Every student faces
the question of ‘what next’ after class 12th and 10th. They have to decide a Stream out of -
Humanities, Science and Commerce, and the only career guidance she/he has is the opinion of their
parents and teacher’s judgment based on marks and comments of their friends and
neighbours. It is at this point that a career counselling steps in and helps
the child sail through these
turbulent times. Career counselling involves scientifically developed aptitude
and personality tests that helps the counsellor give the best suited career
advice to the students based on the report of the test.
Thus a two day career counselling session was
conducted by our respected Principal Ma'am Mrs. Aruna Suresh for classes IX and
X. The children were introduced with their own potential and
self-awareness. The key was to identify
the unique qualities of their own self.
After that the students were guided with the right
career choices. They were suggested to choose a stream which suits their
interest and how such a choice makes it easier for them to grow and build a
successful career. it was added that one
should choose career options that match one’s values because knowing what you
value most will help you refine your career search and choice, values such as
helping others, prestige, high income, flexible work hours. The students were
guided that no career or subject should be due to parental or peer pressure.
Tips were also given on how one can perform
well in a Group discussion and Personal interview. Also one should work on body
language and communication skills if one wants to crack a group discussion and
personal interview.
Two activities "Ice Breaker" and "Clay
and Sculptor" were also conducted to identify the interest of the students
and to develop the creativity of the students. It was an interesting session
and the students learnt a lot through the counselling session organised by
ma'am.
