Keekli Reporter, 8th August, 2014, Shimla
The Principal of DAV Senior Secondary School, Lakkar Bazar organized career counselling seminar for the students in the Gaiety Theatre on 8th August, 2014, where the renowned professional career counselor, Rajneesh, a representative of 15 universities in America gave a few keynote pointers for the benefit of the students. He said, “Choosing the right career option while keeping the market in mind is very necessary. In addition to this, selecting the right education institution is equally important. Unfortunately, not many students are able to discover their potentials and interests at the stage and this is when pressure starts to build. We assist in discovering your potential and aptitude and accordingly suggest the right course. We employ through testing of three factors – aptitude, interest and personality. These aspects help us in deciding the right career path for a student”.
Details of admission process and eligibility criteria to the best colleges in India and abroad were also provided to the students during this career counselling seminar.
On a lighter note and entertaining all present the students staged a play showing the importance of having an aim in life and performed an inspirational dance. The achievements of the school were also shown to the guests through a power point presentation.
Principal Kamna Beri highlighted the importance of career counselling and added, “Every person has unique characteristics, for everyone has his or her own strengths and weaknesses and through career counselling sessions / workshops the school aims at identifying those unique qualities. Career counselling sessions help the students to know the pros and cons of the different streams and the career path it offers, thus the students can make an informed choice, and get a career assessment that helps avoid the risk of change in career path later in life”.