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Career in Critics

Critics are those who express a logical opinion on any matter involving a judgment of value, truth, righteousness, beauty, or technique. They should have sound knowledge of the subject, enough knowledge to give comments and suggestions and those should be very credible. They have to keep themselves updated in terms of knowledge, have disciplined taste, historical and theoretical knowledge and a thorough understanding of any person’s work. 

Key Success

To be successful as a critic you should have/ develop:

• Good vocabulary
• A flair for writing
• ability to express ideas lucidly and concisely
• inquisitive mind
• interest in current affairs
• strong will power 

Scope and opportunities

A critic has good option of working with the media and journalism. One should have hands on writing, be excellent and able to write objectively to get success in this field. Integrity and forthrightness is the added valve. 

Lifestyle & Social Status

• A career in critics requires commitment, dedication and sacrifice of personal time for the sake of staying on front or top. A critic’s writer may have to work day in and day out to get breaking news.
• However, in a nutshell, criticism as a career provides job satisfaction, name and fame and a challenge to live with.

• Well known Personalities in  -  
  1. Movie Critics:
     • Khalid Mohammed, 
     • Taran Darshan, 
     • Nina Kamad
  2. Literary critics:
     • Subir Dhar
     • Amitav Dey
  3. Food critics in India:
     • Nondon Bagchi
     • Vir Sanghvi 

Career Path

Job Profile

    Broadly, critics can be categorized as Literary Critic, Art Critic, and Food Critic.

• Literary Critic review literary work and presents a criticism of the work. 
• Art Critics encompass Films Critics, Theatre Critics, Music Critics, Dance Critics rate and analyze different forms of art.
• Food Critics tries different food joints and restaurant every time to give their comments on food and beverages that's being served. They trickle from their experience and learning what are the drawbacks and the positive aspects of a work. And the best part about the job is that they are paid for putting their opinions. 

Critics should be able to bring out good from insignificant to guide the audience/customer. Critics watch movies, dance shows, music concerts read novels, fiction, attend exhibitions to point out the positive and the negative side of the art in his article

What are the key skills required for Critics

Skill sets

• Critical thinking
• Analytical reasoning
• Good verbal and written communication
• Knowledge of word processing, computer graphics
• Editing & designing skills
• Able to exchange the ideas freely, accurately, truly and fairly

Work Value

• Resilience
• Stamina
• Courage
• Willingness to work hard at irregular hours and on holidays
• Dedication
• Staying power

What are the career opportunities in Critics

Top Recruiters

• Times of India
• Indian Express
• Publishing houses
• Entertainment channels

Current Job Scenario

Seasoned food critics are paid well. Critics generally comment in magazines, newspapers, and television forming their major source of income. They are highly paid by the media. The work is usually on assignment basis or contractual.