Choosing a career can be easily defined as the biggest decision that one takes at a very young age. It’s never easy to decide what one wants to do with their lives, especially when they are not mature enough to think ahead and take an informed decision. It is essential that youngsters be informed about all the options and choices they have, so that when they choose a career, they won’t have to regret their choice.
However, students face a number of problems while choosing a career. Sometimes, the hurdles they face discourage them so much that they abandon their choice altogether.
A majority of students do not get professional career guidance and counselling, which can help them in choosing what courses they want to pursue. Due to this, they never get a chance to know the different options available for them based on their aptitude and interests. Recently, our school hosted the career fair where all the leading universities were brought under one roof so that we as students, are exposed to various avenues of higher education.
The biggest hurdle is lack of financial resources. Education, especially nowadays, does not comes for free. There are countless expenses if one wants to enroll for higher education. Many students cannot afford to pay for their education. Although there are many scholarships and financial aid programs, not all students are aware of them or how to apply for them.
Career guidance is the most important aspect of education. Without it education is like an undirected stream of water, which dries up as it fails to join the river. - The reader is a Grade 11 student in a Dubai-based school.
