Career Issues and Job Selection Guidance

This assignment delves into the significance of career issues in today's world. It encourages students to identify prevalent career challenges and examine how they can effectively guide individuals toward suitable job profiles aligned with their aspirations and capabilities. The document emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and informed decision-making in navigating the complexities of the modern job market.

Counselling

Counselling plays an important role in every single person's life when he/she is facing
issues or dealing with stress related to situations. Report is going to show qualities that a
counsellor should have in regards to do resolve issue of his own and of clients as well. Along
with this, models and types of counselling are also being enclosed under this assignment. Lastly,
it will show micro skills that will help in resolving issues and reduce stress level in an individual
Beaumont, Jenkins and Galpin, (2012).
Being as a counsellor, I saw that every single person have his/her own sort of issues. In
this context, giving appropriate suggestions is a task for a counsellor. Here, I am facing problem
which is related to my career, as I am not seeing any better opportunities that will aid me in
getting good growth of my own. Because of this, my stress level has increased and I started
staying in depression. In nights, I won't be able to sleep and likes to stay alone. It is necessary for
me to get over this issue so that I can stay happy. I asked questions from myself that why I am
looking to make changes where I got the answer from that to get a better lifestyle. Overthinking,
family pressure, financial instability, friends getting hired by big firms are some of the reason
which has caused me into getting stress or in depression.
Along with this, getting a good growth every individual likes to have. But, major concern
I am feeling that initiatives which needs to be taken right on time is not being taken by most of
people. Same has happened with me as well. Being as a counsellor I saw that, switching to an
other company may aid me in getting hike in my salary which will directly put positive impact
on lifestyle of mine. Where, I won't think about my pocket while purchasing something. Away
from this, I can also give better life style to my family as well. Travelling is my passion, thus
extra money will help me out in exploring new places. With the help of this, I can become much
more effective while doing my own stuff and can overcome from problems that I am facing on
daily basis which have hampered the situation.
Being a counsellor, I need to evaluate this difficulty in an effective manner. For this,
behavioural theory will be utilized by me. With support of this, I will easily evaluate behave of
mine effectually. This will help me to assess my views and behaviour because they are
interrelated with each others. If I am negative in any circumstances then, this will develop
adverse emotions. Thus, it is required to concentrate on changing behaviour pattern so that
balanced result will be developed. I am facing issue which is associated with career and it will
provide impact to job opportunities. As I am not having some skills like leadership and managing
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team; hence, I will not apply to some occupations. In this way, it is affecting my growth as well
as development.
I am using behavioural theory because this helps to evaluate those strategies which will
aid to resolve issues appropriately. Strategies will get formulated will be utilized by me into
routine life as well. Along with, I will easily attain coveted targets within limited period of time.
To resolve problems, I will classify it into various parts so entire work will get done in a
systematic manner. By developing qualities like leadership and team management; I will obtain
hike in my career significantly. I get in depression and lots of stress due to career difficulties
because I am not able to acquire success. Therefore, with assistance of behavioural theory I will
get over from this. Along with, it will also suitable for low self esteem, low mood, addictions,
anxiety, trauma and many others Bedi and et. al., (2011).
Micro skills of counselling is an effective skills which helps in enhancing appropriate
communication with their clients. With the help of these type of skills, counsellor easily build a
better alliance of working and also engage their clients in discussion Five Counselling
Microskills. (2014). There are various micro skill which I can use in order to resolve my career
issue and these are as follows:
Attending behaviour is that kind of skill, when I am implementing this in my own issue
then I found that, I need to make eye contact while standing in front of mirror which assist me to
develop confidence in me to decrease my stress level in effective way. Basically, this type skills
help me as a counsellor that I feel more confident at the time of finding as well as switching job
from one to another.
Questioning is also an important skill that I use at the time of putting question from me
that why I do change my current job and organization? what kind of expectations from new
organization? Why do you think that? And many more. As counsellor I found that my stress
level continuously increase do to my career growth. This will help me I determining my
expectation level from the new job in order to enhance chances of attaining better growth level in
another organization.
Confrontation is something which helps counsellor to challenge their clients, being as
counsellor it is important for me to challenge my own self to reduce stress level by create better
awareness towards the my career issue. By this, I easily make me more confident as well as
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positive attitude while communicating with other. This will help in me to attain better growth in
my career and at the same time also reduce my own stress level.
Focusing is also an effective micro skill of counsellor, as a counsellor, it is important for
me to focus on my counselling session in order to make potential solution towards my career
issue. Suggestions which are most relevant, so that to resolve issues that are being faced by me
here I can keep focus on them while taking initiatives. By focusing my own issues I easily
improve chances of attaining better growth level in another organization.
Reflection of meaning define deeply held thoughts of life experiences. As a counsellor, I
have to locate by problems in much more effective ways in order to resolve them in short period
of time. With the help of this, I can reduce stress level of mine in an appropriate manner.
As stated by Clarkson, (2013), career issues are confronting by lots of people. To
overcome from this issue, it is required for them to get proper counselling. This will assists them
to know about success and growth patter which is required for them. To be a counsellor various
kinds of characteristics need to be obtain by them. This will comprise flexibility, problem
solving, knowledge, effective communication skills, multicultural acceptance, self awareness and
so forth. In addition to this, counsellor needs possess convincing skills. If there is no career
opportunities then, people will not be able to get more job chances and this signified by Daniluk,
Koert and Cheung, (2012). This has been analysed that if people are not getting opportunities
then this leads to stress and worry into them. To overcome from this sort of issues people will
attend some sessions, programmes or seminars. This assists to learn new things which will help
in growth and success.
According to Gazzola and et. al., (2011), Behavioural theory needs to be used by
counsellor as this is basically based on belief of an individual. It aids to concentrate on behaviour
as well as cognitions. Fundamentally, this hypothesis demonstrates what people think and how
they behave. If there is any changes in behaviour of persons then, this will develop some issues
for them. This has been analysed that, career issue is the major difficulty which is facing by
individuals in wide manner. It needs to be resolve as quick as possible. This hypothesis motivate
persons to do each thing by yourself. Along with, they will easily confront any kind of obstacle
without fear or hesitation. With assistance of this, alternatives will develop to resolve any
problem effectively and efficiently.
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As described by Haverkamp and et. al. (2011), micro skills are used by counsellor at the
time of counselling because it assists to improve communication abilities with customers in an
effective manner. Therefore, they will improve involvement level of client into discussion which
is useful for their career growth and enhancement. This will classified into various types, such as
questioning, influencing, focusing, confronting, client observation and many others.
Confrontation is utilizing by counsellors in wide manner as it assists to improve self
awareness, it defines by Hiebert, Domene and Buchanan, (2011). With support of this, client will
easily determine those discrepancies by which they were not aware in past. This is basically
utilized by counsellor when they observed that mixed message in thoughts and feelings of
clients.
From above assignment it has been concluded that counselling is required for each and
every individual. Through an effective guidance people will accomplish work effectively. Career
issue is considered as foremost problem which is facing by people in recent period of time. With
support of this, job opportunities will be determined and I can directly take an initiative that is
related to selecting an appropriate job profile according to my own perspectives.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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comparative study, exploring post-trauma therapy outcome measures, for two groups of
clients, receiving either cognitive behaviour therapy or cognitive behaviour therapy and
compassionate mind training. Counselling Psychology Review. 27(1). pp.31-43.
Bedi, R. P. & et. al. (2011). Counselling psychology in a Canadian context: Definition and
description. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne. 52(2). p.128.
Clarkson, P. (2013). Counselling psychology: integrating theory, research and supervised
practice. Routledge.
Daniluk, J. C., Koert, E. & Cheung, A. (2012). Childless women’s knowledge of fertility and
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Volker, F., 2017. Counselling psychology perspectives. In Counselling Psychology (pp. 50-64).
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Five Counselling Microskills. (2014). [Online]. Available
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