What’s your next move?

This advice column provides career guidance for individuals struggling with competitive exams like SSC-CGL and IBPS PO. It offers specific study strategies for mathematics, general awareness, and banking sector preparation.
Why it matters
It addresses the high-pressure environment of competitive government examinations in India, providing actionable advice for career seekers.
What’s your next move? Off the edge left Getty Images/iStockphoto Getty Images/iStockphoto https://th-i.thgim.com/public/education/o20bxm/article70925157.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Featured%20Image_Off%20the%20edge.jpg Nuthawut Somsuk Business decision making, career path, work direction or leadership to choose the right way to success concept, confusing businessman manager looking at multiple road sign and thinking which way to go Uncertain about your career options? Low on self-confidence? This column may help I finished B. Tech CSE but could not get a job because of low salaries. I want to prepare for SSC-CGL, IBPS PO and so on. I am good at Advanced Maths, Reasoning and English, but not at Arithmetic and General Awareness. How should I prepare? Puneeth Dear Puneeth, SSC CGL relies heavily on speed in Arithmetic and Data Interpretation (DI) so focus on high-yield topics such as percentages, ratios and proportions, time and work, mixtures and alligation, and averages.
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