks

  

Total Marks & Duration
 

1

  

Reasoning Ability

  

20

 Total Maximum Marks: 200 marks

 

Total Duration: 120 minutes
 

2

  

English Language

  

40
 

3

  

Computer Knowledge

  

20
 

4

  

General Awareness

  

20
 

5

  

Quantitative Aptitude

  

20
 

6

  

Economic and social issues with focus on Rural India

  

40
 

7

  

Agricultural and rural developments with focus on Rural India

  

40
   

TOTAL MARKS

  

200

 

Phase-II Main Exam

The Main Exam has two papers:

  1. Paper 1 Descriptive Section
  2. Paper 2 MCQ Section

 

Paper 1 Descriptive Section:

  • This is a 90 Minutes Paper with a total marking of 100 Marks.
  • The analytical and drafting abilities of the candidate shall be assessed through this paper on General English comprising essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing & letter writing.

 

Paper 2 MCQ Section:

  • This is a 90 Minutes Paper with a total marking of 100 Marks.

 

Phase III – Interview

  • Applicants who qualify in the Phase-II Examination and secure sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for the interview.
  • Total marks for Interview: 25 Marks

 

Exam Pattern and Syllabus for Manager in Grade-B NABARD 2019 Exam

 

Phase-I Prelims

 

No.

  

Name of Test

 

  

Marks

  

Total Marks & Duration
 

1

  

Reasoning Ability

  

20

 Total Maximum Marks: 200 marks

 

Total Duration: 120 minutes
 

2

  

English Language

  

40
 

3

  

Computer Knowledge

  

20
 

4

  

General Awareness

  

20
 

5

  

Quantitative Aptitude

  

20
 

6

  

Economic and social issues with focus on Rural India

  

40
 

7

  

Agricultural and rural developments with focus on Rural India

  

40
   

TOTAL MARKS

  

200

 

Phase-II Main Exam

The Main Exam has 3 Papers:

  1. Paper 1 General English Descriptive
  2. Paper 2 MCQ Section
  3. Paper 3 MCQ Section

 

Paper 1 General English Descriptive Section:

  • This is a 90 Minutes Paper with a total marking of 100 Marks.
  • The analytical and drafting abilities of the candidate shall be assessed through this paper on General English comprising essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing & letter writing.

 

Paper 2 MCQ Section:

  • This is a 90 Minutes Paper with a total marking of 100 Marks.
  • Economic and Social Issues and Agricultural and Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) for General Posts.

 

Paper 3 MCQ Section:

  • This is a 90 Minutes Paper with a total marking of 100 Marks.
  • Development, Economics, Statistics, Finance, and Management.

 

Phase III – Interview

  • Applicants who qualify in the Phase-II Examination and secure sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for the interview.
  • Total marks for Interview: 40 Marks

 

Preparation Strategy for NABARD 2019 Exam

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Father of Modern Legal Education in India Passes Away

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Father of modern legal education in India, Dr. NR Madhava Menon passed away at the age of 84, on May 7, 2019. He was diagnosed with liver cancer few months ago.

Professor Menon, as he was known among the student circles, is credited to have done what no other can even imagine. An eminent legal educationist, he is also known as the living legend of Law. International Bar Association in 1994, conferred on him the Living Legend of Law Award. Government of India, in 2003, honored him with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri. He is also the first PhD of Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University.

Because of his splendid works in the field of law, Bar Council of India sought his services to help set up a new law school modelled on five-year curriculum. Prof. Menon established the first National Law University, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru in 1986. NLSIU is the first law school in India to use Harvard Law School’s case study method, which is now an integral part of legal education in India.

Later in 1998, he was invited by the West Bengal Government to set up National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) on the lines of NLSIU. Prof. Menon served as Vice Chancellor till 2003, when he was requested by the Honorable Supreme Court of India to take over as the first director of National Judicial Academy-a training center for judges.

He has penned his autobiography “The story of a Law Teacher: Turning Point” besides writing several books and articles.

CL-LST mourns the loss of the legend, an eminent educationist, and pays its condolences to his family and millions of his students.

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