Resource Support for Career Counseling

What is career counseling

Counseling is the means by which one

person helps another through purposeful
conversation.

Counseling is a method of identifying

practical solution to an identified problem.

Need for career counseling

To survive in this competitive
environment in world, it is not
important to be the best, but also to
keep evolving to say the best.

Components in Career Counseling

a. Career Planning: Career profile / path,
develops
performance,
stress
management, etc.,
b. Career Management: Training, skill
enhancement programmes etc.

The goals to achieve in Guidance

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Exploring self
Determining Values
Setting goals
Explore the world of work
Improving efficiency
Building relationship
Accepting responsibility for the future

To excel in the above factors, one has to have proper

guidance and motivation in an appropriate manner

SWOT Analysis: Individual, Companies,

Strength

Weakness

Opportunities

Threats

Factors must remembered while

selecting a career
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Intelligence
Personality
Interest
Aptitude
Gender
Age
Soft Skills

Career Coaching for UG

15 20
hours
Preparing for Aptitude Test
100 120
hours
Model Aptitude test and Model Interview 3 4 hours
Goal setting and career options
3 hours
Self awareness exercise
3 - 4 hours
English language assessment (O&W)
2 3 hours
Introducing web learning portals
2 3 hours
Career Coaching for Career Planning

Training Methods
Self Learning
Group Discussion
Case Study
Small Group Discussion
Mentoring and Coaching
College level Learning Workshops and
Seminars
Class room teaching
Online Testing

Related Resource Topics for Career

Counseling
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2.
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How to prepare Curriculum Vitae / E-Resume

Tips for better performance in Interview
Stress Management
Personality Development
ITES an overview
Group Discussion
Soft Skills for Successful Career
Career Counseling and Guidance (particularly for
Placement Officers)
Leadership Skills
Negotiation
Time Management
Team work
Motivation

How to prepare Curriculum Vitae / E-Resume

Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
Importance of C.V.
Types of C.V.
Contents of C.V.
Model C.V.
Covering Letter
E-Resume
C.V. Writing Tips

Tips for better performance in

Interview
Definition

for interview
Types of interview
Preparation for interviews
Performance during and after interviews
Some Tips for interviews
Dos and Donts
Interview questions
Important Job sites

Stress Management
Stress means
Effect of Stress
Source of stress
Reducing Stress
How reduce stress during interview

Personality Development

What is personality
Types of Personality
Personality Development
Requirement towards the development of
fine personality
Keys to success

ITES (Information Technology Enabled

Services)
ITES
Various ITES Sectors
Voice and Non-voice Call Centres
Call Centre expects ..
Important areas of training
Medical Transcription

Group Discussion

Definition of Group Discussion

Prerequisites of a Group Discussion
Benefits in Group Discussion
Salient features
Dos and Donts in Group Discussion
Accept criticism
Suggestions
Topics frequently discussed

Soft Skills for Successful Career

Soft Skills with special reference to ITES

Importance of Soft skills
Communication Skills
Writing Skills
Body language
Presentation skill
Team work
Leadership skills
Time and Stress Management

Career Counseling and Guidance

(particularly for Placement Officers)

What is counseling
Common factors for counseling
Elements of counseling
Counseling process
Counseling skills
Personal qualities of counselor
Difference between counseling and guidance

Leadership Skills

Leader
Leadership
Leadership Styles
Leadership Qualities
Ways to develop leadership qualities
Causes for leadership failures
Display your leadership by ..

Negotiation

Negotiation
Steps in negotiation
Skills required for Successful negotiation
Approaches to negotiation
Tips to make you a better negotiator

Time Management

Time
Time Management
Principles of Time Management
How to plan your day
Problems and Solutions for Successful
Time Management
Tips for Successful Time Management

Motivation

What is motivation?
Why motivation?
Importance of motivation
Better motivation
How to be motivated?

Team Work

What is team?
Team building
Key actions in team building
Successful team behaviour
Key factors to successful performance of a team
S.C.O.R.E
Strategy
Clear Roles and Responsibility
Open Communication
Rapid Response
Effective Leadership

Questions?