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Ms. Mugdha Shetye talks about Career as a Nutritionist & Dietician. In the earlier episode, our expert Ms. Priya Karkera has shared her experience about Nutrition & Dietetics industry with us. Diet plays an important role in your overall health and wellbeing. A good and balanced diet habit improves the quality of life while poor diet may lead to health problems. Dietetics are concerned with food management; while Nutritionist promotes health. Due to the changing food habits of most of the urban population, the demand for nutritionists and dieticians is increasing rapidly. They suggest good food habits considering various aspects of an individual such as age, work routine, and sickness, etc. They also guide their clients on how to maintain the required nutrition value in food. To start a career in this field the minimum requirement is a graduate/post-graduate degree in Home Science/Dietetics and Nutrition/Food Science/Technology. Candidates desiring to seek admission into B...

Media  is one of the most fascinating careers and most sought after careers of today’s generation. Media has in tides all generations and it will always continue. Glamour, publicity, and the limelight are interesting facts about Media but have you ever wondered who makes this happen? In this episode, Ms. Suchitra Surve talks about the technical careers in media which are off-screen or we can say they are the magicians behind the screens, who make us believe in the make believe world of media. You must have always heard most of the actors and actresses always acknowledge the technicians, the invisible man that makes the miracle happen the magic on screen. Talking on screen we have now moved from the big screen to television to the newer OTT platforms. But again the technicians have steadfast ; nobody has been able to replace them. But obviously, the skills that are required now by these technicians are highly technologically driven and digitally driven. So let’s look at some of...

The increasing and complicated lifestyle is giving birth to a variety of ailments and the demand for medical professionals is tremendously increasing day by day. In this episode, Ms. Mugdha Shetye discusses on how to become an allopathic Doctor. Allopathic  medicine treat disease using remedies that will produce symptoms different from the disease treated. Allopathic treatment is based on symptoms, and is based on ‘cause and effect’ It focuses on what physical being causes the ailment and what can be done to cure it. To become a Doctor, One must complete graduation programme i.e. MBBS. MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. It is a 5 ½ Years program, post class 12th. One needs to study 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. One needs to clear relevant entrance exams i.e. NEET. Though MBBS Degree is enough to practice as a Doctor in India, it is not the end of the road. It is necessary to pursue and complete Postgraduate courses such as – MD or MS. After complet...

Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani talks about how a student’s life can be both exciting and worrying. Exciting because you are taking a step ahead in life; worrying as you may be living alone for the first time. You will be meeting people, making new friends, eating new food and maybe even learning a new language. Once you reach a new country you will start noticing the differences in culture, the lifestyle immediately. Initially, you might find it difficult to understand and deal with these differences, but gradually you will be able to manage them. The best way to get over your anxiety is to gather as much knowledge as possible about the country you are going to. Read up whatever information you can get on tourism websites, magazine articles, blogs, etc. As a student, it is important to be aware so you can adjust easily in your new environment. You cannot eliminate all surprises, but being aware will make the adjustment easier and faster. Dealing with culture shock: Culture shock is a na...

In continuation with the series on soft skills and careers, in this episode Ms. Suchitra Surve talks on the most important and sought after skills today even in corporate and careers. One skill which should be easy to us as it is said Humans are social beings. Social skills should come very naturally to us but what we see today is social skills are the only skills that are most difficult skills for most of the teenagers and individuals. So, in this episode we will discuss and talk about social skills. Is social skill an ability to talk to people, socialize, attend party have fun? It is everything. What we are talking about is the ability to talk to people, interact with people and connect with them. This is what social skills are; it is just not about having conversational skills or empathy. It’s a combination of both Somebody might ask why do I need social skills. We are social human beings, we live in a society, we are all inter connected for better relationships, better opp...

Counting money, keeping its record, en-cashing cheques and drafts cannot be an interesting work, someone may say sarcastically. Others may think that there cannot be personal involvement and originality in doing such a work. But Last year, nearly thousands of people were recruited for positions at government-funded banks from banking exams held. The banking sector in India is growing at a rapid rate and is among one of the fastest growing industry. In this episode Ms. Mugdha Shetye talks about Banking as a Career Option A Bank, as everyone knows is a business which provides financial services for profit. It is engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. Bank jobs are often considered amongst the most monotonous jobs in India. However, the new fields such as investment banking and business consultancy has made the banking one of India's most desirable job sectors. Facilities such as net and mobil...

In this episode Ms. Swati Salunke talks about Environment  Science , a topic which is very close to our heart’s, something we are all concerned about wherein lot of people have taken number of good steps towards taking care of it, it’s something which the future, is also looking forward for. There is a discussion on the growing concern for environment by various countries including India. Environmental Science is a science of environment, that teaches and equips the students to understand various aspects of environment be it soil, water, air, noise, human being waste, plastic, head light of vehicles, it can be anything and everything. We see and hear a number of environmental enthusiasts, who are concerned about preventing, protecting, and also developing new technologies to bring in required balance. Environment has become the biggest concern of all the countries across the world. If you love your nature why not protect it, prevent it, and make the best of it by getting into...