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Employment Blog :: Work & Career » Career Counseling http://www.directoryworker.com/blog Wed, 26 May 2010 02:43:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Preparing For An Effective Career Counseling http://www.directoryworker.com/blog/preparing-for-an-effective-career-counseling/ http://www.directoryworker.com/blog/preparing-for-an-effective-career-counseling/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:04:53 +0000 Stephen http://www.directoryworker.com/blog/?p=13 Preparing for career counseling can be lot like preparing for a job interview. Youâ€™ll get out of it what you put into it. You are probably expecting some help in determining your career path, but in order to do that, first you must decide what you do want and what you donâ€™t want in your life. A career counselor isn’t able to answer those questions. Only you can and you must be honest with yourself. The counselor is only there to guide you and help you find your strong points and weaknesses, your interests and skills.

Get out a sheet of paper and write down a list of all your strengths. They are not limited to workplace attributes, but also include your personality strengths. These are what you think are be your best features. Now start a new list. This time include the things about yourself that need improving. Once again, these do not have to be related to the workplace, just issues about yourself that you know you need to work on. Now it is time for brainstorming. For approximately ten minutes, write about the job in question. come up with questions you would like to ask the employer, what they expect of you, and write down your expectations for the employer and career. Remember to keep an open mind. Your counselor will examine your history and then listen to what you have to say to determine what your best course of action is. You will most likely be asked to participate in activities you might not expect. You may also be asked about your negative qualities. These are normal parts of the counseling process and shouldnâ€™t be take personally.

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Thanks to career counseling, it enables one to focus on where one should be going and just how it is to go there. A career counselor helps you to gain a broader perspective on yourself, your educational background and the possible career path that you could take. Always remember that is never too late to start on planning your career.

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