Showing posts with label Offbeat Careers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Offbeat Careers. Show all posts

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Offbeat career options in India




Well, people run after engineering and medical courses. But there are several off beat career options in India whose potential are just being unlocked. 

Adventure sporting: Outside India, this field has created a lot of career opportunities for a lot of people and India is also catching up with the trend, slowly but gradually. Recently, there has been a lot of hype of adventure sporting and people have also shown a lot of interest in these sorts of activities. As a result there is a lot of demand of trained professionals who are passionate about these sorts of sports. There are several sports that come under adventure sporting, but to name a few there is bungee jumping, mountain biking and climbing.

Painting: Painting nowadays in India has been started to be taken up as a serious profession. There are a number of academies for painting that have opened up in the country and are producing some of the best talent. People’s change in perception about painting being just a hobby and accepting it as a dignified job, is also the reason behind this boom.

Celebrity Manager: This is yet another career option which was there, but was not much noticeable until recently. A Celebrity manager looks after a celebrity and his or her public image and this one is a highly paid job. 

These are some of the jobs that have been making news. There are many more off-beat careers such as dog trainer, veterinary, social entrepreneur, forensics, geneticist, and so on. If you feel confused about which off-beat career to opt from the above then let EduGroomers help you out in determining the best for you.


Anuj Jain
Chief Counsellor
Founder, EduGroomers
 


EduGroomers is a professionally managed educational organization offering Unbiased Career Assessment,Counselling, and various Empowerment Training Programs for students (school andcollege), teenagers, graduates, job seekers and working professionals.
Established with an endeavor toempower and groom individuals of all ages including students (school andcollege), teenagers, graduates, job seekers, working professionals, housewivesand seniors, EduGroomers offers numerous integrated learning solutions and unmatchedCareer Advice with assistance of its adroit team of professionals and experts,who are always updated with the latest Career Opportunities and Career trends inIndia and abroad.
EduGroomers (Famous and Most Popular)Career Testing includes:
  • CareerEvaluation Test – Discover your natural career abilities
  • Career InterestTest – Know your career interests
  • Aptitude Test –Check if your aptitude supports your career plans
  • PersonalityTest – Understand how your personality resonates with your career choice
  • EmotionalIntelligence Test – Learn if you can handle the nuances and pressure of job/ business
Benefits of EduGroomers Programs:
  • Unbiased Career Counselling (We are not tied up with any institute, we are 100% unbiased)
  • Identifies your strengths, passion, aptitude and career opportunities
  • Individualistic approach and Personal attention
  • Result oriented workshops and seminars
  • Innovative out-of-box training programs
  • Expert and knowledgeable guidance

Friday, September 14, 2012

Offbeat Career - Chocolatier




A Chocolatier is an expert who uses his/her wide knowledge of flavour, texture, history and other aspects of chocolates to create delicious and mouth-watering confectioneries, deserts, cakes, candies and sweets out of chocolate and other related products.

Chocolatier –  A Chef or An Artist?
Chocolatier is a type of an expert chef who specializes in chocolate and can create a wide variety of appetizing, tempting and delicious chocolates.  Chocolatier is an artist who uses his creativity in preparing and creating chocolates that are appealing, tasty and enticing.  

Chocolatier and Chocolate Maker – Are they same?
Chocolatier and Chocolate Maker are not the same. Chocolate Maker is the one who manufactures chocolate bars and powders from dried cocoa beans. Whereas, the Chocolatier takes these processed chocolates, and by using creative and artistic ability combines them  along with other ingredients, to create delicious and appealing confectioneries, candies and deserts.

Traits of a Chocolatier:

  • Ability to work under and follow directions from a Master Chocolatier
  • Good sense of measurement and cooking duration
  • An open mind
  • Knowledge regarding flavour, moulding, tempering, sculpting and  texture
  • Ability to innovate by creating different tastes and flavours
  • Creative imagination and artistic ability
  • Business acumen to create profitable business out of chocolates
  • Lots of patience, commitment, eye for detail and manual efficiency
  • Understanding factors that affect the outcome of the product such as humidity, temperature etc
  • Knowing and identify the market and their requirements to expand business
  • Basic marketing and public relation skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines during peak seasons

Courses for Chocolatier:
Specialized courses in chocolate making and marketing are provided by very few institutes in India. Chocolatier courses generally cover the following topics in detail:
  • History of chocolates
  • Flavours and textures of chocolates
  • Cultivation and processing techniques of cacao beans and cocoa butter
  • Techniques used in preparing chocolates such as tempering, decorating, moulding, dipping
  • Various cultivation and processing techniques of cacao beans and cocoa butter
Few Institutes offering courses in chocolate making are:
  • Chocolate Academy, Mumbai
  • Barry Callebaut India Private Limited, Mumbai
  • Craft and Social Development Organization, New Delhi
  • Swisswrap Chocolate Academy, Mumbai
  • MAPP – Magnificence Academy of Packaging Professionals, New Delhi
  • Niral Business Institute, Mumbai


Job Avenues:
Chocolatier is a career that can be started as a hobby, which could later turn out to be  a very lucrative profession or business. Chocolatier can become an entrepreneur, by tying up with corporate houses, florists, bakeries, and gift shops to market their products. Few job avenues are:
  • Chocolate manufacturing companies
  • Hotels
  • Restaurant Chains
  • Banquets
  • Cake and Pastry Shops
  • Culinary Arts Designing Companies
  • Gift Stores
  • Bakeries
  • Resorts
  • Starting Independent Business
  • Starting own Culinary School

Remuneration:
  • Starting salary: Rs. 8000 to Rs. 12000
  • With experience: Rs. 20000 to Rs. 40000
  • Better pay scale abroad
Regards,
Farzad Damania
Head Counsellor & Training Specialist
EduGroomers Career Counselling
http://www.edugroomers.com
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EduGroomers is a professionally managed educational organization offering Unbiased Career Assessment,Counselling, and various Empowerment Training Programs for students (school andcollege), teenagers, graduates, job seekers and working professionals.
Established with an endeavor toempower and groom individuals of all ages including students (school andcollege), teenagers, graduates, job seekers, working professionals, housewivesand seniors, EduGroomers offers numerous integrated learning solutions and unmatchedCareer Advice with assistance of its adroit team of professionals and experts,who are always updated with the latest Career Opportunities and Career trends inIndia and abroad.
EduGroomers (Famous and Most Popular)Career Testing includes:
  • CareerEvaluation Test – Discover your natural career abilities
  • Career InterestTest – Know your career interests
  • Aptitude Test –Check if your aptitude supports your career plans
  • PersonalityTest – Understand how your personality resonates with your career choice
  • EmotionalIntelligence Test – Learn if you can handle the nuances and pressure of job/ business
Benefits of EduGroomers Programs:
  • Unbiased Career Counselling (We are not tied up with any institute, we are 100% unbiased)
  • Identifies your strengths, passion, aptitude and career opportunities
  • Individualistic approach and Personal attention
  • Result oriented workshops and seminars
  • Innovative out-of-box training programs
  • Expert and knowledgeable guidance
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