At the heart of our career guidance lies the “Skills-Learning-Lifestyle” Matrix, designed to answer three key questions:
Every student’s journey begins with self-awareness. From middle school students exploring their first career ideas to early professionals contemplating a pivot, our approach helps uncover strengths, passions, and paths forward. We combine psychometric and career assessments with contextual guidance. Here’s how we tailor this stage to every individual.
Aspect | Middle School Students | High School Students | Undergraduate Students | Early Career Professionals |
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Psychometric & Career Assessments | Age-appropriate aptitude and interest assessments Focus: Creating self-awareness, identifying potential interests, and building confidence. |
Career-focused assessments Focus: Aligning interests and strengths with college major options and potential career paths. |
Career and personality assessments Focus: Refining goals for graduate programs, internships, or early career roles. |
Technical skills, leadership, and teamwork profiling Focus: Guiding specialized interests, exploring MBA/PhD options, or planning career transitions and pivots. |
Career Awareness Exploration | Introduction to broad career fields Focus: Participate in job shadowing, webinars, or internships to understand day-to-day tasks and skill requirements, helping identify subject combinations and the right country for further studies. |
Exploring real-world roles and industries Focus: Participate in job shadowing, webinars, or internships to understand day-to-day tasks and skill requirements, helping identify subject combinations and the right country for further studies. |
Deep dive into specific fields Focus: Align academic pursuits with trending industries like AI, sustainability, or healthcare through research, networking, and internships to prepare for relevant job roles or master’s programs. |
Understanding market trends and new opportunities Focus: Explore evolving fields like digital transformation or sustainability to align career goals and identify upskilling needs in growth sectors. |
Gap Identification | Recognizing areas for growth Focus: Identify gaps in foundational skills like time management, curiosity, or basic teamwork. |
Highlighting gaps in leadership, academics, or extracurriculars Focus: Address missing elements for UG admissions by suggesting activities like heading a school club or participating in competitions. |
Analyzing readiness for advanced studies or career paths Focus: Identify missing skills (e.g., research experience or technical certifications) required for master’s programs or internships. |
Assessing leadership skills and technical expertise gaps Focus: Evaluate readiness for MBA programs or career transitions by identifying missing experiences like managing teams or domain knowledge. |
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