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Question by Manan on Dec 01, 2024Hindi

Sir I am graduated in 2022 B.Tech(environment) from tier 2 college. After that I was preparing for civil services for 2 years but couldn't clear it. So now I am switching my career in private sector. As of now I joined environment consultancy for initial start (legal work ) but I worried about my future. Is consultancy good for long term growth? I am totally blank. Pls guide me

Ans: Mr. Manan, In fields such environmental impact assessment, sustainability, and renewable energy, environmental consulting experience can be quite helpful. To maximize this, assess your present role performance and grow from it. Think about career paths connected to environmental engineering include government advisory jobs, big corporations, renewable energy companies, or technical consulting. Get certificates, technical skills, and project management certifications to strengthen your qualifications. Examine the long-term advantages of environmental consulting, including exposure to many sectors and chances for concentrating on audits, compliance, or impact studies. Think about career development, either long-term—consider environmental sector entrepreneurship or leadership possibilities—or temporary, working in consulting for two to three years. Last but not least, keep your present position by aggressively networking, thinking about a Master's degree, looking for companies like Ernst & Young, KPMG, Tata Power, or environmental advocacy organizations. Remember that your present situation is an excellent stepping stone; with proactive work, you may design a career path that brings fulfillment. All the BEST for Your Son’s Prosperous Future.

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Hello Anu, I need your advice related to my career.I am at the age of 52 and have been working from the age of 24. Till date haven't been a successful employee.I have been changing jobs on and off just for the betterment of my career and moreover my family.Recently I had been to Africa for job and was not satisfied with the company working and culture.At the start of the job and after landing at Africa the scene was good and later on everything changed and I had to forcefully leave the country. Currently I have moved to Rajkot and also have purchased a flat of own with EMI options. My son and my daughter are very helpful and have assured me not to be tensed and they are always there to take care and will clear off the EMI liability.Please advise me as to what should I do to have a stable career.

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Dear BT,

It’s nice that your children have assured you, but this may not allow them to go ahead with their lives.

Maybe it’s time for you to take a step back and evaluate what exactly happens at each job or assignment.

You may never be able to change your external environment, but certainly you can change the way you think or act on it.

Are you being hasty and changing jobs because of high expectations from the job or an ideal work environment?

At times, it takes a lot of resilience to stick with challenges and pressures from the top management to thrive in a work scenario.

Now that you are back in India and have begun to reflect on what is going on, maybe it’s time to look at other working options.

After the pandemic, hybrid and work from home models are becoming widely accepted ways of delivering job responsibilities.

Also, you may want to look at Freelancing if your field of expertise can make this option lucrative for you.

You can also look at consulting which given your span of career may also be a good career option.

Whatever you choose, challenges are going to a part of it.

I can only suggest that you work on a mindset change and treat these challenges as growth paths else you will continue to feel sorry for yourself and forget that: Change from within for a better outcome is the only thing that lets you sail through challenges and makes you a well-rounded person.

All the best!

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