Manu Sakunia is a certified career counsellor registered with the Central Government's National Career Service (NCS) Portal. An M.A. in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, B.A. in Journalism & Communication Studies from Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC) and having cleared UGC NET exam in Social Work, Manu has worked on multiple projects related to education, youth development, employability, livelihood and entrepreneurship with the leading regional and international NGOs as well as with the Central Government. He now runs his own career counselling initiative by the name of My Career Saathi. He has provided career counselling and career guidance to over 5000 clients. His clients include school students (Class 9th onwards), college students and early to mid-career professionals. He has a rich knowledge and understanding of the career development process and is extremely passionate as well as compassionate in assisting students with their career planning process. Some of his notable achievements: • Initiated and implemented National Career Service (NCS), a central govt initiative in the domain of career guidance and employment, in the state of Goa. Was instrumental in organising three large-scale Mega Job Fairs during his tenure in Goa. • Led the execution of Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana (PM YUVA Yojana) in 47 colleges across 6 states of North India and gave orientation on Entrepreneurship education to 4435 students. • Led the design, development, planning, management and execution of the admissions process from point of inquiry, application process and final admission of students at Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP), India’s first dedicated higher education institute in the field of public policy education. • Cleared UGC NET in Social Work in 1st attempt and gained several certifications in career counselling including Green Belt Certification in Global Career Counselling offered by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension. • Did higher education from top institutions – MA in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and Bachelor in Journalism & Communication Studies from Manipal Institute of Communication, Karnataka.