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“CAREER CONFUSIONS might lead to DESTRUCTIVE CONCLUSIONS” Career is a “Profession or occupation with opportunities for advancement or promotion and not just livelihood.” Choosing the right career can be a very daunting task especially in a world which offers an array of paths, all of which seem to be leading to a golden goal. Careers can actually make or break one’s life, so it is important to make the right choice. Choosing a career can be very satisfying if you have made the right choice. Like the famous adage goes, “if you choose the job you love, you don’t have to work a single day in your life”. On the other hand, a wrong decision can leave you wishing that you had trodden a different path. Psyche of today’s individuals is that they never plan for their future, as a result they jump into any career. They are easily influenced by others, such as media, and always follow the crowd as they get tempted by the current trends. They live in their own fantasy world. Or they accept the parent’s verdict by force. People think I’m successful. I’m well paid, have a nice house and I’m good at my job. But I feel more and more dissatisfied with what I do. Sometimes, jobseekers find their careers stuck, some like their career in the beginning, but begin to hate their jobs as time passes, and some face boredom and want a change in career or job. You may want to change careers, but you are unable to see the clear direction. Career counselling can guide you in selecting the courses suitable for you. Career counselling is the process of helping the candidates to select a course of study that may help them to get into job or make them employable. A career counsellor helps the candidates to get into the career that suits their aptitude, personality, interest and skills. Career tests do not tell you what you should do, they help you organize your thoughts and ideas on how to make well informed career decisions. Career counselling can be helpful whether you are on the threshold of a new career or considering a career change, or in the process of choosing majors for specializations. It can help you make that right choice. It is a life-long process since the individual choose an occupation, prepare for it, and make progress in it. Individual careers will always be a delicate matter where people must carefully plan where they envision themselves or how they see themselves now and after some years from now. Careers cannot be taken for granted. They are the bread and butter that make every person unique. There are some who find themselves in the wrong jobs mainly because it is not really their cup of tea. On the other hand, there are people who are already in the right profession but are unable to grow for the reason that they do not give due value to which they can break out of their shell and gain the expected growth and due recognition that they truly deserve. Career Counselling Helps Guide Lost Careers - It is only common to find people or professionals that will somewhere be in need for guidance and help in making decisions. It is not a simple hit and miss ordeal where a person can immediately shift towards another job. In such decision-making matters, workers cannot afford to lean on decisions based on judgment alone. It takes careful analysis and the opinion and guidance of people who are already veterans in these kinds of issues. Pointing Careers in the Right Direction - Careers not following a certain path will tend to go off track. Career counselling is not usually taken seriously, but people who are serious about where they stand and what they need to do to adjust to the situation must be the prime directive for most people who want to get their career back in track. 2
Seeing the Shortcoming Beforehand - It especially holds true from the saying that the best way to determine the flaws and shortcomings of a person would be that from the eyes of another. Analysis of past experiences, working relationships and career outlook can be properly assessed if they are allowed to be viewed by a third party, more so, a person who specializes in counselling and guidance. Helps in Finding True Potential - There are children who know what they want to be. And then there are those who find it tough to make their mind when it comes to choosing a career path. On the basis of counselling results, students can make informed decisions regarding what course they want to enrol into, to reach their chosen career destination. Clears Confusion - Despite being aware of what they want to do, some students usually have no idea about the academic path they should follow to qualify academically for their chosen field/career. Counselling can also help students overcome this confusion by giving them clear cut view of what to expect from various study courses offered by numerous institute. Helps Make Clear Decisions - Counselling also helps those students, who were raised on preconceived notions that they must follow the path of their parents, e.g., if both parents are doctors then kids are expected to be one too. Good counselling session help students see themselves, first and foremost as an individual, who might not be interested in following on their parents footsteps and could be better suited for some other career. Lack of CAREER COUNSELING can lead to MID CAREER CRISIS. Mid-career employees are more likely to question the meaning of their work, the value of their company's mission, their job autonomy, their contributions, and their relationships. It’s often a period of much uncertainty and confusion, and it is likened to an emotional roller coaster ride. The issue with a mid-career crisis is that it is something that can affect your whole family. Think about it what a career change could mean to them. Remember that you should not turn away from something that makes you happy just because you think that your family might not approve. This is something that you need to speak with your family about. What do they feel about it, and what can you do to make sure that they are going to be comfortable with this idea. Take some time and really connect with them about your decisions. Mid-career crisis can be explained best by using the example of FARHAN from the movie ‘3 IDIOTS’. He entered the engineering field as per his parents wish but left it incomplete for his interest in WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. Had he undergone some sort of CAREER COUNSELING, it would have saved him a good amount of money and time and he might have escaped this MID-CAREER CRISIS. Career counselling can provide you with a clear picture of where you are, and which direction you are headed in. Today, more and more students, jobseekers and career changers are relying on career websites and portals for professional counsel. Whether it is about making a perfect resume, interviews, investigating occupations, job search methods or career planning and early career success, it is all there for you. At the end of the day, it is only you who will be responsible for your career. The counselling career section, therefore, is dedicated to students, job seekers, working parents, mid-career changers and everyone who is looking to make an ideal career. VIDUSHI GUPTA (vidushigupta_24@yahoo.com ) B.A. PSYCHOLOGY (HONS.), III yr KESHAV MAHAVIDALAYA UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 3
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