Before starting with career counseling, first of all let us understand what
actually career is? In simple terms career is a course of action which is chosen
to go ahead for working life or professional achievements.It is really a crucial
step in everyone抯 life what career to choose as there are various alternatives
but selection is made on the basis of various criteria. Some of them are: Area
of interest, Personality, Aptitude, Assess your strength and weakness, skills,
Possibility and Opportunities, Capability, Feasibility and guidance, Nature of
work, financial aid and scholarship. Career counseling is foremost requirement
which helps student to assess interests, personality, values and skills, and
explore career options & research graduate and professional schools.
Effective career counseling and career coaching programs can provide career
changers with the objectivity needed to find a satisfying career. It can further
help you create a career change strategy that will transform your
life.
Career assessment is a major part of career counseling services
which helps in the self-discovery process. It makes you aware of your interest,
right career choice for you and strength and weaknesses associated with it. Once
career is assessed, next step in career counseling services is career planning
which is almost dependent on dreams and aspirations in life. But again dreams
can be many, it depends how much can be practically fulfilled which could be
further decided with the help of career counselor. Now the main question arises
from whom career counseling should be done or search of right counselor should
be done. A counsellor is a person who has the psychological understanding of the
environment you are functioning and the current job market with proper analysis
and findings.
A counselor evaluates and judges your corporate skills and
also suggests personality improvement which enhances your all around
development. One should ensure a pragmatic and practical approach to display
your concerns with a career counsellor. The actual need of career counseling
arises once a student passes 12th. There are many options available in various
fields depending on the streams chosen in 10th. Some of them are:
Career
in management stream
Career in computers and IT
Career in
engineering
Career in medical
Distance Education
Vocational
Courses
Career counseling in India is being provided by conducting
various seminars, counselors and experts, magazines; books are also available
which help in providing right guidance. But the most popular source of providing
counseling services in India is online services in the form of chat,
experts?views, and much more in various websites which specifically focuses in
providing right guidance to students in terms of their career.
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