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Pradeep Pramanik is a career coach, placement consultant and director at Fast Track Career Consultants, which provides career counselling, soft skills training and placement consultancy services.
Pradeep, who hails from Bhagalpur in Bihar, has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 15 years in sales, marketing, training and product management roles in companies like Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Elder Pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy Laboratories.
During his tenure in the pharma industry, he has worked in different states including Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
In 1998, he launched Fast Track Career Consultants with the aim of helping youngsters find jobs through the right career counselling, training and placement services.
They also offer HR analysis and appraisal services.
Over the years, he has been invited by management and engineering institutions to discuss education and employment policies, entrepreneurship, soft skills and emerging careers in India.
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Jyoti Question by Jyoti on Aug 31, 2024Hindi
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Hello, I am economics graduate and had post graduate diploma in banking. And also done investment banking certification.I have 5 yrs experience in banking but I want to switch my career in IT. I don't have any knowledge of IT sector. Can you please suggest me something to move?

Ans: Dear Ms. Jyoti, You have wonderful career in a very progressive sector ie Banking . Since you are qualified as Investment Banking , I won't suggest you to change your career track in the sector which is from any angle not suitable for you. Had you been a fresher , I could have advised you to take a chance.
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Hello Sir, I am an MBA graduate with a specialization in Marketing and HR. However, I feel that my communication skills are not up to the mark, which has made it challenging for me to secure a well-paying job. I am now considering a career switch to either the IT or Banking sector, as I have a solid foundation in digital marketing. I'm still uncertain about which path to choose. Could you suggest which industry might be better suited for me, along with the recommended courses and the process to get started? Thank you.
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You completed an MBA with a specialization in Marketing and HR. You are lagging in communication skills. It seems that you have not tried to improve your communication skills hence you might have failed to get a good job in Marketing, as the marketing field is dependent on communication skills. You put two options IT and Banking Sector, Even though you have a solid foundation in Digital Marketing, you may fail in the IT sector. it would be better for you to try the Banking sector, as it has wide applications that IT. Bank is the need of each person, hence have more potential for the person who has less communication skills. Almost all the reputed banks do their advertisements on all types of media platforms. Hence a marketing person working for the banking sector has to explain less as compared to IT marketing. While working in the Banking sector, side by side you can do Digital Marketing also on a part-time basis. There is no need to do more courses as you have already done specialized courses in Marketing and HR. It would be better to keep a close watch on reputed banks' websites for the latest updates on employment.

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