India needs career counsellors
Rajalaxmi Ghosh, I TNN I Updated: May 6, 2019, 16:34 IST The Times of India
Career counselling involves much more than merely choosing a job. Today, career counselling is about equipping an individual with a clearer understanding of oneself and one’s underlying potential. Career counsellors play a vital role in paving the way for career success. Let us attempt to define career success.
Career success is a combination of:
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Do you have the following core skills?
You must be a good listener as counsellors spend a significant amount of time listening to their clients, having them share their stories and their feelings.
Counsellors hear all kinds of private information and encounter all types of people. Emotional stability and maturity are therefore required to handle the career problems of others.
Counsellors should have a strong interest in helping others, be sensitive, perceptive in assessing people and inspire respect, trust, and confidence.
Career counsellors need to be well-informed and constantly updating their knowledge of study and career options.
Many learners are struggling to find hope in their situation. One of the primary jobs of a counsellor often involves instilling hope in an individual.
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