VIRTUAL

CAREER TALK
Are you still having doubt on
what course you will take
after you graduate?
"A mind troubled by doubt cannot
focus on the course to victory." —
Arthur Golden
Choosing a career is not
easy. It is a decision you
have to make where your
future depends on it.
Introduction to Career
Guidance Program
OBJECTIVES:
1.To help students to choose their careers.
2.To develop readiness for choices and changes to face
need challenges in career.
3.To identify and motivate students from weaker sections
of society.
4.To help students in their period of turmoil and
confusion in choosing of career.
5.To minimize the incidence of indisipline of the future
workers.
WHAT IS CAREER GUIDANCE?

Career guidance is the process of helping

individuals (school/college students or
professionals) in making adequate educational
and occupational choices and in taking career
decisions based on the demand and requirements
of the future of work.
 WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF
CAREER GUIDANCE?

Career guidance help students understand their

strengths and weaknesses and then match them with their
skills and interest so that they get the best suitable career
choice. Professional career and college counselling help in
narrowing down the options so that finding the right
career or college becomes easy.
 
WHO BENEFITS CAREER
GUIDANCE ?

Career guidance and counselling

programs are now more vital than ever;
helping individuals acquire the
knowledge, skills and information
necessary to identify the right options
and explore various career options.
• If you are in class 10th or have just completed 10th and want
to decide which stream to choose for your higher secondary
education
• If you are in class 12th or have just completed class 12th and
have not decided what subject to follow
• If you have decided your career stream after 12th class but
are not sure what to pursue in graduation.
• If you are not sure or confident of your career path.
• If you want to explore alternative career paths.
 There are six basic types of work environment, which
correlate directly to the personality types. Holland emphasizes
that people who choose to work in an environment similar to
their personality type are more likely to be successful and
satisfied. This idea is important as it shows Holland’s theory
can be flexible, incorporating combination types.
olland’s theory is centered on the notion that most people fit
into one of Six Personality Types:
hands, machines, tools, active, practical, adventurous
masculine, stable
feminine, stable
ction, farming, architecture, truck driving, mail carrier
ht, analytical approaches, explore, knowledge, ideas, not
y, intellectual, critical
l, ambitious, adventurous
ist, chemist, dentist, veterinarian, programmer
de people, and to sell things and ideas; generally avoids
eful observation and scientific, analytical thinking;
and selling things or ideas;
s, leadership, or business; and
mbitious, and sociable.
Artistic – literary, musical, artistic activities, emotional, creative, open
High traits – expressive, creative, spontaneous
Low traits – orderly, efficient, conventional, social, masculine
Occupations – artist, musician, poet, interior designer, writer
Social
Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid,
providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve
a goal; Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information;
Values helping people and solving social problems; and
Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Conventional
Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way; generally
avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities
Is good at working with written records and numbers in a systematic, orderly way;
Values success in business; and
Sees self as orderly, and good at following a set plan.