Career Guidance Counselor Job Descriptions
Career guidance counselors play a vital role in helping job seekers achieve their goals. Whether it's guiding students along the right path, or providing job opportunities for individuals re-entering the workforce, their responsibilities span a wide range.
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Clients
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High school and college students, as well as individuals at vocational institutions and career training centers rely on career guidance counselors to stay alert to changes in the workforce.
Attitudes and Skills
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Career guidance counselors' attitudes and skills are critical to their clients' success: They must enjoy helping people from diverse backgrounds and should be dedicated, reliable, and patient. They should possess excellent communication, organizational and public relations skills.
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Responsibilities
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Their tasks include critiquing or writing resumes, maintaining clients' records, advising them on courses that would benefit their careers, and informing them of financial aid. They sponsor job fairs, host prospective employers to explain job hunting strategies, and conduct resume and cover -letter writing workshops, and mock interviews. They post job openings, prepare career-related booklets, submit clients' resumes to prospective employers and assist alumni in finding jobs.
Education and Training
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Some employers require prospective employees to have a master's degree, a teaching certificate and three years related experience, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Salary
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Salary depends on experience and responsibilities and the hiring institution. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary of educational, vocational, and school counselors in May 2008 was $51,050.
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