Career Counselling

“It is never too late to be who you might have been.” George Eliot

There are generally two types of career counselling. One helps to classify and categorize you according to established types. The other focuses on your stories, history and uniqueness. Both of these processes have their merits. If you are eager to see how your interests, personality style and skills line up next to the general population, there is a lot to gain in better understanding yourself in relation to the other. If you want a more subjective view of yourself, a more personal and narrative exploration makes sense.

Combining the subjective and objective elements of the career assessment provides you with a well-rounded and all-inclusive process. By enhancing your self-knowledge and understanding, you can better recognize the components that contribute to your career, academic and life satisfaction and take the necessary steps to achieve your goals.

With Barbara Fish Counselling Services, you will receive a personalized assessment and career planning process tailored to your specific needs and questions.

Career Counselling helps you to:

• Identify key components related to career, academic, and life satisfaction.
  
• Gain focus, clarity and confidence in your career, academic and job search
  
• Choose careers and/or educational courses that "fit" your needs.
  
• Learn strategies to compensate problem areas.
  
• Develop a plan to meet your career, academic, and life goals.
  
• Activate your plan.
  

The process includes:

• Assessment of needs, interests, values, skills, aptitudes and personality characteristics
  
• Clarification of academic and career goals
  
• Development of a realistic plan of action
  
• Guided research
  

Clients include:

• High school students deciding on course selection
  
• College and university graduates determining a career path
  
• Homemakers returning to work
  
• Career changers
  
• Individuals with academic concerns