Carrier And Vocational Guidance
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life
When selecting subjects in 10th, +2 it is very necessary to have a career goal in place keeping the market in mind. In addition to this, selecting the right education institution in 10th and +2 is equally important. In this scenario seeking the help of an experienced and qualified career counsellor becomes absolutely necessary who can assist in discovering your potential and aptitude and accordingly suggest the right course. AT ATOM, individual and group Career counselling is typically conducted by expert professionals with years of experience behind their back. They assess a candidate based on various aptitude tests. The test results rightly portray the strength and weaknesses of a candidate.
Career guidance is the guidance given to individuals to help them acquire the knowledge, information, skills, and experience necessary to identify career options, and narrow them down to make one career decision. This career decision then results in their social, financial and emotional well-being throughout. Career guidance consists of services that help people successfully manage their career development. Career development, an aspect of human development, is the process through which an individual`s work identity emerges. Although it will occur on its own as you mature, you may benefit from getting assistance as you navigate through this process, which can be quite confusing at times.
Many people seek out assistance from career development professionals only when they are trying to choose a career for the first time, or perhaps when they are going through a transition. The intent of career guidance, however, is to provide support to individuals throughout their entire lives.
Who Is It Relevant For?
- Students Of Classes IX- X
Setting the basics right solves a lot of confusions that might arise later. Whether it is choosing the correct stream to the correct board, and mapping career goals, a right start at the right time makes all the difference.
- Students Of Classes XI- XII
One chooses one`s stream out of the four possible options (non-medical, medical, humanities, commerce), however the career options possible for a student to opt for are more than hundreds. To make sure that the entire process from choosing the right career options to achieving those goals goes smoothly, it is important that one seek career guidance from an informed (and experienced) mentor (read: career guide)
- College Going Students/ Working Professionals
For people who have already made a career decision need to work towards it, to attain the maximum results. A guide informs them of the best career opportunities and ways to do the best in the field they have chosen for themselves. Generally, people end up taking the wrong paths in order to achieve their goals. Either they realize that the career option they have chosen isn`t meant for them, or it dawns upon them that the option they have chosen isn`t strong enough to keep them motivated or excited throughout their professional lives. As a result, they tend to rely on an expert`s advice, and that is where a guide steps in.
What Are The Elements Of Career Guidance?
- A Qualified Counsellor
The first and foremost element of any career guidance process is the presence of a qualified guide (read: counsellor).
- A Secure Environment
The process of career counselling entails creating a safe and secure environment, where the counselee feels at ease and is able to discuss the issues bothering him/her.
- An Agreement Of Trust And Confidence
In a general scenario, the only career guidance one has is the opinion of one`s parents, teachers` judgment based on marks, and the comments of friends and neighbors. While they might be rational and unbiased in their opinions, relying on them isn`t sufficient to base the foundation of one`s entire career.