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The Pros and Cons of Career Counselling

Career Counselling can be helpful in the following ways:   Helps in Identifying an individual's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats Helps in choosing the most appropriate career path H elps in recovering from loss of job during the mid-career phase and while looking for a new job H elps in validation of decisions if an individual chooses to tread a career path which is not too popular or which is not in demand. H elps an individual seek unbiased advice about his/her career options, which he/she won't get from his/her kith or kin. Following are a few disadvantages of Career Counselling: Ambiguity related to decision making may affect career prospects: After being counseled, an individual may choose science with computers as his/her stream to pursue studies, but may end up as a complete misfit for the job which he/she has landed after graduation. Multiple career choices being available has also made it harder for students to zero in on ...