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Career
Guidance & Assessment Services
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INTRODUCTION
The
basic need while seeking a career change is to understand
ones own emotion of job transition and to reassure oneself. A
person needs to
feel that she/he is unique, special and employable. At the same time,
one
must know oneself, develop a positive attitude for the job search making
the best of the opportunity and give total commitment to finding a new job.
Shilputsi
undertakes a holistic approach to help the manager to prepare for a professional move. The process involves the following:
1.
Assessing
2.
Counselling
3.
Finally, guiding and orienting to external conditions
ASSESSMENT
The individual would be assessed for technical competence which
includes:
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Competence in
functional areas.
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Potential to go up in the hierarchy of
functional areas.
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Contribution in other areas in general management in the corporate
world.
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Behavioural competence which includes handling of people,
interpersonal relations, management style etc.
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Matching
personality to professional profile.
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Communication
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Motivation
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Leadership
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Working
as a team member and building a team.
COUNSELLING
Usually,
there are various emotional processes a professional passes through while
making a career shift. The Counselling Session would provide the
opportunity to accept reality, build self confidence and guide her/him to
professional growth and new direction.
Counselling
includes making the individual aware of strengths and shortcomings in technical skills as well as behavioural skills
(eg. at functional level recognizing the sub functions where one is not very strong
or at the emotional level, identifying areas to develop like temperament, attitude, emotional quotient etc.)
CAREER GUIDANCE
Career
guidance would include guiding the professional on writing the resume,
highlighting achievement in the career as well as potential for
future opportunities. Guidance on how to search jobs matching professional and personal profile will be given.
One will also be
provided assistance on recognizing his career path and ones various
preferences (financial/geographical etc.) This will be done in a process
that also affirms confidence in ones capacbilities.
The
process would include understanding where the person is at the professional
level and at the emotional level and accordingly directing her/him to find a
new assignment. We would also provide guidance to strengthen professional as well as personal short comings.
Shilputsi's
general market assessment will include career
oriented information like job titles, job description, scope of
responsibility, demands for various kinds of jobs, growth areas, career
trends, remuneration and salary ranges.
Those
seeking alternative career / job options will be guided regarding employer knowledge like corporate culture,
public Vs private sector, stability, size, benefits etc.
METHODOLOGY
All
the above are done through
a.
Tests, questionnaires and exercises which will show orientation towards leadership, teamwork, interpersonal relationships,
personality, competence in understanding people and self
confidence.
b.
Personal meetings which would include understanding technical
as well as behavioural skills.
The
Shilputsi process is a strategic step by step method for presenting
oneself to the most suitable organization, to the right people at the
right level and at an appropriate time.
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