Month: April 2023

career counsellor

Finding a Career Counsellor: Why Counselling is Crucial to Your Career Development

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Making career choices can become confusing and overwhelming as it plays a significant role in shaping one’s future life and everyone wants to be successful. Parents who come to me for career guidance have this concern for their children. They are scared that their children might regret their decisions in the future if careful thought …

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exploring career options

Exploring Your Options: Resources for Career Research

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All through the month of April, I have been sharing tips for students to help them prepare for their career on my blog. In my earlier blog posts, I have written about the importance of accessing a student’s interests, passions and personality to help make an ideal choice of career.  Another important step in the …

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skills

Developing Skills To Be Prepared For Your Career

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When parents approach me for career guidance for their children, the common question is, how do we prepare our children to be successful in the future?  We know the world is changing very fast and there are new careers emerging.  For this, we have to prepare our students to adapt to the new changes.  Approximately …

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personality

Considering Your Personality To Find A Career That Fits

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Every person is different and has some unique attributes. Understanding one’s personality can bring a lot of clarity while making the important decision choosing a career.  Many personality based tests are devised on research done in this field. Holland’s theory is widely used in the personality assessment tests.   Personality Types: According to Holland’s (1997) …

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informational interviews

Benefits of Informational Interviews for Career Exploration

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Informational interviews are a great way to learn about a career field that is of one’s interest. Through an informational interview, one can connect with a professional in one field of career interest and ask them questions to learn about career paths, industries, and organisations. I always tell my students that your academic competencies are not …

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career choice

Assessing Your Interests: Why Your Passions Should Guide Your Career Choice

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Career Choice is a big decision   Career Choice is a big decision. My observation as a career counsellor has been that students tend to base their career decisions on existing trends. The top trend currently and rightly so, is joining the Tech Industry. But it is also an industry which is seeing massive layoffs.  …

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