Why I Want To Be A Career Academic Counselor

Finding the career that best supports who you are and what you desire is something that is important to figure out, especially if you want to be successful all throughout your life. Having a plan and a direction will help in the future success and the ability to live the dream that most everyone desires. It is the desire of so many to find that ideal job or life time career that can fulfill that need of having stability and something to enjoy every day of your life. As we look into the future to determine what path is right for us, we often turn to assessments and inventories to help us get an idea of where our interests, abilities, skills, motivations, values, and other potential factors lie. Through assessments it will help self-define and

As I look at my past I can’t say that any of my career/academic counselors were ever really effective in my life. This is one reason I chose to go into this field as I feel I can help individuals better than what I received as I was going through school. I can’t say I remember my counselors in highschool. However, I can remember my counselors at the community college and when it came to determine my class/degree choices they were unhelpful all the way through. I’d go into their office for some help and guidance on what to do and during my time I felt like I asked all the questions and they never seemed interested in helping me. I’d ask about a specific career path and they had no idea what direct would need to be taken to pursue that career. I was hoping the counselor would be someone I could brainstorm ideas with and have career options to look into. When I think of a counselor, I think of someone who is helpful, one that is not waiting on the student to ask the questions, one that is good enough to be able to pull out the most useful information from the student and can help them see their future how they want to see it by providing resources, and