How Career Guidance Helped Aakar to Move From Being a Struggling Accounts Aspirant to a Successful Finance Journalist

Have you ever thought what you will do if one day you find that your selected career option was not right for you? What will be the consequences if you just leave your career and select some other career? Will you be able to succeed? One of the student named Aakar Rastogi who got impacted by the right career guidance realised his talent and set his foot on a journey which made him closer to his dreams. Aakar Rastogi came to CareerGuide.com after some internet research. At that time, he was stuck preparing and attempting to clear the final exams of Chartered Accountancy. He had already finished his article-ship which started right after clearing the entrance exam. He says that although he was interested in the area of finance and accounts, he was not able to crack the super competitive exams of chartered accountancy.

Aakar acquired 85% in 12th  and seeing his good academic record and his commerce background, he was suggested by friends and teachers to take up Chartered Accountancy as his career field which he took without any resistance. However, as he entered the field, he started facing difficulties. He passed the examinations with difficulty. Even after having a correspondence course, it was difficult for him to remain focused. He was also advised to find a job in his field. After some search, he received an offer from Accenture but the job was more related to book-keeping and he found that it was not what he wanted to do in his life.

CareerGuide.com’s Psychometric Career Test helped me to understand the areas I was strong

                                                                                                                   – Aakar Rastogi

Repeated difficulties in clearing the competition made him think of career counselling. After some search on the internet, he found CareerGuide.com. He took a psychometric career test which revealed his inclination towards the subjects related to media, journalism and writing. He was then guided by the career counselors at CareerGuide.com about prospects, career options and a way to go about making a career in writing, media and journalism. Taking cues from his psychometric report and his background in finance, he was suggested to take a break from his studies of CA and take up a job in the suggested field. With combined efforts of Aakar and guidance of CareerGuide.com, he got to know about 1-month internship program with Outlook Money for the role of Journalist. His knowledge and passion impressed the recruiters and they instead gave him a permanent job as a reporter.

“The career journey started with Outlook Money which gave me ample space to grow and prove myself”

This was just the beginning of his journey. His knowledge in finance was well received in the company. Also, things worked in his favor when he started meeting new people and CEOs of different companies for his work. He started enjoying his work and gave full dedication to the job. The results were evident when after completion of his probation period he received a good appraisal by the company. He said his journey was not an easy one since he was the only one in the company with no prior experience of journalism. At that point, he used his knowledge in finance and passion towards the career to prove himself to be an asset to the company. After working with the company for 1.5 years, he is currently set on working with a new company ET.com where he will be soon joining as a correspondent with a specialty in mutual funds.

“CareerGuide.com gave me genuine career advice without pushing me towards any specific career field.”

We asked him about his experience with CareerGuide.com. He, very enthusiastically acknowledged the efforts made by CareerGuide.com in his journey and for the right guidance which he received. He added that there are many career counselling centers in the country which are giving biased information to the students. Some of the career counselling centers have tie-ups with universities and educational institutes and they push the student towards the courses offered by them. This misguides many students when they need a genuine counselling at the crucial stage of their lives. However, he found that CareerGuide.com did not push him towards any career option. He was profoundly guided about the scope of suitable career options that he had and how he could look forward to them.