Tips for Career Counselling

The term career denotes the distinct progression of an individual’s working life. It includes interest, learning and actions which go up for long term in seeking the satisfaction, leisure and economic gains in
lieu of doing work. In general sense its the professional growth and development of a person in pursuance of his/her interest and dreams, knowledge and skills, aptitude and attitude, social and cultural
values, personal and physical attributes. At the parallel of this, the opportunities available also influence the choice of career and its pursuit. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been emerging various avenues of career as diverse as every human being’s need. This has pushed the horizons of career choices wider in all directions.

Today we have lots of vertical as well as horizontal career choices. With rising levels of complex systems working in different field of society, the specialized professions are on the rising heights. An organization working to achieve certain objectives and goals needs diverse group of professionals. For example, an NGO working in the field of education, requires a human rights specialist, financial experts, managers, counselors and many more at the bottom of its organizational set up.

However, as the modern life has brought up new opportunities, it has thrown up many challenges too. Nowadays, to make a smart career choice is as much difficult as ,few decades back, it was to find the
means of survival .Often in our youth we are more attracted towards the emerging field of professions as to get counted among the first ones. But we don’t get the complete picture before we start. Here the
concept of career counseling as a specialized profession fits well.

In today’s world of fast forward life, there are several ways to explore the right kind of professions depending upon the factors affecting the career decision making. The print media, electronic media, seminars and workshops, internet , internship programs etc. offers a window of opportunity to have an in depth knowledge about the career choices. The choice of career, the career decision making and career development goes a long way in driving professional as well as personal satisfaction.

Above all, the career choice seems to be the most difficult part in an individual’s work cycle. In today’s working culture, the psychology of aptitude have become immensely important to bring out the best in
difficult times. Stress factors at the workplace affect the personal satisfaction and overall career graphs.

Nowadays, the cultural part plays an important role in professional satisfaction. Skills can be learnt through training and workshops but social and cultural values have to be inculcated and aligned as per
the need of any organization whether its governmental or private. The best thing is to nurture the inherent talent and pursue it as a career.

Career is the vehicle to pass through the phases of adult and aged life, The choice of career determines the horizons of a work cycle, and career development brings the happiness and a joyous working life.