May 2018 – Career POC

Acting Career And Life Of Nargis

Posted on May 31, 2018 by blogger

Born as Fatima Rashid, Nargis undoubtedly was one of the talented actresses of Hindi cinema. Her film name, Nargis, is the name of a flower, Narcissus. She began acting when she was a child with the movie Talash-E-Haq however she became a full time actress with Tamanna in 1942.

Her mother, Jaddanbai , a classical singer and a courtesan, got her familiarized with the film industry so that she also doesn’t end up as a courtesan.

She acted along side Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor in many movies which were successful commercially. Andaz, Awaara, Deedar and Barsaat were a few of their best movies. During her career, which spanned from the 1940s to the 1960s, her most acclaimed film was Mother India. This film won her the trophy of best actress at the Filmfare Awards. Her enactment as Radha in the film is regarded as one of her amazing performances. She got introduced to Sunil Dutt, her colleague in this film, who later got married to her, had saved her from a fire accident.

Soon after getting married, Nargis quit acting. They had 3 kids; Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt and Namratha.

Nargis was honored with the Urvashy Award, the highest honor given to a movie actress in the Indian film industry. She is the also the recipient of Padma Shri, Karlovy Award and the National Film Award. It was for the first time that an actress of Bollywood got the celebrated Padma Shri.

Together with her life partner Sunil Dutt, Nargis established the Ajanta Arts Cultural Troupe. This group, with several well-known actresses and actors, performed at the border to entertain the soldiers.

Her troupe was one of the first groups that performed at Dhaka, past the Indo-Pakistani combat. She was also elected to Rajya Sabha. But, she had to leave before the end of her term in Rajya Sabha because she succumbed to pancreatic cancer.

Another well-known quality of Nargis, apart from acting, was her dedication towards social work. She was the first supporter of The Spastics Society of India, where she put effort to help spastic kids. She was always remembered by her family members. It was evident from the unoccupied seat left at the premiere of Sanjay Dutt’s first movie, Rocky. In her memory, the Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation was established.

Success Point Offers Career Counselling And Competitive Entrance Exams At Kolkata

Posted on May 23, 2018 by blogger

At Success Point we offer Career Guidance and Counseling to students who are on the brink of choosing a right career for themselves; we also have a centre for coaching students in specialised courses. Our state-of-the-art Knowledge Centre, provides comprehensive classroom training to students for IPCC, CPT,BBA, Competitive Entrance exams and GD+PI programs.
Knowledge and expertise are our key assets. We have a team of highly qualified and enthusiastic professionals. Trained and experienced subject-matter experts, psychologists, teaching facullty, career counsellors, researchers make up this cohesive group.
Ex-students and those who avail of our services once, become a part of our extended online family and continue to share information and updates. Our teachers and counselors are tuned in to the student’s queries and we are just a buzz away on the computer! Course information, career confusions and linking up to institutions form the major themes of online exchange.

1. Career Counselling

a. Individual Career Guidance
Our professionals help individuals in the process of self discovery through our career counselling services. The process involves making one aware of their interest, personality, strengths and weaknesses, various career options applicable- leading to an appropriate career choice. We also believe that parents play an important role in career decisions and hence their participation is encouraged throughout the process.

b. Career Talk and Group Counselling in Schools
We reach out to school students through a group interaction, referred to as Career Talk and follow it up with our detailed program, with interested students. Career Talk would typically involve a discussion on popular and lucrative courses for students in Science, Commerce and Humanities stream.

2. Classroom Training for Competitive Exams

Preparation for IPCC (2nd stage of CA, for November 2011) classes start on 25th January 2011.
Classroom Training for Common Proficiency Test (CPT), entrance test for CA, starts 5th April 2011.
Classroom training for National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Test (2012), starts around the 1st week of April, 2011.
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) preparation for 2012, starts July 2011.

3. Vocational Services & Certifications

6 months course on Fashion Art: Eligibility Std XII pass. Starting January 2011, weekend classes.
6 months course on Needle and Thread Art. Eligibility Std XII pass. Starting January 2011, weekend classes.
Fashion tutions for courses in Fashion (Graduation, Diploma). Eligibility Std XII pass. Starting January 2011, weekend classes.
Preparation for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GDPI) applicable for any entrance test or first job interview.
Resume Building and Modification assistance.

Starting Your Desktop Publishing Career

Posted on May 18, 2018 by blogger

Are you considering a desktop publishing career? Well to begin with, make sure you know what desktop publishers do. Desktop publishers use computer software, format and combine text, numerical data, photographs, charts, and other visual graphic elements to produce publication ready material. This material can range from books to business cards, calendars, magazines, newsletters and newspapers, packaging, slides, and tickets.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statics, there were about 32,000 people employed as desktop publishers in 2006 in the United States. Most of these worked in the printing and publishing industries. You can pursue a desktop publishing career nationwide from home, however many jobs are located in major cities.

You do not need a college degree to start a desktop publishing career, but the BLS strongly recommends it. Those with either certificates or an associates or bachelors degree will have more, and better, job opportunities available to them. Many people working in this field learn on the job, but many others learn by taking classes and specialized desktop publishing programs.

It is strongly recommended that anyone considering a desktop publishing career have all or most of the following: good communication skills, basic computer skills, a strong work ethic, the ability to compute ratios to estimate job costs, good manual dexterity, the ability to pay attention to detail and work independently, good eyesight (including visual acuity, depth perception, field of view, color vision, and the ability to focus quickly), and artistic ability.

Though the BLS does not predict any serious growth in the desktop publishing industry through 2016, jobs will be available due to natural attrition in the workforce, which will need to be replaced. The BLS also states that the median earnings for someone in a desktop publishing career were $34,130 in 2006.

Those entering a desktop publishing career with limited training and experience may start as helpers receiving instruction from experienced desktop publishers. As one masters more skills and learns how to use new software, he or she can advance to positions with greater responsibility. This may include supervisory or management positions. Some desktop publishers may start their own companies or work as independent contractors, many of these publishers work at home. Those who are more artistic talent and can further their education may find opportunities in graphic design or commercial art. These are often higher paying careers, that can also be done from home or in a major city.

To Become A Professional Cook A Career Resource Guide

Posted on May 7, 2018 by blogger

So you know you love to cook… But do you want to become a professional chef? If so, where should you begin? How can you make cooking your career?

This career guide provides a quick and easy reference depicting what most professional chefs say about their culinary arts training and their career. Where should you begin? Where should you study to undergo extensive culinary arts training? How do you become an apprentice in a well-known cooking program? Are there shortcuts? What do well known professional chefs say about their path to success? What do chefs make and what is the career outlook for culinary professionals? (We will continue to update this section to provide additional information.)

Overview
Most professional chefs started their careers by spending four years at an accredited culinary art school. The best culinary schools are those that include the Le Cordon Bleu as an important part of their training. (This website provides information from the very best culinary schools. To find a map of cooking schools near you, click here.)

Following culinary school, most career chefs spend at least five years working under head chefs at different restaurants. Typically, they start out as support staff in the kitchen, performing a special task (such as preparing vegetables). Since most young chefs want to be sous-chefs under the top brass at the best restaurants, (particularly in large cities), they often work at several restaurants, acquiring experience under different mentors. Then, they decide to specialize in an area of their primary interests. Professional chefs that are able to withstand the high stress and pressure of the job will find themselves at the helm of a kitchen as head chef. On average, this could take as long as 10 years. To be a head chef means he or she will direct an entire kitchen staff or even start a restaurant.

About Being a Chef
Many chefs view themselves as artists, blending ordinary ingredients to create masterpieces. They are very serious about their careers and many feel drawn to their profession. Most feel it is their calling in life. The apprenticeship is for most chefs rigorous and challenging. And the career isn’t that different. Most work about 50 hours a week, including nights and weekends.
Professional Chefs Enjoy:

High Prestige
Creativity
Constantly being surrounded by food

Professional Chefs Endure:

Specialized Training
Long hours
High stress level
Potential for career burnout

Characteristics of A Professional Chef:

Organized
Opportunistic
Creative

Where to Start:

Professional Chefs need to get a Certification from a professional cooking school.

Thinking About A Career In Forensic Ballistics

Posted on May 1, 2018 by blogger

If you’re searching for a career in forensic ballistics you’re obviously interested in forensics itself and firearms. This exciting division of forensics was probably first employed in Court to steer towards a conviction in London in 1835. Since then, this science has certainly become considerably more challenging.

Forensic ballistics involves the collection, identification, classification and analysis of evidence in relation to firearms in criminal investigations. This may involve identifying tool marks (or breech marks) that can be transferred from the weapon to a fired bullet and bullet fragments as well as the trajectory of the bullets fired. Other areas include gun powder residue analysis, fingerprints, fibres and blood associated with the weapon or bullets. As with many areas of forensic science, ballistics works closely with other departments including the law enforcement agencies.

The firearm itself does not need to be located to obtain a match, and indeed, this match doesn’t always require a lot of effort on the part of the forensic ballistics expert. The FBI and the specialist Firearms-Toolmarks Unit, keep a fully integrated national database referred to as Drugfire. When facts are put into the database, it will seek a match with other information and flag this up to the user.

If you’re considering a career in forensic ballistics and expecting a top salary, forget it! Once you leave college, and depending on any past experience you may have, you may expect an average of between 22000 to 35000 dollars in the United States. Increments are typically paid every six months or so depending on how you advance. The income is low as you continue to be in training for a minimum of a couple of years after you start, so dont expect to be heavily associated with anything too serious to begin with.

Your on-going training will involve a considerable amount of further reading on all relevant areas of law such as identifying firearms, wound analysis, different ammunition etc. You will also need to attend seminars and courses to make sure you understand how to handle evidence, the best way to safety assemble and disassemble firearms and microscope techniques. You will end up amply trained in how guns and ammunition are manufactured, how to give expert testimony in court and also attend many more lectures and seminars – much like being back in college! As with any forensics career, learning is dynamic as new approaches and machinery is constantly evolving.

A career in forensic ballistics is just that, a career for life. If you’re a bit uncertain, think hard before going down this road as it is a long one. It will be your job to thoroughly investigate the evidence and try and keep a pace ahead, and when required, to give clear and explicate evidence in court.