Employment Counsellor - Duties

Duties

Career development professionals help clients of all ages:

  • select education and training programs
  • balance work and other life roles
  • navigate career transitions and stages
  • enhance career satisfaction
  • find employment or self-employment opportunities, write résumés, develop portfolios and prepare for interviews.

Working with clients individually or in groups, career development professionals may:

  • help people develop a better appreciation of their unique characteristics and how those characteristics relate to career choices
  • use various assessment tools to help clients identify their interests, values, beliefs, lifestyle preferences, aptitudes and abilities, and relate them to the world of work
  • help clients identify educational requirements and develop training plans
  • facilitate career management and career decision-making workshops
  • work with clients who have disabilities, language and cultural differences, or other special needs that affect their employment prospects
  • help clients deal with barriers to achieving their career plans
  • help employed clients plan career laddering within organizations, cope successfully with job dissatisfaction, or make occupational or job changes
  • provide current labour market information to help clients make realistic occupational or employment decisions
  • market clients to potential employers and help clients find job or work experience placements
  • assist clients with implementing effective employment search strategies, writing résumés, and developing career portfolios and interview skills
  • plan and implement career and employment-related programs
  • refer clients to appropriate services to address their particular needs
  • work co-operatively with community groups and agencies, businesses and other organizations involved in providing career planning resources
  • use computers to write reports and proposals, and research information on the Internet
  • perform related administrative tasks such as keeping records.

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