Career counseling is an interaction between a counselor and a student, where the student is guided on the right career choices considering his skills and interests. It is a process to help manage students their journey through education and work.
A career counselor helps students to build a better career in the right way. A career counselor will recognize students’ interests, skills, strengths, abilities and weaknesses. Counseling will help you to make better decisions for your career development. During the counseling, you will be able to set goals and create a career plan to achieve the goals. A counselor will motivate you to take the right actions towards your goal.
- Know yourself- you will get to know your skills, strengths, interests. Help you figure out who you are and what you want out of your education and career.
- A platform where you can share all your queries, doubts and feelings about education and career
- A right way /approach to choose the best career and make the most out of it.
- Guidance on identifying the factors influencing your career growth
- A tool to explore careers
- An interaction with professionals and experts.
- Information on upcoming careers, educational institutes and courses
- A SMART goal and a career plan to achieve it.
“Everyone needs a coach who will understand you and help you set and achieve goals.” -Bill Gates.
Career is a lifelong process and hence career counseling is appropriate for anyone including school students, college students, and university students, employees looking to switch jobs or upgrade to higher education levels or employees stuck in their career. The earlier you start planning your career, the better prepared your future will be. We recommend that all students get counseling from secondary school.
Career coaching and counseling can cost a pretty penny, so you may wonder if the counseling services we provide are worth it. So it depends on your needs and type of counseling you want, but it surely does cost less than a movie night with family or a dinner with friends or a night out or a weekend gateway. The choice is yours what priority you give to career.
Career counseling is effective in the short- and the long-term on career choices. A study gave insights into career counseling effectiveness concluding that the students who had it are more successful. It also mentioned that people who took counseling earlier were more satisfied and happy. Career counseling is more effective for younger people who may be unsure what career they want, or how to break into the career they have chosen.
Career counselor is an individual who believes in everyone’s uniqueness and respects the client’s skills and strengths. He is trained professional who evaluates students and help them in career development with appropriate choices. A career counselor must be certified by a professional body or an accredited institute.
Conclusion
Achieve your career goals with the help of a career counselor. Whether you are a student thinking of which stream to choose after 10th, a student wondering what to do after 12th, a student stuck with your career, a student confused with which specialization to go for, a student looking to update CV/resume, or a student looking out for a job, a career counselor will definitely assist you in all these situations. Boost your career today with someone who wants to help you, guide you, assist you, and support you to achieve career goals.