Occupational Choice Made Easy With Career Counselling

Abstract

In this article an attempt has been made to expound the concept of Career counselling in simple and lucid manner. The rudemantary fundamentals of the career counselling field including the prominent perspectives with their efficacy have been discussed. Career counseling is on going face-to-face interaction performed by individuals who have specialized training in the field to assist people in obtaining a clear understanding of themselves (e.g., interests, skills, values, personality traits) and to obtain an equally clear picture of the world of work so as to make choices that lead to satisfying work lives. Career counselors help clients within the context of a psychological relationship with issues such as making career choices and adjustments, dealing with career transitions, overcoming career barriers, and optimizing clients’ work lives across the life span. Career counselors are cognizant of the many contextual factors present in the lives of their clients and of the ways in which social and emotional issues interplay with career issues. The emerging trends of Career counselling with certain reflections have been presented as well.