offer information about where to turn in order to get more help. Counsellors points out
alternatives to solve the misfit between previous choices and current career options,
including continuing training. They give general advice in management, especially to
those who want to become self-employed.
Work tools / instruments
In order to inform the clients on the work tools / instruments used in certain fields of
activity, various means of vocational information are employed (occupational profiles,
posters, career newspapers or other printed materials, interactive computer-based
systems, video recordings). Instruments of psychological testing are also used to evaluate
individual characteristics with regard to the requirements of occupations, trade or
professions, as well as questionnaires of interests, values, attitudes.
Obligations and responsibilities
- Providing accurate, complete and
update information regarding the
labour market in the clients’ fields
of interest - Using means of knowledge and
assessment- Showing good communication skills, accuracy and
confidentiality when dealing with people who seek
assistance - Cultivating positive attitude in people who seek
vocational guidance, as an indispensable condition for
professional success
- Showing good communication skills, accuracy and
Work hours
Five days a week, 8 hours a day, but function of the problem complexity or urgency
overtime may be necessary.
Work environment
Counselling is mainly carried out in an office. Certain activities take however place
outside the office, in psychological testing rooms or other institutions (companies) for
contacts or documentation (in libraries). In order to ensure confidentiality of the
exchanges with their clients, the counsellors need their own office for standard activity or
specific applications. Counsellors may work alone or in a team of specialists from within
or outside the institution.
Risk
A counsellor’s work is virtually devoid of risks; in rare cases the counsellors may fall
victims of verbal or physical aggression on the part of difficult or mentally challenged
clients.