Why career counselling is so important
Why career Guidance?
A famous quote by Einstein says, “everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
So true, but in reality, many students and parents give their best to make fish climb tree. And the repercussions of such cases can be devastating at times.
Certain social myths and peer pressure influence or compel us to choose and give preferences to specific courses. This type of career decisions may cost dear in long term. At times its difficult for students to reverse their path and continue to drag themselves relentlessly. The result is suffering, time loss, financial burden and most importantly student face social, peer embarrassment which hamper their self-efficacy.
We must understand that each one of us has certain unique abilities, orientations, personalities, and interests. If engaged wisely career and life success can be achieved.
Career milestone such as 10th and 12th are two decisive thresholds in one’s career and life. Hence it is important that professional guidance along with scientific career assessment or aptitude tests are sought in order to make an optimal career decision.
Professional guidance or coaching are well accepted and sought-after practices in the contemporary world of personal and professional development. World’s leading sportsman, professionals, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs welcome such practices today. They regularly seek professional advice from the experts, undergo various psychometric assessments in order to understand areas for development so that they constantly work on their developmental path. Hence, it is important and critical for parents and students to seek professional approach and guidance before making a career decision.
The professional guidance can offer rich knowledge about various subject matters, broader perspective to one’s understanding.
Benefits for Career Guidance
In today’s competitive world, we all know the importance of making a right career decision. One wrong decision can lead to loss of valuable education time, loss of financial resources, efforts, social embarrassment, student’s self-confidence. Whereas a right decision can bring in lots of happiness and success.
- Career Aptitude tests assist students and parents to understand their core intelligence setting, interest, abilities, and orientations.
- It highlights the major strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, it acts as a blueprint while taking a career decision.
- Career guidance process also involves expert advice from the counselor, thereby evaluating various permutations and combinations for a set of career courses.
- Career guidance process helps students to take a long-term view on career progression.
- Career guidance process offers expert advice on various pre-qualification examinations, their pre-requisites, and suitable educational institutes.
Therefore, to sum up, it is important that while taking the most important decision of our life, we must explore all possible information, seek professional guidance, think ahead of time. One should avoid taking career decision only basis of marks.
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