5 Emerging Careers after COVID

 

This pandemic has come with a norm that was never heard of – Social Distancing. We are in a society where without this pandemic this word would be termed as a curse. For ages, we have learned and taught team bonding, community service and suddenly all of that is now an egalitarian thought. The current situation suggests that “Social Distancing” will remain a part of our lives for times to come, and if that happens, which looks sure to happen, we are in for a big change in all platforms of life – Work, Education, and Personal.

As a responsible career counseling and career mentoring service provider, we take this opportunity to bring forward a set of careers that will be called as Emerging careers for the next decade:

 Psychology: This field has gained notice and increasing popularity over the years. It was neglected but with the rise in the cases of depression, disorders, mental health and relationship problems generated a huge demand of people from this specialization. In this modern world of automation and pandemic, many will face crises in their careers and lives, and here comes the need of a psychologist to help not only you in facing the situation but also planning against it. Gone are the days when people would shy away from visiting a psychologist or a psychiatrist or a counselor. Today, most people acknowledge the requirement and necessity. The current situation brought the need for and importance of empathy than sympathy. People want someone to talk to and share their feelings and thoughts

In case somebody is interested in following are some top universities:

India:

•         Delhi University

•         Ambedkar University

•         Christ University-Bangalore

•         JamiaMilliaIslamia

•         Fergusson College, Pune

•         Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

Abroad:

•         University College London

•         Kings College, London

•         Monash University, Australia

 

The areas of work for a Psychology student can be as follows:

•         Family Counseling

•         School Counseling

•         Organizational Development

•         Consumer Behaviour

•         Mental Wellness  

•         Psychological Disorder Treatment

•         Special Educators

 

Content: “Direct to Consumer” streaming is slowly and steadily becoming a part of our lives. All industries will stop the wastage of resources and will concentrate on targeted marketing activities for which they would definitely need a lot of improvisation in content. The content design will cover a lot of areas like graphics, videos, music, photography, gaming, and theoretical content as well. The growth of online media will bring forward a host of opportunity in the content marketing and content building industry.

Scope Areas

•      Online Educational Content

•      Digital Marketing

•      Corporate Communication

•      Public Relation

•      Product Description

•      Video and Podcasts

•      Websites

 

Indian Universities

•      DU- BJMC

•      DU- English (Hons)

•      EFL University, Hyderabad

•      IP University- BJMC

•      Christ University

•      Ashoka University

•      Flame University- BBA Communication Management

 

International Universities

•         Nanyang Technological University

•         University of Leeds

•         King’s College London

•         University of Melbourne

•         Queensland University of Technology

•         University of Toronto

•         Cardiff University

 

Gaming: As a parent, as soon as you hear it, you might shriek but the fun fact is that it is a $152 Billion worth industry. Also, we need to understand that with technology growing and situations like the pandemic arising, more and more people will vouch for this type of entertainment.  Parents also need to understand, that in a growing industry the number of job opportunities will also be very high, today we need not only software programmers for  Gaming but also graphic and animation artists, game developers, narrative designers, sound designers, game testers, mobile game developers, and many more. In case somebody is willing to study gaming in India, you might have to start with

·         Engineering in computer science or a

·         Bachelor in computer applications

·         Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Graphics, Animation & Gaming

·         Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Digital Filmmaking & Animation

However, if one wishes to pursue the course from a foreign university, the University of Southern California and Rochester Institute of Technology are some top-notch universities for gaming based courses.

Bio-Based Careers: Food and water crisis, pollution, climate changes, and now the pandemic, all of these situations have open doors to the need for biologists, environmentalists, microbiologists, and many more. The last decade saw an upward rising trend in the bio-based careers but going forward these will become careers of high importance. One needs to understand here, that the world needs solutions to all of these problems and thus we need more and more research scholars.

Following are some fields in Biology area which will gain huge importance:

•      Medicinal Research

•      Food Production

•      Agricultural Research

•      Virology

•      Immunology

•      Genomics

•      Neurosciences

•      Ecology

•      Computational Biology

Now in order to study these courses, the following are some identified universities:

•         Biotech:

       - IISC – B.Sc. Biology

       - IIT Chennai/Mumbai/Kanpur

       - NIT Warangal

       - Vellore Institute of Technology

•         Microbiology:

       - Fergusson College, Pune

       - Madras Christian College,    Chennai

       - Delhi University

       - Ethiraj College, Chennai

•         Food Technology:

       - NIFTEM, Sonepat

       - IISER, Pune

       - CFTRI, Mysore

In fact, the scope of biology has always been excellent outside India as most international universities are research funded universities and hence have excellent infrastructure for research. So here are some of the top-notch international options:

-          University of Cambridge

-          University of Oxford

-          University of Toronto

-          University College London

-          Imperial College London

-          National University of Singapore

-          University of British Columbia

-          McGill University

 

Management: One of the most sought after careers in the world will hold its position even after COVID 19. The world will still require who can manage their resources, create path-breaking strategies, motivate the workforce and lead teams. Although the work patterns will change and modern-day managers will have to understand the call of moment and design work structures a little differently but their due importance and work scope will be equivalent. The involvement of technology is also expected to rise in the management sector as well.

Scope Areas

•      Market Research

•      Market Analytics

•      Digital Marketing

•         Finance

•         Advertising

•         Logistics

•         Supply Chain Management

Please remember for entering into the management courses here in India, most universities conduct aptitude based entrances. These entrances might be followed by interviews as well. Following is the list of top-notch universities:

National:

•         Delhi University

•         IIM Indore

•         IIM Rohtak

•         NMIMS

•         Christ University

•         Symbiosis University

International

•         Harvard University

•         Cambridge University

•         London School of Economics

•         National University of Singapore

•         Australia National University

•         Monash University

We would like to advise here, that for all the international universities, merely sending your applications will not help. You need to understand that you are adjudged not only by your academic scores but also by your profiles, which means your scholastic achievements, community service, internships, research work all of these aspects come handy. These factors have started affecting the admission decisions at a few Indian universities as well, for example, all of those universities which have an interview in their admission process. Students must understand that the purpose of the interview is no more to just check the basic communication skill and personality but also to understand the impact of your profile on your peer group, your ability to add value to the institution and your keenness in studying the course. In case, you think you are not equipped on these regards, feel free to get in touch with us for our comprehensive profile mentorship program.