Journal of Career Counseling Development

Career as Specialist Officer in Public Sector Banks Banks make significant contribution to a nation’ economic growth. Recent move of demonetization of existing currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 has made all of us realize how important banks are for all segments of people. Also for job seekers in our country banking sector offers tremendous hope as these days, maximum number of job opportunities are being offered by banks. Banks are expanding their network across the length and breadth of the country. Their focus is also on maximizing use of technology for reducing operational costs and increasing their efficiency and speed. For most of us banking business consists of accepting deposits and providing loans. To manage these simpler functions banks have clerical staff and officers from the general banking discipline. Large number of vacancies are advertised for these positions and many of our young people think that these are the only available opportunities in banks. Fr

Careers in Digital Marketing The newest and fastest growing channels for communicating and selling directly to customers are digital. The internet provides marketers and consumers, opportunities for much greater interaction and individualisation. Digital marketing involves online, social media and mobile marketing activities and programs designed to engage customers or prospects and directly or indirectly raise awareness, improve image or elicit sales of products and services. Mobile marketing is a special form of online marketing that places communications on consumer’s cell phones, smart phones or tablets.According to a research around 1.5 lakh jobs are expected to be created in India in 2017 in the area of digital marketing. The main areas of online marketing communications are websites, search ads, display ads, e-mail, social media, blogs, viral marketing and mobile marketing. The variety of online options means companies can offer or send tailored information or me

Introduction You must have seen, heard and read about companies which provide insurance cover to policy holders in case of any eventuality like accidents, hospitalization, household hazards, thefts or death and still others who look after investment schemes, employee benefits, retirement benefits and pension schemes. The policy holders are required to pay a fixed amount as installments at regular intervals and they get this money back in the event of any untoward incident or upon the maturity of the policy. Have you ever wondered who decides as to what amount of money a policy holder should pay as premium or what sum should be given as pension amount or returns by the company?. Well, this exactly is what an actuary does. They calculate insurance risks and premiums. Technically speaking the job of an actuary is to assess the financial impact of an uncertain future event. Roughly speaking they look at the financial aspect of disasters, sarcastically speaking they are financia

Career Opportunities in Statistics We collect data for everything. Virat’s batting averages, stock market fluctuations, pollution levels compared to other cities, and right now as the country struggles through the demonetization experiment everyone has data on how much money is in circulation, how many ATMs are functioning, how long will it take to print out new notes etc . The world is becoming more and more quantitative and data focused. Whatever information you may have, there are statistics to back it. Statistics essentially involves putting mathematics to scientific use in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data. Statistics is the study of the collection, organisation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. Statisticians use this knowledge to design, collect, and interpret data surrounding many different fields from economics, medicine, psychology, marketing, public health, biology, even sports, and other fields.