Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Exciting careers beyond an MBA

Shiv Kumar, Careerlauncher

It has long been your dream to get into a good B-School. But you realise it is not to be, at least not this year. Do not despair. Career planning is an ongoing process and a reality check on your decisions allows you to make adjustments and see if your desired outcomes are being achieved. This does not mean your initial decision was 'bad'. Each one of you must look at 'what if not?' options to the Holy Grail of modern youth -- Common Admissions Test (CAT).

This re-evaluation may lead to minor changes in your career choices or a complete revision of the options on your table.There is a plethora of career options awaiting you. To evaluate these options objectively, you must first answer the following two questions honestly - what am I good at? What would I enjoy doing in my career? If you return 'MBA' for both, you may lose sight of some of the very promising options cited below.In this list, we have deliberately omitted some of the more popular career choices, and included some, which you may not even be aware of.

Media Jockey

Being a radio or video jockey is a matter of style, personality and presentation and communication skills. Degree or diploma holders in Mass Communication, Acting and Drama, Music or Media Studies may and this career.

There are people who do not possess these degrees but still get in through auditions. If you love music, have the gift of the gab, a good voice or sense of humour, you could fit into this career pretty easily. The extensions to these roles are anchoring events or hosting various competitions.

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