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Study Abroad Destination Australia

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In this episode,  Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani  talks about destination Australia. The Opera House. Kangaroos. Koala bears. The Great Barrier Reef. The Blue Mountains. These are some of the things that you think of when you talk about Australia. But, Australia has so much more to offer, especially in terms of higher education. In terms of popularity, Australia is right behind the USA and UK. It is a leader in education, with some of the world’s best institutions, facilities, and faculties. Universities emphasize on providing students with an active learning environment. Therefore, training systems and research infrastructure are top class. Standards of education are high and Australian qualifications are recognized and accepted worldwide. Australian institutions teach a wide variety of subjects ranging from Engineering to Natural Sciences, Business Studies to Medicine and Mathematics to Agricultural Sciences. An Australian undergraduate degree takes 3 years to complete and a Masters degree ca

Importance of Career Counselling

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In this episode,  Ms. Suchitra Surve  talks about importance of career counselling. Parents and students are getting information related to Careers, but the question is how to choose or select a career. We are living in time were there are a lot of assessments like online, psychometric or aptitude tests or interest test the list long and confusing. Psychometric assessment, interest test, Aptitude test for choosing a career, Test for recruitment, banking or taking up a course or job which leads to confusion. Psychometric assessments are developed by psychologists and standardized on certain population, validated and then gone to the public for use of assessments and there by career selection. These tests are very different from the popularly known as aptitude tests as these test focus on only one or two aspects. It might be related to that specific career or course they are offering or an industry that they are looking at. Assessments that are done for career counselling have many asp

Career in Retail Management

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In this episode, Ms. Nidhi Mishra talks about field retail management. Retail basically is a process of selling goods and services to customers through multiple channels of distribution. Retail stores may be small or big. But they most operate in the same lines as purchasing to sale. Retail management includes planning, and coordinating the operations of retail outlets. Be it small franchise like fast-food chains or sections of the supermarket. Retail management includes all steps that are required to fulfill customers buying needs. Department stores, supermarkets, and grocery stores are the most common retail stores. Others include:  Warehouse retailers:  They keep stock of a large variety and quantities of product and sell it at a lower price. Specialty retailers:  they sell products of a particular brand or products of the specific category. Discount retailers:  they sell a wide variety of products at a lower price than the wholesale prices. Internet retailers or mobile re