The choice of subjects should be based on an understanding of student’s personality and goals plus an assessment of aptitudes.
Subject of debate
“Take up science if you score well in the Class X boards, otherwise opt for commerce," the parent of a 15- year-old advises his ward with regard to the choice of a stream. Similar is the case of many Class XII students, who decide on careers without an in-depth study. But this is not the right way of planning one's career.

Mission admission
Job satisfaction is the key to excel in your career
and it can be only achieved through a promising
job that matches your interests, aptitude as well
as personality.

• Testing time

Scoring over IT
Financial sector top employer in low-cost cities
With the addition of more and more employees, the financial services sector has emerged as the largest job provider in low-cost cities, edging out information technology, says a new study released in New Delhi.

Smart Skills
Bourse basics
The stock market fluctuations have been hitting the headlines for the past few couple of months, with indices rising and falling, while a lot of people are making lots of money.

• Take stock

Career Hotline
Now, green-collar jobs
Q. We’ve heard of white-collar workers and blue-collar workers, but who are green-collar employees and what do they do?
— Pushkar Chitkara

• Leisure as business
• Charity begins at work

Bits & bytes

• Systems engineer course launched
• 3,000 airline jobs to be cut