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21st Century Careers

Vijay Sonawanepodcasters.spotify.com
Dear Parents & Students, Disruptive technologies and new business world order are bringing in the paradigm shift in the future careers of our students. Our endeavor is to help students navigate successful careers in the 21st-century workplace by taking informed decisions and create inspiring possibilities for themselves. Through this initiative, we will provide unbiased information on various aspects of career streams, Universities, Colleges, Entrance examinations, Overseas Education, and Vocations.
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Can you afford to ignore Mathematics in your career success?

In this technology world almost 85% of future jobs will demand mathematical skills and thinking. Hence, mathematics cannot be ignore any more. Listen to this podcast that highlights why it is critical to have mathematical capabilities? How & where one can develop mathematical education and the careers thereof. Best, Vijay Sonawane|Career Counselor|9920204727

Apr 07, 202118 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Demystifying Machine Learning

Machine Learning is a disruptive technologies that are changing our day-to-day life by adding convenience, comfort and much more. It is the inherent ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. It learns automatically. This technology is intelligent and it can improve its intelligence as it moves forward. Therefore, it has wide range of applications and hence creating huge demand in the market. It is said that this industry is growing at whoopin...

Mar 24, 202122 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Want to Customized you own Sunrise & Sunset? Explore Career Opportunities in Merchant Navy

Merchant Navy offers excellent career opportunity to young and dynamic professionals from Navel Science, Engineering, and Hospitality. The key benefits of the Merchant Navy are world exploration with awesome perks and tax benefits. Listen to this podcast and explore how you can build your career with Merchant Navy. Regards, Vijay Sonawane | Career Counselor | 9920204727

Mar 16, 202117 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Difference between Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics

Often we get confused about these titles and do not get clear idea as to what is the difference between these three distinct professions. This episode will provide clear idea between them and the skills and responsibilities they perform and carry.

Oct 07, 202019 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Astrophysics, Space Science, and ISRO are your career interest??? then you must know about JEST i.e. Joint Entrance Screening Test

JEST allow applicants who wish to join premium institutes for natural and life sciences program for Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. i.e. MSc + Ph.D. During the last podcast, we got introduced to one such premium institute i.e. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. So, for the students who wish to choose research and become leading scientists they must know these institutes and the kind of program they offer and their eligibility criteria. So, if your broad interests are Physics, Chemistry, Biology,...

Mar 30, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 45

Want to be a Scientist? Seek admission to TIFR

TIFR is a National Centre of the Government of India, under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy. TIFR is also a deemed University awarding degree for masters and doctoral programs. The TIFR University runs Ph.D. and integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. programs in all areas of natural sciences that include Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as well as in Mathematics and Computer Science. TIFR also supports selective M.Sc. programs in various sub-domains of Biology. The graduate program is administere...

Mar 25, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 44

A scientific career decision can be your "Ikigai"

The book Ikigai tells us the advantages of having an ' ikigai ' in our life. It gives us a reason to get up in the morning, enjoying our work, loving what we do, giving meaning to our existence. Therefore, our ' ikigai ' is an important ingredient for a healthy, happy, satisfying life and aging. Ikigai is a living fact, for people living in Okinawa, the island in Japan, it is a way of life . And as a result of that, they have the most cente-na-rians (means people living more than 100 years) in t...

Mar 22, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Would you like to Grow at 33% annually - Be a Statistician

Statistics is indispensable in this modern age . Governments and organizations around the world are constantly implementing statistics to improve economic developments. Wages, pricing of items, time series analysis, demand analysis, production control, business development, growth & analysis. Everything is dependent on statistics. Therefore, the demand for mathematicians and statisticians is very high currently. It is projected to grow 33 percent from 2018 to 2026 much faster than the averag...

Mar 18, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 42

Would you like to find another Nemo? Explore Career in Animation

The animation is a world full of creativity and passion. How you manufacture or create everything out of thin air. The animation is an imitation of real-life motion through moving pictures. Animators breathe life into a character or object. The animation is a big game now. In 2018, the global animation market was worth 259 billion U.S. dollars, and in 2020 it is growing to be around 270 billion. It is growing at a phenomenal rate. The animation is big business because consumers are increasingly ...

Feb 24, 202010 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Fat Salaries, Excellent Perks_Life and career as a Investment Banker

An investment banker helps organizations by providing advisory services on finance i.e. raising capital through stock-market. So, they work with management teams to market and sell companies, find potential targets to acquire, and make deals go through; or recommend the best terms and timing for a capital raise and then market that debt or equity issuance to investors. It means, when companies get launched on stock exchanges, investment bankers help them in the entire process. The investment ban...

Feb 17, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Career as a Clinical Researcher_Building Healthy Nation

Whenever a pharmaceutical company introduces new drugs, what background do, they need to do? Well, we are not aware but pharmaceutical companies undergo very meticulous processes that test that product or drug and they have to ensure that the drug is compliant for humans or animal consumption. They have to ensure that first and foremost that the drug is safe to consume. And unless the same is tested and certified they cannot take it to the production. And therefore, these jobs are outsourced to ...

Feb 17, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Life is an Event_Career Opportunities in Event Management

Given the number of events that are taking place in today's time, event planning as a career is growing rapidly. As long as human exist events will continue to take place. The event to be organized may be as small as a birthday party or as big as the Presidential Inauguration. Event planners are well trained in supervising all basic arrangements required to make an event successful, such as caterers, venues, decoration, transportation, themes, dress codes etc. If one seeks a challenging job, has...

Feb 17, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 38

BE WITH THE TUNE - Career options in the Music Industry

Music is undoubtedly one of the oldest art forms, utilizing the human voice and body as natural instruments and means of self-expression. It is an art form that comes into the world with us. We live with our mother’s heartbeat and respiration and subtle rhythms of metabolic and brain wave activity. We are all basically musical and can develop that capacity in ourselves and in others. We can very well say that we all are musically intelligent. We use our Musical intelligence when we play music to...

Jan 30, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 37

DAIRY TECHNOLOGIST - a career which will never go out of fashion

We just cannot stop consuming milk, butter, paneer, cheese, etc. On the contrary, the consumption of all these items is on the rise. It is an industry that will never face any downfall or decline because as we become more educated, we give more attention to our health also and spend more on it. Dairy products are a major source of cheap and nutritious food to millions of people in India and the only acceptable source of animal protein for a large vegetarian segment of the Indian population. Milk...

Jan 30, 202010 minSeason 1Ep. 36

SAVIOR OF THE PLANET - Explore career opportunities as Environmental Engineer

The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Ice is melting worldwide, especially at the Earth’s poles. This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice. In Montana's Glacier National Park, the number of glaciers has declined to fewer than 30 from more than 150 in 1910.

Jan 30, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 34

JOIN IIMs right after 12th: Explore IPM Course

A course which can straightaway get you into IIMs i.e. Indian Institute of Management immediately after 12th Our general understanding is that one can only get into IIM’s after graduation for an MBA. Well, it is a fact.

Jan 30, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 33

BE A PEACE MAKER, save the world - career as International Relations expert

An article published by the Independent offered the following commentary on the state of our world. And it says that “If the human race is wiped out in the next 50 years it will not be because of disease or an asteroid hitting the earth, but because of foreign policy and international relations among the countries.” Understanding globalised markets, and the factors influencing relations between countries, has never been so pertinent. The importance of international relations also goes beyond pea...

Jan 30, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 32

SKY IS THE LIMIT: Career as an Aerospace Engineer

one of the toughest engineering branches unless you are a person with an inclination for working on nano-tech, missiles, rocket, space stations, among others then a career as an aerospace engineer can be perfect for you. A career as an Aerospace Engineers offers a combination of all of this.

Jan 30, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Unearth our past... Career as Archaeologist

Archaeology is the scientific and orderly study of human cultures through the recovery, analysis, and documentation of material remains and environmental data, like artefacts, seals, inscriptions, monuments, edifices, landscapes and bio-facts and bring them closer to history. In short, archaeologist unearths our past. So, if you enjoy a combination of history and historical artifacts, and have a disposition towards new exploration, a career of an archaeologist can prove fulfilling. I have come a...

Jan 30, 202011 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Hotel Management a sunrise industry

Hotel management is considered as yet another sunrise industry, an employment generator, a significant source of foreign exchange for the country. During 2018, FEEs (Foreign Exchange Earnings) from tourism increased by 4.70 per cent* year-on-year to US$ 28.59 billion. FEEs during January 2019 was US$ 2.55 billion. International hotel chains are increasing their presence in the country, as it will account for around 47 per cent share in the Tourism & Hospitality sector of India by 2020 & ...

Jan 30, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Psychology and Its sub-branches

Psychology has applications in many fields. It is not only used in treating a patient who is suffering from mental health disorder, but it is extended to the field of advertising, media, finance, training, entrepreneurship, investment, economy, social phenomenon, education, human resources, neuro-science, legal, forensic, engineering, technology, well-being and health. In the era of design thinking… while creating and designing pin to a piano. Customer or human psychology is given utmost importa...

Jan 30, 202014 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Literature a Fundamental Career Stream

Literature teaches us about life, it helps us understand our emotions and our values. It lays bare the basis for human relationships, the complications, the barriers, the ties that bind. Literature enriches us, deepening our understanding of others, of the world, of ourselves. It also entertains us. Those aren’t its purposes. They are its value. Literature compels us to do critical thinking, solve problems, apply creativity and innovation, collaborate and communicate. Without literature capabili...

Jan 19, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 35

Career as a Data Scientists or Analyst

One among the most emerging and disruptive technologies. Data science is going the change the way industries and organisation do the business and it is disrupting the job market. Learn how and what opportunities does it offer

Dec 23, 20198 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Importance of Career Decision and SWOT Analysis

We all are unique and hence must have different career choices as per our strengths and weaknesses. This Podcast is focusing on the critical such elements required for career decision along with few case studies.

Dec 23, 20199 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Career Opportunities in Sport Industry

Sports as a industry is gaining momentum. Many young minds have started looking at the future opportunities in this industry and hence courses like sports management, sport psychology, and sports physiotherapy are witnessing likability at this point in time. The whole industry is offering clear career opportunities in three segments like (1) Career in Sports, (2) Sports as Business, and (3) Health and wellness in Sports. Ample career opportunities are and will be available in…. Organizing Sports...

Dec 23, 20199 minSeason 1Ep. 5

IIT JEE Examination: Reality Check

Cracking JEE is a dream of many students and parents. Hence, every year more than 14 lakhs of students register for JEE. However, it has been observed that many aspirants i.e. students, as well as parents, do not know the difficulty level, efforts to be put-in, and intelligence competence required. Parents invest their hard-earned money with the hope that something bright or good will happen. This podcast is offering some reality check and food to think rationally and critically for students and...

Dec 23, 201910 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Indian Navy: An Ocean of Opportunities: Career Options with Indian Navy

The Indian Navy is the only force that is called a three-dimensional Force. It means it is capable of safeguarding our nation above the waters, on the waters and under the waters. And hence along with Army, and Air-force, students are also very keen to pursue careers in the naval services. In this podcast, we are going to look at the various entries for officers for permanent as well as for a short service commission.

Dec 23, 201916 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Best Commerce Colleges in India - Part 1

Commerce is a very core branch and you all will agree with me that without commerce professionals no business, trade, institutions or organizations can run proficiently. From financial markets and economics to the latest management practices, studying commerce can offer you the skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful career. Therefore commerce is an evergreen profession that will always remain in demand. This podcast is primarily focusing on India's Top Commerce Colleges which are o...

Dec 23, 201911 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Best Commerce Colleges in India - Part 2

Commerce is a very core branch and you all will agree with me that without commerce professionals no business, trade, institutions or organizations can run proficiently. From financial markets and economics to the latest management practices, studying commerce can offer you the skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful career. Therefore commerce is an evergreen profession that will always remain in demand. This podcast is primarily focusing on India's Top Commerce Colleges which are o...

Dec 23, 201913 minSeason 1Ep. 23
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