{"id":16282,"date":"2018-12-10T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T09:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2021-08-24T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:58:43","slug":"career-counsellor-helps-student-to-make-right-career-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/career-counsellor-helps-student-to-make-right-career-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you want to be? Is not the right question to ask young people &#8211; Career Counsellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Scenario 1:<\/strong> What do you want to become? It\u2019s high time. You have to make a choice right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Scenario 2:<\/strong> Did you know? The choices you make today about your career, your college, and your future will decide the next four to five decades of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Do you see a difference between the above two scenarios?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The first one hits straight into the face and asks children to run a gauntlet to make career decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">On the other side, the second one elaborates on the need and importance of decision-making and how it impacts your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">No big deal, isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Deciding what to do with a student\u2019s life doesn\u2019t have to be a fast-paced or confusing process. It can be quite fun and exciting if it\u2019s done the right way and if the question is put in the right way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Thus, Career counsellors help students make the right choices by asking the right questions. They will be the go-to buddies throughout the entire process. At the end of it, students will have decided exactly how they want their future to be. And they will love it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Here\u2019s how you can spin the right questions and be the <strong>best career buddy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Searchlight in an ocean of choices<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Help students figure out where they fit in or where they can make a difference. As a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/the-dynamic-role-of-a-career-counsellor-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career counsellor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you leverage your expertise to guide the students on which courses and careers will suit them the best.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">You can ask questions like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">How can you combine your interests with your future<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Where your aptitude stands<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Which career would suit you best, based on your interests and aptitude<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">How prepared are you for admission to your dream college<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Answer for all the questions to come<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>A career counsellor has all the answers to everything career-related. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Yes, ALL the answers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">You can help them figure out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Subjects they should take after Grade 10<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Courses that would feed their passion and interests<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Which are the best colleges for the course they wish to take<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">How to apply to colleges abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And much more! <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Therefore, Career Counselling as a career can be taken up seriously! Not sure yet? If you have a passion for guiding students better, then this is the right choice for you!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Career encyclopedias<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">As a career counsellor, you must know the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/how-do-you-conduct-a-career-counselling-session\/\">A-Z about all the careers<\/a><\/strong><\/span> under the sun\u00a0and give the most up-to-date facts about what students want to know. If the students would like to compare two different fields of profession or two different courses from two different colleges, you can be their guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Nowadays, students not only seek guidance for college application processes in India but also in abroad. Starting from college applications to visa processes, students and parents today need extensive guidance for sure. Hence,\u00a0a career counsellor acts as a one-stop solution for all their application needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">You can help them figure out:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">If an MBBS degree is more suited to their interests (or) a degree in biotechnology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The differences between a Management course at Christ University vs. Symbiosis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">What are the differences in the college application processes of the UK and the USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Which scholarships you are eligible for<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Fact Machines<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Well, students get random opinions of many on what to do with their lives. Right from their parents, teachers, friends, relatives to neighbours. They actually need someone who has an unbiased perspective, complete knowledge about the education industry and a trustworthy person who the candidate can blindly believe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">And that <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/be-a-career-counsellor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>someone is a Career Counsellor!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Pull down all the facts related to universities. Admissions, careers, scholarships, and case studies that help you ask the right questions and offer the right guidance to the students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\">Career Counsellor &#8211; the bridge between students and their dreams<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Many students succumb to peer pressure and assume that if their friends can\u2019t achieve it, they can\u2019t achieve it too. Career counsellors should work hard to ward off these preconceived notions. They should help the students realize that what works for one may not work for others as every individual is different. And the career counsellor acts as a bridge between them and their dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Career counsellors should instil confidence in the students and reiterate that no matter which grade they are in, or what they have decided, a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcareercounsellor.com\/blog\/be-a-career-counsellor\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>career counsellor<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">can help them figure out their goals. If students are confused about something, the Career\u00a0counsellors are ready to clear their doubts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">It\u2019s all in the questions the career\u00a0counsellors ask the students and how they extract the right information from them. 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