THE ESSENCE OF TIMELY CAREER COUNSELING

Are you looking for a suitable career for yourself? Are you in need of advice on what career path to pursue? Before all that, ask yourself, “is it too late now?”. Many people seek their choice of career or business when it is a bit late or completely late.

In this article, I will teach you the importance of timely career counselling. You have a dream job or business in mind, but you may not know how to establish that, or even worse, you do not know if that is what you really want to do. You see, humans are curious beings, and, in most cases, your choices could change, just like your choice of career.

So, going for career counselling would help you prepare yourself ahead of time. The reason why most schools have counsellors is that they wish to train the students on what path they have to follow before getting to their desired destination. Remember there was a time when you wished to become a doctor, then you changed it to a lawyer, and the list kept going.

Getting counselled on your choice of career can help you make the right decision and move.

What is counselling?

Counselling is the cooperation or effort between the counsellor and client for the identification of solutions to various or a particular problem.

What is career counselling?

This is a type of counselling that deals with advice and support from a professional career counsellor to his client to enable them to understand the right path to take in their journey to their choice of career.

With all that being said, you need to know that your path may not always be right, and you do not need to wait before you seek for professional help and support. Career counselling isn’t only about finding the right career for you, and it is also a way to help you understand yourself and make the right and meaningful decisions in the future, at every point in your life.

It is one thing to have a career, and it is another to keep it running for a very long time in a good way. Most successful people did not come this far by just realising what they wanted to do but by the decisions they made along the road to success. This is why you need to be sure about the options you have and the paths you take.

The essence of timely career counselling

• Discovery:

There are numerous jobs and careers you can pursue but have no idea about; counselling will help you discover and learn more about them. There are less-known careers that are really successful, and you probably have what it takes to be a part of the few people who are in that position.

• Good choice in higher institutions:

If you have plans to further your education, a professional counsellor is important, because it is one thing to know the right choice of course like Arts, and another to know what you really want to study in the university. Under arts courses, you may be good at acting but bad at languages, and then you decide to go for linguistics instead of theatre arts, which can lead to years of struggling with your grades in that course. A counsellor will guide you in choosing the right course to study at the university and pave the way for your career after school.

• Self-discovery:

Have you asked yourself, “what is my talent?” here, a counsellor will guide you in discovering yourself and what you can really do. That artist talent you do not take seriously, or the good singing voice you’ve always overlooked, can be the road to your success. Early counselling will show you the importance of those talents and skills you have and how to utilise them when you are ready, if possible, immediately.

• What course to study:

Getting into senior secondary school is a time when you have to make choices about the course you wish to study. You have to choose between Arts, science, and commercial courses. You could be confused about the right course of study for yourself, which is why the early counsellor is important as a process counsellor will help you discover the course you will do better in. The mistake young students make is applying for the wrong course, for reasons like a friend being in the same course or they found certain things about that course fascinating. Timely counselling will give you all the help you need to find the right course, which will enable you to make the right choice of career in the future.

• The problems related to parents choosing your career:

There’s every possibility that you’ve told your parents what you wish to be after school, and they are not in support of that. Instead, they gave a particular or series of courses to choose from that is completely different from the one you had in mind. This act is one of the numerous reasons why some students are studying the wrong courses or doing bad in school because they have no idea about the course they are learning. A professional counsellor will help you make decisions for yourself, and they may talk to your parents on your behalf to let you make those decisions for yourself as a wrong choice will only lead to struggles and leave your way filled with difficulties.

Conclusion

Having a clear idea of your career choice is important. You are in charge of your life, and every decision you make should solely be yours, except when you need guidelines and help from professionals or learned people.

Do not be pressured into making wrong choices because you will meet stumbling stones on your path to success. Understand that this is your life, and you have the final say, so be decisive and stick to what works best for you. Your early foundation will determine what your future will look like. Get a good counsellor. Good luck!

 

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