Are you still stuck between which careers to choose? Oh, do you have a passion for engineering or is it just the peer pressure to crack JEE?  How challenging it is to find the exact career you are passionate about?  Don’t hurry! Right career selection is very important. It’ll absolutely help us in defining ourselves and to outstand in respective fields.

Traditionally in India, parents choose what their kids would pursue in future and that misleads their career. But with the changing trend, students are quite passionate about their careers. Let say, Career development is a lifelong procedure because you can choose the right career at any age! For example, a student pursuing MBBS drops out in his third year and gets enrolled himself for an MBA, why? Because he explored his passion and went for it! This is exactly what Career counselling is.

Career counselling is the best way to know what career you can choose based on your interests, passion and trend. It’ll cover a wide range of problems as well such as atrocious time management and poor concentration level. A qualified career counsellor has psychological expertise; hence they’ll hear you, observe you keenly and respond respectively to your dilemma. Career counsellors often build a trustful relation between both by sharing their own emotional and developmental phases. You have to develop faith in them so that they can connect with you psychologically.

Why career counselling important?

Will you drive out of the house without knowing the destination? You’ll end up in the middle of nowhere, right? That’s the point exactly. If one needs to drive his life forward, first he has to provide himself with a direction. At the school level, everything seems easy and appealing but as we move on, obstacles are all we can see. So, the education system should organise such counselling sessions which help the students to recognize their passion, strength and interests.

Students of age 13-17 need this career counselling the most so that they can map their mind in their respective career/stream direction. Indeed students of this age face certain emotional and physical changes but one needs to shape their mind gradually.

Even college students, who are still in doubt or confusion regarding their stream/career choice, can consult a career counsellor. A career counsellor will give them a voice to rise out the issues they are facing in the pursued course and pave several ways or options which they can pursue after their stream/course. If one wants to change his stream, the career counsellor will make it easy and non hectic. He’ll not only encourage you to choose career according to your strengths and weaknesses but also help in identifying them. He’ll also build up your confidence if you lack any.

How can it help?

The career counselling is like the assessment of life. They’ll make us strong and ready for the future. This will help us in nourishing our personality as well. It’ll not only enhance our aptitude or knowledge but also boost our confidence and polish our way of representation. A career counsellor will serve us every possible option based on your relevant interest from which you just have to select accordingly. Career counselling will help in finding the desired and suitable position for us.

After this, there will be several entrance examinations which you have to select as per your desired course/stream. The counsellor will help you in gathering all the required information about various tests/exams and then shortlist them as per the eligibility. You’ll definitely crack the desired entrance exam if you have the considerate knowledge and interest regarding the same.

There are so many people who have relevant degrees and also earn pretty well but are dissatisfied with their job profile. That clearly is the case of mislead career choice.  Some are also forced financially to not to convert their pursued course/stream as everything needs investment and so does education. The point being, career counselling also ensures your job satisfaction and allow you to invest your money in the desired course.  A well-constructed career planning will satisfy you emotionally and professionally.

One has to outlook for their personal life side by side with professional life. We should keep this in mind while making a career choice that what responsibility may occur while one gets married and would that hinder our career in any manner? Just don’t go for fame or money, understand your interest and passion more deeply as they are bigger things to ponder upon.