Which profession is best for your child?
hen it comes to choosing a career, parents still want their children to don the white coat," says career counsellor Parveen Malhotra.
Here are a few of her observations:
1. The 'going to phoren' craze has decreased with a lot of career options now available in India [ Images ].
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What do you want your child to be? Malhotra.
"In India, it is the opposite. Also, most parents are not very comfortable with careers in the armed forces, which do not pay well. But parental advice also depends on the field in which the parents are," says Malhotra, noting that the civil services is also a very respected profession.
It must be noted that parental advice cannot be generalised and differs from city to city. In Delhi [ Images ] and Mumbai [ Images ], careers in IT and computers are respected. In smaller towns, government jobs and banking are considered very 'secure'.
But what do the youth want?
Malhotra says, "IT, computers, call centres top the list, followed by engineering, medicine, law and media."
Twenty years ago, every girl wanted to be a teacher. Today, it is the last choice.
What do you want your child to be?
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