Career Counsellors work with clients at different stages of life. From choosing a school or a university or the course that might be suitable according to your needs, to changing your career path at a certain age, career counsellors help by guiding individuals to the right path where they can flourish. They provide individuals with ideas and information regarding educational programs for all stages of life.

A Career Counsellor is a certified individual to aid people with their career choice. They help people in knowing their strengths and weaknesses to assess the suitable career option which will help them flourish in the future.

What do Career Counsellors do?

1. 1. Make use of aptitude and achievement assessments to help individuals evaluate their interests, skills and abilities

Aptitude is basically defined as the innate, learned or acquired ability of an individual to perform certain tasks. Aptitude tests are an important part of the process of career selection. Mostly this kind of tests ask questions on an individual’s skills, values, likes & dislikes and their innate abilities. This helps the counsellor assess the strongest and weakest areas of an individual and come up with more relevant solutions.

2. Evaluate individuals’ background, education and training to help them achieve realistic goals

A counsellor looks at your history including education and background to help you with more customized solutions for your career. To assess the suitability of a particular career, the counsellor needs a good amount of knowledge about what you’re trained in and what mostly comes to you naturally.

3. Guide individuals in making decisions about their careers such as choosing a new profession and the type of degree to pursue.

A counsellor’s foremost duty is to cater to the individual’s needs according to his capabilities. They do not make but help an individual make the right decision for their career choice.

4. Help clients upgrade their skills for job searches, interviews and networking

Soft skills are a must today. Every company looks for culture fit and the soft skills of an individual even before they pay heed to their resume. Thus, it is of utmost importance to make that first impression when you are called for an interview and also keep up on your networking skills and job searches to land up in the dream job you had always wanted to bag.

5. Assist individuals in strategizing their goals for fruitful results

Individuals have a tendency to not being organized and this often leads to messing up in their career. A counsellor helps individuals set goals and achieve them in a systematic manner for successful results.

6. Advise individuals to solve problems in their workplace such as conflicts with colleagues or seniors

A career counsellor works in various stages of life. Whether you are looking for a university/course/stream or looking for a career transformation from your current job, a counsellor will guide you to the right path to follow.

7. Help individuals in their future self upgradation process and apply for educational programs or degrees that might be helpful in their career growth

It is not only just about career growth but also about self-growth that a counsellor helps you with. Educational programs or degrees that might be suitable for you are suggested by the counsellor for your self-growth and career-growth. A Career Counsellor conducts personality tests in order to match the right kind of job profiles to different individuals.