CAREER

Dr.B.Sudhakar,  Director – SIMS

Career is referred to as a succession in the profession of an individual which is looked at in the chronological order through which an individual builds on.

Career satisfaction can be defined as the satisfaction levels individuals get from both the intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of their careers, which may include pay, advancement and developmental opportunities.

Career satisfaction is a matter of individual expectations which may be economic considerations, occupational considerations and family consideration. Economic consideration may include pay and perceived promotions and incentives of a job. Organisational consideration may be on human resources practices, policies of the organization and the working environment. Family consideration may be the work life balance possible in the job, flexibility and pride of the job.

Hence every individual needs to unlearn and relearn the requirement of building his or her career. Depending on one’s interest individuals can look at careers. Irrespective of the choices, aspirants need to have lot of confidence and energy along with strong interpersonal skills besides a strong passion to make dreams come true. What a person acquired as a skill or knowledge few years ago is not going to be the skill which will help him to grow. To prove oneself as a better person, one needs to equip with the skill set which will be unique and be a master of it. Someone who is looking for a career in a specific industry must have the hunger to learn new things every day along with the updated information on the latest developments in that industry. To keep updated one must closely follow up the events and programmes of that industry and participate in them to get the needed knowledge.

So Career can be defined as the jobs individuals pursue in which they use their individualized skills- be it communication, interpersonal relationship building or other skills to earn their livelihood.