10 Steps for Aspiring Working Professionals: Graduation and Beyond

1.Set your Goals:

As you enter the working space and move out of college, there is a huge shift in the environment, from the safe space of college where there is support at every turn, jobs are much more individualistic and can quite frankly be brutal. TCC helps in setting goals and being certain about your choices which leads to a smoother transition into the workplace as well as more clarity in your career path.

2. Know your Options:

Getting clarity about what career path you want to continue with can be a difficult, life-altering decision. So make sure you make it after knowing every option you can pursue. Take internships and apprenticeships if there is any uncertainty. TCC can help you not just lay out all these options but also shortlist the perfect fit for you. Remember there are many routes you can take after graduation–working, studying further, interning, researching, self-employment and a lot more.

3. Understanding Requirements

Whether you start doing a job, pursuing further studies, or start a business, understanding the prerequisites to take up that particular role is one of the first steps to take. With TCC’s experienced mentors and trainers, understanding these roles becomes much simpler. This will help you pick the right career choice that matches your skill sets, accomplishments and needs.

4. Work on refining your skills

Perfecting the skill sets you have acquired throughout your educational years will give you the upper hand while that skill especially in unexpected situations. Be it an impromptu question thrown at you in an interview or a special task designed to enable you a promotion–the polishing of these soft skills will take you a long way. TCC not only assesses you to see which skill sets can be improved on, but also gives you the opportunity to work on them by providing you with courses and internships for the same.?

5. Planning pursuit of further studies:?

One of the more commonly known routes taken after graduation and work experience are those of Masters/MBA degrees. TCC gives you the preparation you require for GRE/GMAT and helps you narrow down to a set of universities and colleges that would be the right fit for you according to your background, personality and portfolio, as well as geography, financial aid and much more. TCC is the official partner for TOEFL and IELTS so they can help you register for the exams and prepare for them. Moreover, we can give you a clearer view of your prospects after your masters degree–from employability to further studies/doctorate degrees. We also put into perspective what course of action you must take in order to obtain a doctorate in the field of your choice.

6. Build a good CV

A CV is the first thing an institution will look at before admitting you, and so you must build it carefully and make sure it's impeccable. TCC guides students on the pointers that stand out, what companies and universities are looking for, and in general help you amplify your profile and help build it more by assessing if there is anything missing or incomplete and then helping you work on those technicalities till it reflects flawlessly on your resume.

7. Find a good work life balance:

Be it office work, or study-related work, ensure you create a balance in your life. Give yourself enough breaks, do not lose touch of your hobbies and passions, and grow your social circle. The breaks you take will help you regain your focus, the hobbies you continue will ground you and keep you in touch with your personality, and networking will always take you a long way. Balancing this with your work will give you a peace of mind and more confidence in the direction that your life is headed in.

8. Scholarship programs for working professionals:

There are also multiple programs for working professionals–from certified courses to scholarships and fellowships for Masters & PhD. For pursuing further studies, you don't have to limit yourself to Masters/MBA programs. In fact, there are multiple other programs you can take to specialise in a particular sub-field. TCC helps you understand all these options including possible scholarships, creates a timeline best suited for your field, and then aids you in your applications to your aspired institutions.

9. Question and check on your satisfaction and happiness:

It's possible for you to hit certain curveballs and obstacles on your path that don’t necessarily position you where you envisioned yourself to always be. So always keep a check on your own satisfaction. Is your current position fulfilling you? Does it feel like a burden? Is it where you want to be? It's perfectly normal to have these questions. Changing careers can be a brave, difficult path to take on, but if you have a change of heart, approach your counsellor and understand why your choice is not satisfying you. Take their aid and expertise to find your way and explore other options. Build onto your requirements for those particular options, and then try again! Remember–everyone makes mistakes and not everyone ends up where they thought they would!

10. Reflect/ Reassess your goals and reminisce your journey:

The journeys that we all take that bring us to where we are in the present are some of the most unique and personal experiences of our lives–but also something we share in common globally. Think about your very first graduation, those school friends and the fun you had bunking classes or pranking teachers. Or your college graduation where you adorned caps and gowns and thought about all the classes you slept through, all the weeks of surviving on coffee, the wild college parties and those extremely strict professors. And then reflect that upon where you are today–what you’ve achieved, where you stand and what it took to get there. Appreciate your hard work and determination!! CONGRATULATIONS!