It is a
beautiful thing when Passion and Career meet in our lives but it doesn’t happen
by chance or even by a stroke of luck. They meet at the end of many
intersections – of awareness, curiosity, reflection and introspection.
The Career and
College Guidance Department at Pathways School Noida organized Career Day on
February 2, 2017 to understand and reflect on the different career journeys of
four eminent professionals from the Pathways Noida parent community.
Mr. Varun Tuli,
a leader in managing financial and legal functions of entities in many parts of
the world, shared his unique journey of how he handled multiple
responsibilities of a family business as well as a career in Banking and
Business Analysis and spoke about the way he identified his passion in
financial and management accounting and delved to acquire a deeper
understanding of this, eventually extending his expertise to work with global
entities.
Dr. Ashutosh
Sinha has specialized in Paediatric Critical Care and shared his story of
developing his interest and passion. He worked with immense rigor during his
years at school and pursuing his interest propelled him in the direction of his
specialization. He spoke about the expanding opportunities in the field of
Medicine, life beyond the glamour of his profession and shared anecdotal
experiences from his career.
Twenty-two years
ago, it was a dream to follow one’s passion to make a career in Graphic and
Creative Designing. Mr. Vikas Tomar, who focusses on immersive infotainment,
brought out the future of the IoT (Internet of Things) domain and showed how
this will affect every aspect of life. He shared the story of his journey from
working on special effects with an Apple authorized digital studio, through
various prominent milestones, to reach his position of Entrepreneurship in the
Infotainment Industry.
Mr. Praveen
Swami brought out some scenes from the newsroom and questioned myths that we
may have about journalists. Students were thinking about the hard work and the
intrinsic qualities needed for one to become a journalist. The fact that the
media is meritocratic and one cannot survive on a brilliant piece of work for
long, that it is not all fun that makes for success here and that the traditional
distinctions between print, video and online journalism are fast collapsing
raised many questions in the minds of students and they asked questions on what
they should expect and how they can explore this path through Internships and
Observations in this field.
The students
spent two hours trying to understand the lives of these professionals. Through
their stories they learnt that one has to go through rejections and failures
before they succeed, that there can be no short cuts to success – the secret is
to do what one enjoys most and that will make the long road seem shorter and
that there is a world of new opportunities that awaits them.
