Every person has unique characteristics, for everyone has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. The key is to identify these unique qualities is through career counselling.
Career counselling sessions help the students to know the pros and cons of different streams, courses and educational options and the career path it offers, thus the students can make an informed choice, and get a career assessment that helps avoid the risk of change in career path later in life. The importance of the work cut out for each person can only be noticed when one sees the agony of job misfits. So a career counselling and guidance is needed to help organize one’s thoughts and ideas on career-related decisions. It can boost the morale and confidence and give new directions to the students.
Do these questions come to your mind ?
- What are the best Career options based on your personality?
- Is selecting a career becoming stressful?
- Are different opinions confusing to you?
- Is this a right decision?
- Not confident of making this decision?
There are a number of factors that influence your career development, including your interests, abilities, values, personality, background, and circumstances. Career Counseling will ultimately help you to understand yourself in order to make a career related decisions.
We face 3 crossroads in our careers. We shall see concisely what issues students face and how can we deal with it with the help of a career counsellor.
Just after Board Exams a lot of students seem to be confused about choosing their stream after 10th. Some very common answers by students when someone asks them about their choice of a stream after 10th are:
- I am focusing on my preparation now. Let the result come out, after that, I will decide.
- Of course science, all my friends are going to opt for science.
- My parents want me to become an engineer. So, I will opt for science.
- I am confused what to choose. I would choose the stream that has more demand in the job market
Normally, students are unaware of the fact that 10th is the initial and crucial stage of building a career. They take the decision with puzzled and ambiguous mind and end up selecting a wrong stream. It has been often noticed student start hating their subject after some time or quit their subject midway or start feeling frustrated.
The decision they once took out of peer pressure or parental pressure or due to lack of knowledge now becomes the burden of their life. Hence, it is very important for any student to choose the stream carefully for better career prospects in the future.
There are many options in front of you
- Remain in the chosen stream and choose a higher education
- Appear in an Entrance exam
- Change the stream and choose a higher education
- Choose a professional course
- Plan! in case you do not get the course of your choice
It is important to understand that one should pick up a course/career where one can utilize his aptitude to the fullest. Our Career counsellor or career guidance service can interpret your interests and help you find your right Course or Career. Future of the student depends on the course selection, and it is very important to choose that wisely!