CAREER DEFINITIONS: The definitions provided by The Career Profiler BLOG site pertain to and utilized by The Career Profiler WEBSITE. Links are provided to pages where these terms are used on the Website and in some cases in the Blog as well. Some words appear to be MISSPELLED but simply differ for British vs American spellings (e.g. counseling vs counselling).
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Career Personality Definition: the unique combination and patterns of behavioral characteristics embodied in an individual affiliated with success and satisfaction in an occupation or profession.
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Career Counseling Quiz Definition: a short set of questions typically asked in a conversation with or initial interview by career counselor to assess one’s career needs, career desires and career goals typically for the purpose of deciding the most relevant course of action for the individual. Also see Career Counselling Questionnaire.
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Career Counseling Assessment Definition: a professional, reliable and valid career test that measures a specific factor or factors pertaining to career satisfaction, career success or work performance. Also see Career Counselling Test.
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Career Development Counseling Definition: a process of individual steps, activities and exercises (courses of action) that advances a person within their chosen career toward their career goal as provided under the direction or advice of a career counselor or career coach.
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Career Counselling Questionnaire Definition: a short set of questions typically asked in a conversation with or initial interview by career counselor to assess one’s career needs, career desires and career goals typically for the purpose of deciding the most relevant course of action for the individual. Also see Career Counseling Quiz.
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Career Counselling Test Definition: a professional, reliable and valid career test that measures a specific factor or factors pertaining to career satisfaction, career success or work performance. Also see Career Counseling Assessment.
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College Career Counseling Definition: a process of individual steps, activities and exercises (courses of action) which enables an individual to identify an appropriate career and corresponding college type, college major, and college courses as well as volunteer and part-time or seasonal work leading toward their desired career; as provided under the direction or advice of a career counselor or guidance counselor.
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High School Career Counseling Definition: a process of individual steps, activities and exercises (courses of action) which enables an individual to identify possible future career options and corresponding high school courses as well as volunteer and part-time or seasonal work leading toward their desired career; as provided under the direction or advice of a career counselor or guidance counselor.
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Guidance Counseling Definition: a process of individual steps, activities and exercises (courses of action) provided under the direction or advice of a career counselor or guidance counselor releveant to and specifically for high school and college students.
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Career Counseling Services Definition: a set of programs or offerings typically including but not limited to career needs assessing, career testing, career advising, career guidance, career development counseling, career planning, and career coaching enabling an individual to identify and achieve a defined career goal.
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Career Counseling Techniques Definition: a combination of counseling techniques typically including active listening, paraphrasing, summarizing and questioning with adaptations relevant for a specific types of clients such as professional adults, leaders, and high school or college students seeking solutions and strategies for career issues.
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Career Advice Counselling Definition: an offer of suggestions or recommendations about the best course (s) of action to achieve a specific career goal given a specific career issue and based on the individuals career needs, parameters, strengths, talents, abilities, and desires to ultimately be decided upon by the individual.
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Career Development Counseling Definition: a process of individual steps, activities and exercises (courses of action) provided under the direction or advice of a career counselor or guidance counselor releveant to and specifically for working adults, professionals or leaders seeking to advance or succeed in a career which may include changing careers.
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