Career Planning Process

At Counselling Services, we see lots of students who are very anxious about their future; not knowing where to start implementing their career "plan." So how do you figure out that plan? Well, you start by looking at the steps you need to take to make a career decision; this is called the career planning PROCESS. That's right, it is a process, and not a magic formula that will give you immediate results. This process takes time and reflection, but the good news is… we can help you out. If you call for a career intake appointment at Counselling Services we will meet with you and help you along every step of your career planning process.

What does the career planning process look like?

Step 1: The first step is to take a full personal inventory – determining your interests, skills, values and personality profile. This may seem like a lot of work, but it is an essential first step to take… otherwise, how will you ever know which jobs (over 25,000 of them) will be best suited to you? That brings us to the next steps, where you actually start exploring those job options.

Step 2: We help you identify career possibilities according to your personal assessment of yourself (remember that important first step).

Step 3: We will show you how to research those career options (we have a fantastic Career Resource Centre).

Step 4: You will do lots of career research; gathering all the information about your possible career options by using print information, doing internet research, and talking to people in the field.

Step 5: After all this work, you will finally be better equipped to decide between some career alternatives and you can start the process of implementing your career plan. 

To get started making your plan, call us at 453-4820, e-mail us, or come visit us in the C.C. Jones Student Services Centre (2nd floor).