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Career Development Services Inc. …… is pleased to provide a new fee for service program designed to meet the career planning needs of students in the Charlottetown and Summerside areas. The goal of the program is to help students more clearly identify the career and education path best suited to their interests, strengths and values. | |
Students Receive:• Confidential one-on-one career counselling from a certified Career Counsellor to clearly identify career options.• Knowledge of careers and university/college programs and requirements. • A comprehensive report detailing the results of their career and educational plan. • Skills in job search, job interviewing, resume development and labour market information under the guidance of a qualified Career Development Practitioner. |
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Parents Receive:Confidence that the financial investment they make towards a son’s/daughter’s education is thoroughly researched and well informed. In an educational climate where 65% of first year students change their major, and the average graduating student cost is $40,000, careful and informed research is critical. |
This series of one-on-one sessions with a qualified Career Counsellor or Career Practitioner is designed to provide experiences from which students will be able to more clearly understand their personalities, interests, values and strengths in relation to possible career and study goals. The process consists of a number of steps as described below. The student’s individual need, however, will determine the order and extent of the process. Introduction and Needs Assessment: The student meets with a career professional for a free informational session to determine his/her particular need. At this time the Student Career Pathways process is outlined, the career tools to be used are explained, the student’s tentative career dreams are explored and a plan for the student’s individual pathway is determined. In some cases the student may choose to begin the fee for service [step 1] process at this initial meeting. Step 1Career Assessments: As a result of the individual’s determined need, at least two career assessments are administered. These assessments will include, but are not limited to, The Myers Briggs® Type Indicator and The Strong Interest Inventory®. All assessments administered are designed to help the student determine suitable career options. In advance of completing any assessment tool, the participant is given some general guidelines and then completes the chosen assessments individually on a computer in the career resource area. A counsellor is present to answer any questions which may arise. Step 2Career Counselling: The completed assessments are reviewed and interpreted with the counsellor. This session[s] will result in an increased level of self esteem, and a number of suitable career choices based on the student’s personality, interests, values and strengths. It is possible that this crucial step will take at least two sessions. Step 3Determining Educational/Skill Requirements: The student will work with a qualified Career Practitioner to discover the education/training options which match with the most suitable career options found in step 2. At this time the skills and the level of those skills required for occupations related to the career goal are determined. Also, the current labour market will be examined in relation to the career goal[s]. Step 4The Career Path: At this session the student is challenged to put it all together, to make choices for the best fit occupation[s], clearly define the educational options and develop a road map identifying the milestones, further tasks and steps to reach his/her career goal. Step 5Career Tools for Success: In this session the student may receive assistance and tips from a Career Practitioner on improving employability skills, job search techniques, job interview techniques, resume critique and/or development, information on the job market and how to successfully use labour market research. This information can help in the immediate future in obtaining summer or part-time employment but will serve to provide the basic tools and practices for career success throughout his/her entire working life. * All sessions are confidential in nature and are conducted under the supervision of a Certified Career Counsellor and/or qualified Career Practitioner. |
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For further information or to book an appointment please call:Career Development Services |
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