Which school should I go to? What kind of work should I do? What are my strengths? What interests me? Have you ever thought that, in addition to your family and friends, it would be nice to discuss issues and plans related to personal life with someone who does not know you so well? Someone with whom you can share your thoughts and desires without any shame.
Maybe you have secret wishes that you do not want to tell your friends and family at first because you are not sure whether it is possible to realise these wishes and dreams. Or you might have reached a dead end with your plans and cannot decide what to study and where to work in the future.
Some people are able to handle it all themselves, but most need a good adviser, such as a career counsellor. The task of a career counsellor is to help identify your best traits and strengths, and establish how to best use them in your studies or later in your career. They help you find what suits you best. They can guide you on the right path even if you have already made a decision and feel that it is not right for you at all. Career counselling and meeting with a counsellor are free of charge.
A career counsellor:
- is neutral;
- helps identify your true strengths and interests;
- provides various tests;
- guides you to new opportunities;
- helps set goals and achieve them.
Where can you find a career counsellor?
All offices of the Unemployment Insurance Fund have career counsellors and career specialists who help and support you in career planning. The career services of the Unemployment Insurance Fund are available for jobseekers who have registered as unemployed, people who have been laid off, students as well as everyone else interested in the services (including employed adults). The service is free and co-financed by the European Social Fund.
The career counsellors of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund provide counselling free of charge. You can also send your questions to a career specialist at karjaar@tootukassa.ee.
Read more about career counselling of the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund here.
Written based on the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
