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Created by : Sheetal Bhandari, BE student, PSG College of Technology Coimbatore  | 08 07 2010 07:59:02 +0000
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Many say that if you have start early then you can achieve it much easily & faster. But there are thousands of cases where many people who didn't even knew what to do but came out to be very successful in their life.............

So,it really make any sense to set career goals early??

 
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yup,I agree with jenifer.For example if you consider china or U.S.A they always won the gold medal in Olympics. because they are focused and trained the people to go in desire career.
By B.Elangovan , MBA/PGDM student, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE  08 07 2010 08:23:31 +0000
 
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I don't think so, it depends on how you react to the situations in life. Success can when you are focused only when you realise it...& work on it...


By Sheetal Bhandari, BE student, PSG College of Technology Coimbatore  08 07 2010 07:59:02 +0000
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Yes I agree with Banu
By sanda chandra, IT/Technical Content Developer, TCS  | 09 12 2011 10:51:12 +0000
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I think so but it is based on what we faced in life.More over continuous learning is great investment in education goal.
By Jagadeesh Sangem, MCA  | 12 23 2010 07:59:58 +0000
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Yes, provide one is focusssed and works hard towards achieving the set goals.
By Vijay Indrayan, Senior Consultant Self employed  | 12 15 2010 14:57:50 +0000
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"yes" it is needed for a good start.
By ARUN , Assistant Professor, SREE SARASWATHI THYAGARAJA COLLEGE  | 10 20 2010 10:08:51 +0000
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The goal is like a future, it will hit the net or the post like in the game of football depends on how tricky u can be and how much practice you have been doing prior to the match. So learning and finding new ways to learn and teach yourself and others can be very helpful but success will be achieved will depend on your luck too......
By simone thapa, M.Sc student, T.U.  | 08 17 2010 14:40:42 +0000
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Apart from setting career goal for yourself, it sis also very important how you are positioning yourself for your future.
By Harender Singh, Marketing Manager, Eko India Financial Services  | 08 15 2010 10:00:24 +0000
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The diffrence between a succesful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.


By Shashi Bhushan Sharma, MBA at IBMR pune  | 08 14 2010 08:51:47 +0000
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If you have an hour, Why you not improve that hour, insted of idling it away?


By Shashi Bhushan Sharma, MBA at IBMR pune  | 08 14 2010 08:48:57 +0000
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becoz the business world is so competitive,so choose the best one which is perfect for you later.
By Anjan Jana, MCA student, Brainware Business School  | 08 13 2010 20:15:12 +0000
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bcoz all successful persons had their gaol setting at their early stage
By Shaik Zulekha banu, MCA student, Sharada postgraduation institute of research and technological sciences  | 08 13 2010 16:32:18 +0000
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Bcoz early career goal setting give you proper direction and you get more time to find out information which is related to your career.
By Yogita Jaywant Patil, Associate consultant, Datamatics (CDIS)  | 08 13 2010 14:43:06 +0000
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only if u determined and act to achieve it, for sure you will have a great future.
By Narayan Padmanabha, Art Director  | 08 13 2010 10:48:05 +0000
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I am agree with sayali, because early career goal setting can motivates you to try hard in critical situation. There are chances of less confusion because you stick to you basics, its a most important benefit of early goal setting.
By Sahil Nitin Samant, HR Associate , Cipla Ltd  | 08 13 2010 09:05:28 +0000
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YES, but only if "One is AWARE about who she/he is ?" i.e. Self aware about one's "JOY " and follows it. I m sure you must have seen 3 idiots . Its easier for me to explain what "JOY" is by refering this movie I.E.- " How ONE of the threesome changed after he was helped by the othe two to become self aware and finally followed his JOY-wild-life photography as a career ( We often refer JOY as "Passion" )
By Madhukar Sharma, National Head, ASME  | 08 11 2010 15:08:11 +0000
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i think it's right, i dont think if a person doesnt make his career goal earlier will concentrate on his future 


By gurujalaabhilash , B.Com student, aurora degree college, hyderabad  | 08 10 2010 15:41:51 +0000
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We have to wait for right opportunity where our area of interests are met where we can share our knowledge with others .
By Chandra Prakash Agrawal, Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini  | 08 10 2010 10:12:39 +0000
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yes pro-active thinking will definatly help u to achive your goal....my i take the example of sachin teldulkar:in his childhood he is intrested in cricket so he decided to make carrier in it & now he is one of the best crickter of the world....so pro-active thinking definatly help u
By kirti biyani, B.Tech/B.E. student, k.c.b.t.a , indore  | 08 09 2010 13:44:23 +0000
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A career is one which gives you satisfaction. If chosen early and is right, then its all goodie-goodie, but hasty decisions if taken at an immature age could ruin life as well as happiness
By Husain A. Jam, Fresher, None  | 08 09 2010 11:33:24 +0000
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I don't agree with Sheetal here. It is true that if your focused in earl stages of life then it becomes easy for anybody to move towards it. Your efforts are streamlined & you achieve your targets easily.


By Jenifer joncy, MBA student, Christ College Institute of Management  | 08 07 2010 08:05:06 +0000
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employers don't expect you to knock their socks off or hit homeruns during those first few weeks. Most employers realize that there is a learning curve for most positions. So, there is often an unofficial grace period while you settle into your job.
By christin varughese, Assistant Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  | 12 16 2010 12:15:03 +0000
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The great career can come by the initial selection and by your building up profile.
By Mohammad Bakhsh, Consultant(Civil), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited  | 12 16 2010 03:59:21 +0000
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You take your own time to think on it. but you have to keep faith on your self and have to make planning and Action on your goals. becoz it is not only imp when you set it but also how you act on it and in which direction it is also imp.
By Yogita Jaywant Patil, Associate consultant, Datamatics (CDIS)  | 10 20 2010 15:52:38 +0000
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only goal setting can't assure great career, many other things are also required along with that like defining the path, speed, short term goals, regular analysing & reaction according to analysis results of short term goals, focus.

Regular analysing & reacting accordingly is very important after analysing you may have to improve your speed or may have to slitely change your path -- etc.

While setting every short term goal, the failure modes required to identify. So ultimately lot of things are there only goal setting is not sufficient.


By Kuldeep Tanwar, Sr Manager - Engineering & Development, Lakshmi Precision Screws Limited  | 10 20 2010 07:52:02 +0000
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Once a reporter asked Sachin when he started to play at the age of 17 years " what is your goal in your near cricket future?". Sachin said "the next match". So if anyone succeed in his/ her life he have to plan short term targets. There are many situations comes as a barrier in the student life which haunts their long term career so step by step moving forward in the best way for success for a students's career.
By Ankush Nandy, Business Executive, JMD Organization  | 08 17 2010 12:49:51 +0000
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You cant decide whether to major in Marketing or Finance evn after attending a few classes in B school, with what input the person decides his career... he can at best have a range of possible careers ( I am strictly basing my argument on Careers in General excluding sports) ... when you are aware of things and life you really want to live ... found your calling thats when u decide your career ... it is also said a man changes his career three times or more successfully. I can give you examples of that. being focussed and preparing yourself to hit teh right button when your hearts wins over ur head .. thats the career u have to choose API Psychometric test are just eye openers.


By GLenn Paotinlen Chongloui, Strategic Thought Leader, Founder & Director Ei mTECH know LogiZ  | 08 16 2010 18:26:20 +0000
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I don't think so.Iam totally agree with sheetal comment.
By vivek nagar, MMM/PGDM student, sinhgad Business School(matrix)  | 08 15 2010 09:24:18 +0000
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I don't think that will help everybody. It is evident from almost all the big leaders in every industry that they have changed their goals with time, Moreover only Entrepreneurs in every field are successful and we can't predict what area will give us new Idea to start an entrepreneural Business. Hence I am against it but yes some principles like hard work and focus on your short term goals is must to succeed in any area...!
By Santoshkumar Ramnarayan Jakhotiya, MBA/PGDM student, Centum Learning Centre, Aurangabad  | 08 14 2010 15:56:44 +0000
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GOAL SETTING IS ONLY PLANNING.MORE IMPORTANT IS ACHIEVINGIT IS MORE IMPORTANT AFTER COMPLETING THE ACADEMICS HOW THE INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO TRANSLATE WHAT EVER LEARNT INTO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION. THE SET GOAL.WHAT WAS RELEVANT AT THE TIME OF SETTING THE GOAL MAY NOT BE RELEVANT BY THE TIME IT IS ACHIEVED.THERE MAY BE MANY CHANGES IN THE ATTITUDE,TASTE,TEMPERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL.


By s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD  | 08 14 2010 11:59:07 +0000
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as all knw early goal career is mainly decided by parent bt mostly they did nt thinked weather the child is interted in it or nt. & finally the child get confuse in it. so really early career goal does nt work
By mohit kumar chatly, Sales Executive/Officer, eris life sciences pvt ltd  | 08 13 2010 15:44:22 +0000
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By Murali Krishna Yenepalli, Manager Recruitments @ A Search Firm  | 08 13 2010 10:37:40 +0000
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Not really.... Vision may be the same... but early goal setting is not the true reflection of future. One can desperately change their strategy with their resources in terms of experience & competency and the opportunity.that's the right step.
By Padmalochan Gogoi, MBA/PGDM student, CMS,Dibrugarh University  | 08 12 2010 05:42:26 +0000
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No i don't think it does. It all depends on the situation and the perception on it. But its better to know what u desire and plan accordingly!!
By Samrat Banerjee, MBA (Finance), ICWA, CS, CA, Diploma in Banking & Finance along with Certificate in Investment Research (Equity Research, Investment Banking & Technical Analysis) and also PGDFM and PGPBM (International Business)  | 08 12 2010 05:19:18 +0000
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people naturally feel, 'well planned' things do set future right. but,the right focus of present alone helps us and not the right pre plan.
By Varalakshmi , pursuing MBA in SSN School of Management  | 08 11 2010 13:24:30 +0000
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Mere career goal setting itself does not help anyone.  It depends on the personality to make use of the situations that come in his way of life.  Sustained efforts with dedication to reach the goal is always required. 


By Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.  | 08 10 2010 10:43:06 +0000
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its totally depend on how we have relation with HR ,main members of director board.I know so many people working for long years in same level.Surprised to c those people  continuing the same company even after they are negleted.Things is like that if you are able to make happy the higher level people we will have a great carrier .


By christin varughese, Assistant Systems Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  | 08 10 2010 10:31:11 +0000
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No but it helps you to think about future after all it's life, if you don't' plan earlier you may loss in this competitive world
By vikas pandey, MCA student, Sikkim manipal university  | 08 10 2010 03:20:11 +0000
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It depends, sometimes it may be or it may not be. It relates to the cycle of circumstances through which one travels in his life. Sometimes the focused way helps and not possible in certain cases as one has to encounter a lot of obstacles in his life period which makes the derailment.

Thanks Mr. Suraj N. Bhosale for the referral.

 

 


By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 08 09 2010 18:04:03 +0000
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Setting up a early goals and achieving it are two different things. Sachin Tendulkar is an exceptional. 1 in 1000. What about remaining 999. Success is the jouney and not the destination. One should keep on giving the best shots of his/her life... keeping their head on their shoulders. Every Ball is an opportunity... Now it is upto you whether you want to make it 6, 4, 3, 2,1 or Dot or Out. Great Career lies in grabing the right opportunity at right time... Cheers!!!
By Kirtik patel, Branch Manager/Regional Manager, CAMBAY HOTELS & RESORTS  | 08 09 2010 14:29:14 +0000
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it is always necessary to understand one's own abilities first before deciding a career for it often happens that in the middle of the journey one feels he was not destined for that career which harms a lot...
By Sayantan Mukherjee, B.Tech/B.E. student, mckvie  | 08 09 2010 14:04:34 +0000
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Not really, if you are setting your goal without assessing your inclination then you can be ripped apart in your midlife realising that your goals weren;t really set for the path you wanted to take. So you gotta assess your inclationations and likelihood of continuing in that direction before setting your goals. (It is like going back to the basics of identify then set goals)
By AMISH , Writer - Administrator  | 08 09 2010 12:48:09 +0000
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I think great future will depend on, how many thorns are layed in ur path and how wisely u take decisions at every step of ur career in future........Suraj.!


By Suraj Narayan, Project Planning  | 08 09 2010 04:32:19 +0000
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Thanks for the referral Ms Sheetal

I don’t think that staring early means you have a great career future. A lot of instances people have started out early only to discover that they are not happy /successful doing what they started at and have taken up entirely different career option late in their life which turned them into successful individuals.

When I say “successful” it does not only implicate that the person has recognition or is monetarily well off, a successful person also means s/he is mentally satisfied with the career.


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