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Live a designed Life, not a default life

A letter written to the edge appeared in the Hindu dated 4 April 2018 once again shook my mind. The letter is as follows “I am 21. I am feeling depressed about my life and career. I have completed B. Tech in electrical engineering and after that, I worked in the textile sector for two years. At present, I am preparing for my banking exam. Sometimes I feel that I am worthless as I didn’t make any proper plan for my future. Can you suggest how to keep such negative thoughts away?”

This letter throws out a plethora of questions to our education system and is one such case among a multitude I come across on the pages of print media and electronic media. At the prime age of 21, a young talent from India feels depressed and disappointed about his life and hits a roadblock in his career and seeks help. Even if someone offers help at this age, it will only act as the last straw or even if he/she wants to begin all over again much of the water has flown down the drain in the process.
This letter is just a reflection of the crisis that young India is facing today and everyone is groping in the dark without any proper solution. This young man’s life is like a ship without a rudder. In the first place at a time when he had to make the vital decision about his future studies, he took the wrong course of study. After that, he worked in a sector that had hardly any connection with what he studied . Now much later, realization has dawned upon him and he wants to work in the Banking sector for which he is neither qualified nor trained. If at all, he is qualified for the competitive banking examination who knows whether he will be able to cope with the pressures of the field and come out successful. It’s apparent that he made a mess of his life and seeking help now.

This tragedy would not have happened to this young man, if there was someone to guide him properly towards a career path as per his personality style, his interests, aptitude, and skills. He would have made an informed choice if someone analyzed his career goals and abilities.

This young man is just a representation of our youth today. Many studies have shown that the rising unemployment rate in India is mostly attributed to wrong career choices and lack of preparation for one’s own preferred careers. Where in the United States, a school student begins his/her career preparation at class 8 or 9, in India students don’t even fix their career destination no later than completing their undergraduate studies. It’s just like fixing the destination once a journey has begun

Therefore, to tackle the rising tide of unemployment and depression among youngsters, It’s absolutely necessary to plan our career destinations at a very early stage with the help of a mentor who specializes in careers and job skills. This is where a career counselor can help. Many of the parents feel that it’s once again an added expense but they have no problem in spending huge amounts of money on fancy items to satisfy the kids.

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