Career Counselling Approaches in Pakistani Students

Abstract

The study attempts to understand students approach towards career counselling in Pakistani
province Punjab. Choosing career is the most important and difficult phase of a student life. The
concept is not very much well-known in the country, for this reason, the study was conducted
with the purpose to investigate out what is happening to college students through career
counseling in Punjab, a biggest province of Pakistan. This study provides students perspective
pertaining to career counselling in Pakistan. It aims to investigate the result of academic career
counseling on the nature of students. Quantitative approach was used to investigate the issue,
using survey method, a structured questionnaire was distributed among 350 students of private
and government colleges and universities through random samples. The results showed that
adequate career counseling services may not be available for college level students. Students had
to rely on other resources, including teachers, friends and family to make career choices.
However, universities students have some level of career counselling for their future. As a result,
students are unaware of their career options. Research recommends that career counseling be
made available to colleges’ students to provide maximum benefits to college students across the
country.