Setmycareer

01/07/2026

I am coming across many cases where the students has got 92+% in 10th grade and 62% in 12th grade (Science). So, till 10th grade, many students are seen as “academic stars.” They score consistently well, complete assignments on time, and often become the benchmark for others. Parents and teachers naturally assume that this success will continue forever.

Then comes Classes 11 and 12. And if their stream is not right, then
suddenly, marks drop. Confidence drops. The same student who once enjoyed studying now struggles to cope. Parents become anxious. Self-doubt begins.

What changed?

The answer is not always that the student became less hardworking or less intelligent.

Till 10th grade, education is relatively structured, predictable, and broad-based. Most students can succeed through discipline, repetition, and good study habits.

However, Classes 11 and 12 demand something different. Subjects become deeper, more abstract, and more specialized. Understanding, application, and retention become critical.

Students who choose a stream aligned with their natural abilities and interests often continue to perform well. But students who enter a stream because of parental pressure, peer influence, marks, or societal trends may find themselves battling subjects that do not naturally fit their strengths.

The result is high effort but lower output, increased stress, poor retention, and declining confidence.

A drop in performance is not always an academic problem. Sometimes it is a stream-fit problem.

The question is not:

"Can my child study harder?"

The better question is:

"Is my child studying what truly suits them?"

25/06/2026

Every year, thousands of parents spend months debating one question:

"Should my child study CBSE, ICSE, State Board, IB, Cambridge, or IGCSE for Class 11 and 12?"

The debate is often much bigger than it needs to be.

The uncomfortable truth is that the board itself rarely determines your career.

What matters far more is:

choosing the right stream (PCM, PCB, Commerce, Humanities or others),

identifying the right degree for your natural strengths,

and preparing for the right entrance examination.

Whether you study under CBSE, ISC, State Board, IB, or Cambridge, universities are primarily interested in:

your eligibility,

your marks,

and, in many cases, your entrance examination performance.

Engineering colleges look at JEE, BITSAT, state CETs and other entrance exams. Medical colleges admit through NEET. Law has CLAT. Design has NID and UCEED. Management has IPMAT, CUET and other entrance pathways.

Ask yourself this simple question:

How many degree colleges ask, "Which board did you study in Class 12?"

Almost none. They ask:

What are your marks?

Are you eligible?

What is your entrance exam score?

Parents often spend enormous energy choosing the board but very little time understanding whether the child is even suited for the career being pursued.

The board is a vehicle.

The destination is your career.

Don't spend years choosing the perfect vehicle while forgetting to decide where your child is actually meant to go.

Career clarity first. Board selection next.

14/06/2026

Lake-run happening now in North Benguluru at Rachenahalli Lake organized by local MLA Krisha Byre Gowda. He completed 10km run just now.

12/06/2026

Fashion and Hospitality are often misunderstood career options. On one hand, they appear glamorous, creative, and exciting. On the other, they have traditionally offered lower starting salaries and demanding work environments compared to sectors such as IT, banking, or engineering.

The reality lies somewhere in between.

India is witnessing strong growth as a consumer economy. Rising disposable incomes, tourism, food services, weddings, luxury experiences, e-commerce, and lifestyle spending are creating significant opportunities in both industries. As a result, job opportunities are expanding steadily.

However, these industries are also highly competitive. Thousands of businesses compete for the same customer, often operating under significant margin pressure. In addition, the availability of a large workforce with limited formal education creates downward pressure on salaries at the entry and middle levels. As a result, many owners find it difficult to offer substantial compensation despite growing revenues.

Hospitality faces particularly high attrition because of long working hours, shift duties, weekend work, and customer-facing pressure. In Fashion, while designer roles are competitive, practical skills such as stitching, tailoring, pattern making, garment construction, and embroidery are increasingly valuable because quality craftsmanship is difficult to automate.

The truth is simple:

As an owner, you can create wealth through ex*****on, scale, and business building.

As an employee, you need genuine passion, patience, and continuous skill development to achieve meaningful salary growth.

Choose these industries not for glamour alone, but because you truly enjoy creativity, aesthetics, service, people interaction, and craftsmanship. Those who enter with realistic expectations often build the most satisfying and successful careers.

11/06/2026

Sales is an 'all season' job - good economy, bad economy, lock down, or open markets, this job is always in demand. Companies are willing to hire good sales people even if they don't have an approved head-count. Afterall, the product must sale, if it is manufactured. And the service must serve if it is created.

Sales is not understood by all founders and managers same way. Many companies hire salespeople hurriedly, give quick-training, assign ambitious targets, and expect rapid revenue growth. But they often overlook a fundamental question:
"How strong is our product compared to the competition?"

Selling becomes significantly harder when the product is merely a "me-too" - offering similar features, similar pricing, similar promises, no meaningful differentiation and no branding around it. Fluctuating demands and cycles are also an issue.

In such situations, management often assumes that aggressive selling, persistent follow-ups, and pressure tactics will solve the problem. Sometimes it does work, at least temporarily (to increase valuation). Several high-growth companies have demonstrated that powerful sales engines can generate impressive revenues even when the underlying value proposition is debatable. However, the long-term burden falls on the sales professional.
The salesperson faces:
Customer objections
Comparison with competitors
Pricing pressure
Target stress
and Eventual frustration.

Before accepting a sales role, professionals must evaluate:
The product
The company's reputation
Customer satisfaction
Competitive positioning
Industry growth, and
Market demand.

A great salesperson can improve sales. But even the best salesperson cannot permanently overcome a weak product. In sales, success depends not only on who is selling — but also on what is being sold.

SetMyCareer has a great product (service), evolved over years of research & practice. Customers - students and industry executives - need our product across India, but they buy it after talking to a sensible person - the Sales Heros. He is the first point of contact to understand the career issues of a student or an industry executive. We are the market leader and looking for Sales Leaders who believe in themselves and earn good money by helping people through our D2C platform. Best wishes to all Sales People who make or break companies.

08/06/2026

Take care of Papa's health when he needs you, but don't try to fulfill his career-related desires. Follow your own dreams, your own passion, your true calling.

05/06/2026

26/05/2026

Across India, many colleges, integrated PU programs, coaching institutions, and private universities have started collecting advance admission payments of ₹25,000 to ₹50,000 — sometimes 4 to 6 months before the 10th or 12th board results are declared and long before the academic session even begins.

This is increasingly becoming a desperate marketing and seat-blocking strategy.

Parents, driven by fear of missing out (FOMO), peer pressure, uncertainty, and aggressive counselling calls, often pay these amounts simply to “secure a seat” or keep a backup option open. Many institutions openly mention on their websites, fee receipts, or admission forms that these processing or confirmation fees are non-refundable.

Now think about the scale:
If a college has only 100 seats but collects ₹25,000 each from 1,000 applicants, the institution may collect crores even before the academic year begins.

Later, when:

better results come,
better colleges become available,
entrance exam outcomes change,
or students change direction,

most families quietly let go of the money because pursuing refunds becomes emotionally exhausting and legally difficult.

The bigger concern is:
Why is nobody asking for accountability in such admission practices?

Education is slowly shifting from “student suitability” toward “fear-driven customer acquisition.”

20/05/2026

Let's not waste thousands of hours and days of our children, because IAS is not merely a career option, t is a psychologically demanding lifestyle involving administration, public responsibility, uncertainty, decision-making pressure, political exposure, and years of disciplined preparation. Unfortunately, many students enter UPSC preparation because of prestige, family expectations, social validation, or confusion about what else to do.

Who can genuinely consider IAS as a long-term career?

Students who naturally possess:
strong reading and comprehension ability,
patience for theoretical learning,
analytical and logical thinking,
emotional resilience,
communication and leadership skills,
interest in governance, public administration, society, law, policy, and current affairs,
and the ability to tolerate delayed rewards and repeated failures.

Such individuals often enjoy understanding systems, solving societal problems, coordinating people, and handling responsibility.

Who may not need to pursue IAS?
Students who:
dislike extensive reading and writing,
prefer practical, technical, business, artistic, or ex*****on-oriented work,
require quick financial stability,
struggle with uncertainty and multiple attempts,
or are entering UPSC merely because it is considered “respectable.”

UPSC preparation should not become a socially accepted parking space for confused graduates.

A student may clear UPSC through effort, but sustaining satisfaction in the role requires personality alignment.

Career decisions should be based on self-awareness, not only prestige.

14/05/2026

Career is one of the longest journeys in human life. It silently begins from the early school years and continues till retirement. Some people experience growth, recognition, excitement and satisfaction through this journey. Others experience confusion, frustration, pressure and regret for decades.

The difference is often not intelligence alone. It is the quality of career decisions made at different stages of life.

Some individuals identify their strengths, interests, personality and market fit early. They align education, skill-building and work environments accordingly. As a result, they achieve meaningful success even before the age of 30 or 32. Others keep following trends, social pressure, random degrees and temporary hype without understanding themselves deeply. Even after years of education and hard work, they remain directionless.

A career is not just about earning money. It is about enjoying the process of work for 30–40 years without emotional burnout.

Right career choices require awareness, observation, analysis and planning. Every student is different. Every work environment is different. Every market changes with time.

Choose your path consciously. Because one right decision can create decades of growth, confidence and fulfillment.