Career counselling

Assessments

Assessment rather than tests. Designed to measure aspect of individuality not achievement abilities or intelligence. Increase the ability of the client’s confidence and participation. Assessment provides focus and suggestion into client’s exploration of the global opportunities.

Career Discussion

In a career counseling session, the counselor will help a person explore skills and strengths, consider education levels and give advice about continuing education, and determine interests and personality type. Counselors may also administer an IQ test or an aptitude test.

Some potential topics of discussion in career counseling

• Particular skills or talents. In which careers might they be useful?
• The educational commitment required of various careers.
• The potential earnings of various careers.
• The daily working environment. Some people enjoy working in an office, while others might be more successful in a fast-paced or outdoor environment.
• The opportunities for change or advancement in a particular career.
• Some careers are more flexible than others. Lawyers and doctors, for example, may shift their focus or area of specialty but will generally remain lawyers and doctors.
• Other careers or education paths might more allow mobility between positions in a given field.
• The necessary skills/education for a desired career.
• Some counselors may also be able to offer advice on how to improve one's position at a job that is, for the most part, enjoyable.