COMSATS-Islamabad (Centre for Counseling & Career Development) Topic Career Counseling and Scope of MBA & BBA in Pakistan Presentation by Prof. Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed Founder Principal, Hailey College of Banking & Finance, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan ( ), Member Governing Council, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), New York ( ), President, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) (1997), President, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan ( ), President, Association of Management Development Institutions of South Asia (AMDISA) ( ), Pro Vice-Chancellor University of the Punjab, Lahore ( ), Founder Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of the Punjab, Lahore ( ), Senior Faculty Member, Hailey College of Commerce, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Event Seminar 1 Venue & Date Islamabad, November 25, 2011

WELCOME TO OUR PROGRAM P RESENTATION F RAME 1.Careers 2.Expectations of Employers 3.HR Role 4.Life Time Skill Set 2

A: C AREERS 3 S. No.Particulars 1.Self-Employment 2.Job Placement 3.Study Abroad at Home 4.Going Abroad for Study

A-1: S ELF E MPLOYMENT 4 1.H ADITH OF H OLY P ROPHET (PBUH) 2.E NTREPRENEURSHIP : S UCCESS S TORIES J OURNEY C OVERED 3.I NSTITUTIONAL S UPPORT : F AMILY M ICRO F INANCE E DUCATIONAL L INKAGES (V IA P ROJECTS -UK E XPERIENCE ) 4.B USINESS O PENINGS 5.“Y OUR ” C OMMITMENT

A-2: J OB P LACEMENT Search: -Internet -Cold Print -Digital -Handbooks -Employment Counselors -News Papers & Magazines -Other Sources Institutionalized Assistance: -Job Placement Office -Linkages with Potential Employers -Directories of Graduated Students -Data Bank Repositories -Students Role -IBP 2011 Diary -Potential Employers Directory -On-Campus Employment -Alumni Role -Other Aspects 5

A-2: J OB P LACEMENT Your Preparation: -CV -Grooming -Interview Skills -Perseverance -Stay Confident -Selling Yourself (Services) -Question to be answered “What Can I Contribute” 6

A-3: S TUDY A BROAD : A T H OME -Concurrent Approach -Commitment to study abroad -Staying with “KBE” -Hadith of Holy Prophet (PBUH) -Some Openings: ACCA ACII CIMA CFA ICMAP Chartered Secretary Chartered Manager USA-Internal Audit UK-Internal Audit Australia-Internal Audit Others 7

A-4: G OING A BROAD FOR S TUDY -Best Business Schools Ranking: 100 best – global 50 best – USA 30 best – universal Releases Country Focus: US Canada UK Europe Asia Oceania Preparation Logistics Your Decision 8

B: E XPECTATIONS OF E MPLOYERS I: Fresh Graduates (BBA Honour & MBA) II: Graduates With Experience (MBAs) I:Fresh Graduates Communication Inter-Personal Skill Quantitative Skills IT Application Orientation Report Writing Decision Making 9

B-I-1: C OMMUNICATION Verbal-Excellent Non - Verbal Transparent Written – Neat & Clean Listening Attentive Reading - Fast 10

B-I-2: I NTER -P ERSONAL S KILLS  Social Adjustment  Social Interaction  Harmony  Attitude Constructive Positive Future Oriented 11

B-I-3: Q UANTITATIVE S KILLS -Statistics: Descriptive Inferential -Graphs -Ratios -Analysis Techniques 12

B-I-4: IT A PPLICATION O RIENTATION -Hardware -Software: Application (Peach Tree-Accounting) Acquire Skills -Application Areas: Language-Excel MIS Reference to Book “Information Technology for Business Executives” by Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed & Dr. Khawaja Asjad Saeed 13

B-I-5: R EPORT W RITING -Presentation – Verbal -Written Reports -Appraisal Reports: Loans Decision Making Others 14

B-I-6: D ECISION M AKING -Allah’s Model -Nobel Prize Winner (Herbert Simon) -Economic Man Model -Human Approach -DSS Model -Other Aspects 15

II: G RADUATES W ITH E XPERIENCE 1.Global Vision 2.Out of Box Thinking 3.Assertiveness 4.Innovative Thinking and Initiatives 5.Leadership Role 6.Team Building 16

C: HR R OLE 1.Traditional: Move in Move Around Move Out 2.Modern (New): Global: Vision Culture Ethics Values Brand Specifics: Human Capital Management Business Intelligence Autonomy: Employees Empowerment Delegation Business Decisions 17

D: L IFE T IME S KILL S ET 1.Identify your “Market Niche”. 2.Skill Set as a Logistic to (1) above. 3.Guidance Available. Website: 18