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Subject: URGENT need of help for career guidance
Date: 15-May-2008

Question: Hi there,

How are u? I am in deep stress with all the financial problems in my life. My life has become a complete mess, hence I need an urgent help from you to guide me out of this mess. I am RAHUL ROY from Delhi. I am a B-Pharma graduate. I completed it in the year 2000 with distinction. Then I worked with a MNC pharma company as BUSINESS EXECUTIVE in sales for 3 years. I left my job in 2004 to start my own business with friends. In the mean time I started working in stock market too. The partnership in the business didn’t work out and I had to suffer a major loss in it. I had to finally end it in 2006. After that I became a full time trader in the stock market. I had done courses in technical stock analysis from a private institute. It was going good, but then due to some family problem and few corrections in the stock market, I am facing acute financial crunch. I am on the brink of bankruptcy as all I had saved is being eroded in the day to day expenses. I am the sole bread earner of my family. I don’t know what to do.

I just wanted to ask that, is there any way I can get out of this mess? Can I get a decent job now at this age, as I will complete 32 this June and also there is a gap of 4 years in job as I was doing my own business? What are the avenues left for me? My highest qualification is B-Pharma and I have a crude market experience of more than 7 years though I was on job just for 3 years. I am attaching my detailed RESUME with this mail so that it will become easier on your part to understand my present position.

I am in desperate need of your career guidance to help me out of this mess, for which I will be ever grateful. Eagerly waiting for your fast reply.

Thanking you,
Yours sincerely, RAHUL ROY.

Answer: Dear Mr.Roy,

At 32, the life does not come to an end and nor does the employment market. You seem to have a lot of courage to be able to sail through those testing times but nevertheless can start afresh now. With your experience both as an employee and an entrepreneur, you can be an asset to an organisation provided you are able to convince them of your abilities and skills. Try and explore the market and also make the maximum of your social networking.

Do not give too much importance to your failed enterprise. Success of any entrepreneurial ventures depends on lot of factors and less than 0.01% of entrepreneurial ventures succeed.

Even when the enterprise fails, Entrepreneur always wins and gains a lot in the process and experience which can't be taught in any business school.

Here is what you should do:

List and Identify all the skills you have.

Identify key skills you want to highlight while looking for a job. Remember Entrepreneurship is also a skill and lots of companies value it. In this process also identify the soft skills that you possess.

Identify the Job position you want target with the key skills you have.

With the Job position and key skills in mind think and write down why you the best person for this job.

Doing this exercise you would be able to identify all your strengths, skills and that will give the confidence to approach for the job without any self-doubts.

Hope this helps

All the best.

Counselor

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