CAREER HOTLINE
Q Can you please guide me about the prospects of multimedia? — Agam Jodh A Multimedia is a generic term for technology that integrates video, audio, text, illustrations, graphics, photographs, animation and colour. It has become an increasingly popular and widely accepted tool for commercial artists, graphic designers, animation specialists, etc. It finds application in a large variety of fields, e.g. advertising, publishing, print and electronic media including television and Internet as well as in architecture, training, entertainment, marketing, etc. The computer has rapidly taken over many tasks that were formerly rendered by pen and brush. The same job can now done swiftly and effortlessly than in the manual mode. However, what is really essential for anyone aspiring to join this field is that they have artistic talent and creativity — neither of which can be substituted by the smartest of computers. Regardless of what the training institutes may claim in their haste to enrol students for their high-priced courses, if you wish to work as an independent professional, a background in commercial art or graphic design would give you a solid grounding. While there are any number of institutes offering training in multimedia, select one judiciously, after weighing all the pros and cons. Remuneration in this field is generally high, starting from Rs 5000 and going up to Rs 25000, depending on your mastery and experience. However, what you earn will also depend on the industry in which you are working. Salaries in the print media are generally lower than those in the electronic media or in animation, for instance. Genetic engineering Q I will be completing Class XII soon. I want to opt for genetic engineering or bio-medical engineering. Kindly tell me what are the prospects in this field? — Dilip Kotwal A Besides teaching, the main opportunities in genetic engineering lie in research in biotech laboratories, energy and environment-related industries, animal husbandry, agriculture and applied fields such as dairy farming and medicine. Exciting work is being undertaken in this field all over the world and newer areas like epigenetics, the study of how environmental factors like diet, stress and maternal nutrition can change gene function without altering the DNA sequence are emerging in a big way. Biomedical science and engineering is an interdisciplinary field that bridges the life sciences and engineering. The course includes the study of biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, biotech principles of design, materials science, biomechanics and life sciences. A bioengineer or a biomedical engineer, as s/he is sometimes called, applies mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and evaluation of biological and health systems and products: instrumentation, diagnostic aids, etc. For instance, lakhs of knees and hips are replaced in India alone each year. Bio-medical engineers are needed to develop longer-lasting and better functioning artificial joints. To take another example, Heisenberg used the metal used as a technological device at ISRO to develop the stent, which has proved to be a boon for heart patients. At present, opportunities for bio-medical engineers lie essentially in the field of research and development. The R&D departments of pharmaceutical industries keen to upgrade the quality of their products would be another option. After graduation, you can also opt for pure research in institutes like the Department of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Development of Education, Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, besides several other agricultural and horticultural institutions. — Writer is a noted career consultant Please send in your query, preferably on a postcard, along with your full name, complete address and academic qualifications to: Editor, Jobs and Careers, The Tribune, Sector 29,
Course in retail management The second session of the Diploma in Retail Management (DRM), designed by K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management & Research Studies in collaboration with Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, will commence in June, 2005. The course duration is 18 months with 12 months of academics and six months of on-the-job training at stores like Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Food Bazaar and Central, according to a Press release issued in New Delhi. Graduates in any stream, with a minimum of 50 per cent marks can apply. All candidates will be chosen on the basis of an all-India online test, GD and interview. Forms are available at all Pantaloon, Central, Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar outlets and on the K.J. Somaiya campus.
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