Career Counselling
What is Career Counseling?
Career Counseling is a collaborative partnership between you, the student, and your counselor. You are an expert on yourself, while your counselor is an expert on career exploration and decision-making.
What will I discuss with my Career Counselor?
The Career Counseling we provide is holistic, flexible, and confidential. You and your counselor will work together to determine what’s most important to discuss and do each session.
Here are some of the topics that students frequently discuss with their counselors:
• Their interests, skills, values, personality attributes, cultural background, and relationship experiences past and present
• How each of the above aspects-of-self influence what majors, career, and graduate/professional training might be a good fit for their career aspirations
• How to understand and overcome their difficulties in making career-related decisions
• How to interpret and learn from various career assessments they complete, including the Strong Interest Inventory (career interests), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (personality), Career Lifeline, and various Card Sorts
• How to manage their parent’s expectations regarding majors and careers, and how to talk with their parents about these topics
• How to effectively cope with the stress, sadness, and anxiety associated with career exploration and other life circumstances
• Whether personal, family, or cultural factors may be affecting their career decision process, and how to sort through these difficult issues
What can I get from Career Counseling?
What you get from Counseling depends on what effort you put in, both during and between your career counseling appointments. Your Career Counselor will be a faithful travel companion, but in the end, this is your adventure!
Consider this: The average ISU student switches their major three times! In contrast, 92% of those students who take advantage of our Career Counseling services report choosing and sticking
Career Counseling is a collaborative partnership between you, the student, and your counselor. You are an expert on yourself, while your counselor is an expert on career exploration and decision-making.
What will I discuss with my Career Counselor?
The Career Counseling we provide is holistic, flexible, and confidential. You and your counselor will work together to determine what’s most important to discuss and do each session.
Here are some of the topics that students frequently discuss with their counselors:
• Their interests, skills, values, personality attributes, cultural background, and relationship experiences past and present
• How each of the above aspects-of-self influence what majors, career, and graduate/professional training might be a good fit for their career aspirations
• How to understand and overcome their difficulties in making career-related decisions
• How to interpret and learn from various career assessments they complete, including the Strong Interest Inventory (career interests), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (personality), Career Lifeline, and various Card Sorts
• How to manage their parent’s expectations regarding majors and careers, and how to talk with their parents about these topics
• How to effectively cope with the stress, sadness, and anxiety associated with career exploration and other life circumstances
• Whether personal, family, or cultural factors may be affecting their career decision process, and how to sort through these difficult issues
What can I get from Career Counseling?
What you get from Counseling depends on what effort you put in, both during and between your career counseling appointments. Your Career Counselor will be a faithful travel companion, but in the end, this is your adventure!
Consider this: The average ISU student switches their major three times! In contrast, 92% of those students who take advantage of our Career Counseling services report choosing and sticking