To understand this WHY let’s first understand if you know the answer to these questions.
As Working Professionals:
- Do you have clarity on what you want to do in 5 years’ time?
- Are you satisfied with your current job?
- Do you get stressed often?
- Are following your passion and talent?
- Do you know your strengths and improvement areas?
As Students:
- What is your career or academic path selection process for 10th and 12th grade?
- Do you know your Learning Abilities?
- Are you aware of your traits and talents?
- Do you know your behavioural patterns and personality type?
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Are you one of those who have postponed the career selection process until your studies are over?
If the answer is No to even one of these questions, you know that you are bringing yourself down to a career that is either not suitable for you or you may even end up not having a career. The unemployable youth population is at a record high in these competitive times. The career options which students choose by following either their parent’s or family’s uninformed suggestions or by only having a sight at the lucrative job openings in any particular field without knowing whether it is correct for them or not or just blindly following the crowd are the major causes of the above problem of unemployment.
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The same goes for working professionals. More than 70% of the workforce is not happy with what they are doing currently. Because when they were students they didn’t follow the correct method of career selection. They are stressed out and every day they desperately wait for a second chance in their lives to have a better job profile, better work conditions and a balanced work-life.
There are limitless career options these days and each one is equally good if the choice is made based on the correct methodology, specific directions and informed decisions. Students and professionals get overwhelmed with the vast possibilities yet limited opportunities that life has to offer. And hence you need to identify your opportunity correctly based on your personality, strengths, talents and passion areas. Interests and talents both play an important role in choosing a career. And this is where Career Counselling helps you. Some of the important aspects of career counselling are:
- Helps you discover yourself.
- Identifies your traits and talents.
- Guides you to identify your strengths and improvement areas and utilize them for your benefit.
- Uncovers the ways you need to prepare for a career.
- It helps you make your career transitions smoother.
- Gives you a rational and practical perspective on life.
Career counselling nourishes the thought process of students and professionals by giving them clarity of mind so that they don’t have any confusion regarding their career choice. It saves you time and energy by identifying and nurturing realistic goals in life. It enables you to identify the steps needed to set achievable goals. By taking help from career counsellors, one can get to discover their inherent strengths and get guidance towards making the best fit out of the career opportunities, they will be unstoppable. Everyone is unique and we all should have the faith that we have the potential to create something genius out of simple things. Career counselling helps in inculcating that confidence in individuals.
How does it work?
All of us have our own sets of unique abilities, talents and traits based on our strengths and improvement areas. We can identify these characteristics using the methodology applied for career counselling. Career counselling sessions acknowledge the pros and cons of the different educational options and career choices for the individuals in order for them to make an informed decision regarding their careers. It builds their confidence and morale so that they can choose based on their skills and talents rather than following some herd mentality. And this will ultimately make them happy and successful beings in their professional life. They will be stress-free and enabled to move towards successful career development.
The world today, especially the work environment is changing fast. More areas of work have opened up that didn’t exist a decade back and the old traditional jobs have either become obsolete or have too much competition. Hence, in this fast-moving world, career counselling means much more than just identifying academic or career paths and sticking to a job. It helps you integrate into society with your skill sets.
We spend a minimum of 40 years of our lives in our workspace which constitutes around 80-90000 hours of our life. Imagine spending this vast amount of time doing something which you don’t enjoy or may not be equipped enough to do better than others. Looking at the competition these days survival in that job would be difficult or boring. So when we know our strengths and talents, we feel motivated towards moving ahead and working hard towards our goals. Hence plan to spend some hours and take help from counsellors so that you can spend those 90000 hours happily and successfully.
Career Counsellors play an important role here by guiding individuals in the right direction when they are at crossroads. It may be to choose a field of study or school/university for a student or decide the employment opportunities for professionals. They also help when people start doubting their choices after making decisions. When people hesitate to make that transition, career counsellors help them in smoothing that transition.
Change is the new normal these days. Hence it’s good to take help when needed. With advanced technology, it has become even easier to get that help. You can talk to counsellors online from the comfort of your home. It is as effective as personal face-to-face counselling with video calling platforms and recording applications.
Career Counselling is a necessity these days rather than a luxury of a few. Know with certainty what you want to do and then achieve it with vigour.
ALL THE BEST!!!!
