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Case study 2 Lale
Counsellor University Career Services Counsellor
Client Female; 24 years old; planning to get married soon
Profession A Media and Communication Graduate, she has been working for a
Content Management and Consultancy Company for the last 8
months.
Concern
Lale graduated from the Media and Communication Systems department 2 years
ago. She has worked for a TV channel for one year and she has been working as a
correspondent for a Content Management and Consultancy Company for the last 8
months. She was born in Germany and studied there until she returned to Turkey for
her university education. After completing her undergraduate studies she decided to
stay and work in Turkey. As she was born in Germany, she is bilingual (Turkish-
German).
Lale was accepted into a 2-year MBA programme in Germany. She wants to take up
this opportunity and later hopes to work in Germany in the field of Content
Management.
Lale does not know yet how long she will stay and work in Germany, but she
definitely wants to go back to Turkey after some time. She also wants to get married
after completing the MBA programme.
Her father lives in Germany. He has a jewellery shop there. Her mother lives in
Turkey with one of Lale’s sisters. Lale’s other sister lives with her father. Her mother
makes regular visits to Germany.
She asks the counsellor for advice as an expert on:
1. Equivalence and recognition of her university degree in Germany.
2. Future of Content Management business in Germany.
3. Comparative knowledge regarding Content Management business in Turkey
and Germany.
4. Counselling/information services and networks for assistance in the country of
destination
5. Lale asks the counsellor to give her clear advice how to make a decision that
could serve as a basis for long-term career planning.
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