CAREER GUIDANCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
&
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES
Plan Your Career
• There are a lot of options & Opportunities available
• All options are equally good and compete with each other
• One should choose a career based on academics, personality
and desire.
AMBITION Vs REALITY
• Before making a career choice, take time to understand
yourself, your likes and preferences
• Ambition can not be injected nor it can be initiated
• Parents’ attitude – the determining factor in shaping one’s
career goal
Conventional Thinking
• To choose a profession that parents like
• To follow what the others do
• Inclination towards your CA or Accountant profession
• Possibilities of getting job abroad
• Career that will earn you a government job.
Why study Commerce?
• Increased Career Opportunities
(a) Growing Economy
(b) Large share of service sector
(c) Cross country implications
• Wide choice of careers
• Excellent growth prospects
• Attractive Compensation Packages
• Opportunities for professional practice and employment.
B. Com/BBA
• One can specialize in
• Financial Accounting & Auditing • Business Management
• Auditing and Cost Accounting • Foreign Trade Practice &
Procedures
• Banking and Finance
• CA
• Taxation
• ICMAI
• Actuarial Science
• CS
• Company Secretarial Practice
Careers after studies in Commerce
• Accountant, Banker, Actuary, Business Manager, Export
Professional etc with wide scope after higher study, M.Com.,
MBA, CA, CFA, ICMAI, CS etc.
CAREER PROFILE – FINANCE &
ACCOUNTS
• Actuary
• Banker
• Chartered Accountant
• Economist
• Equity Research Analyst
• Forex Dealer
• Investment Banker
• Stock Broker
• Venture Capitalist
Career Profile - Management
• Business Development Manager
• Business Manager
• Brand Manager
• Event Manager
• Export Manager
• HRD
• Management Consultant
• Market Research Executive
• Rural Manager
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY
• Registration with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
• Common Proficiency Test – Four Times in a year – Feb, May, Aug, Nov.
• Level II – Professional Competence Course (PCC)
• Completion of Articleship (Practical Training) for not less than 15 Months, at least 3 months prior to PCE.
• Completion of specified course in IT.
• Study package provided by the Institute.
• Completion of Level II PCE and 3 ½ years of Practical training (as articled assistant and /or audit
assistant).
• Enter the Level III final course.
• On passing final examination qualified to become a member of ICAI and practice as Chartered
Accountant.
• More details available at www. Icai.org
4 Ps
• You will survive only if you believe in the power of your dreams
• To believe in the power of your dreams – remember the 4 ps –
Purpose, Passion, Possibilities and Power
• Have a purpose in life, and a dream will follow, trim this dream
with passion in your heart and possibilities will open for you.
• Choose today to start believing in the magical power of wishing,
hoping and dreaming.
Thank You
• Career Choices are Life Choices …
• Take them seriously …
• Do it right!