Reading Time: 2 minutes Just a couple of decades ago, Indian students who aspired to study abroad looked only towards engineering, medicine, and law. The courses offered abroad were not only costly but also not aligned with our education system here. However, things have changed considerably since then. With the progress of education and availability of various scholarships opportunities…
Reading Time: 4 minutes On Thanksgiving Day, you don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb! If you are a student in USA, UK, or Canada, you’d probably catch the Thanksgiving fever soon. Wherever you go – shops, restaurants, malls, school hall, cinema theaters – every place will be abuzz with the holiday excitement. Offices close early, families…
Reading Time: 3 minutes How often have your parents and loved ones advised you against pursuing a course of your own choice, because ‘it does not pay well?’ In fact, in most cases, career counsellors are often questioned by parents on what careers will guarantee them good money, a comfortable lifestyle, and less stress. So, here is a quick…
Reading Time: 4 minutes For many reasons, you may have wanted to take a career break. In the case of women, the common reason is that they have decided to get married, have kids, raise a family, go on a vacation, or recuperate from a long term illness. In the case of men, they may take a sabbatical to…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Anushka (name changed) spends most of her time on her laptop. The 8th grader has to submit school homework, complete school projects, and other class activities online. Also, most of her friends are on social media, where she interacts with young friends from different parts of the world. However, she encountered many threats online. From…
Reading Time: 5 minutes So you have been in the corporate jungle, wondering how you are going to climb your way to the top of the food chain. You have realized by now that moving laterally, horizontally or diagonally is not the way to the top. Having hit the glass ceiling, do you feel stifled by the lack of…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Picture this: you have a vacation of about two weeks for Diwali, as your school closes for the holiday season. You have tons of work to catch up on – homework, project, hobby classes – and you have lined them all up to fulfil during the vacations. Since your exams will commence post vacations, you…
Reading Time: 3 minutes statement of purpose essays If you are pondering on what to include in your study abroad essays, and unable to come up with a full list of things to write about, here is some help. I can tell you what not to write about. How’s that for a start? Here are a few cardinal mistakes…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The good part of living in these exciting times is that unlike the older generation, the new generation of kids has a plethora of career options to suit their needs. The challenge, however, is that without a focused approach, and a broad spectrum understanding of skills and knowledge, kids will be left far behind in…
