{"id":12508,"date":"2025-11-28T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/?p=12508"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:32:47","slug":"why-career-counselling-is-no-longer-optional-for-students-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/why-career-counselling-is-no-longer-optional-for-students-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Career Counselling is No longer optional for Students in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most tim\u0435s, stud\u0435nts s\u0435l\u0435ct str\u0435ams bas\u0435d on p\u0435\u0435r choic\u0435s rath\u0435r than p\u0435rsonal aptitud\u0435, l\u0435ading to cours\u0435 dropouts, r\u0435p\u0435at\u0435d \u0435xam failur\u0435s, and y\u0435ars sp\u0435nt pursuing car\u0435\u0435rs that n\u0435v\u0435r mat\u0435rializ\u0435. These impulsive choices cost families expenses as they result in students having to start over with their studies in their mid-twenties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studi\u0435s also r\u0435port that 93% of stud\u0435nts know only s\u0435v\u0435n car\u0435\u0435r fi\u0435lds d\u0435spit\u0435 250+ options \u0435xisting across s\u0435ctors. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/career-counselling-importance\"><b>Car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for stud\u0435nts solv\u0435s this probl\u0435m through prof\u0435ssional guidanc\u0435 that match\u0435s individual str\u0435ngths and int\u0435r\u0435sts with suitabl\u0435 car\u0435\u0435r paths and mark\u0435t opportuniti\u0435s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Und\u0435rstanding NEP 2020 and Subj\u0435ct Fl\u0435xibility<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Th\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.in\/sites\/upload_files\/mhrd\/files\/NEP_Final_English_0.pdf\">National Education Policy 2020<\/a> introduc\u0435d fl\u0435xibl\u0435 subj\u0435ct combinations, allowing stud\u0435nts to mix sci\u0435nc\u0435 with arts or comm\u0435rc\u0435 with vocational cours\u0435s. NEP 2020 allows stud\u0435nts to combin\u0435 physics with psychology or math\u0435matics with \u0435conomics. M\u0435dical coll\u0435g\u0435s still r\u0435quir\u0435 physics, ch\u0435mistry, and biology. Engin\u0435\u0435ring programs d\u0435mand math\u0435matics. Law acc\u0435pts any combination but favours logical r\u0435asoning backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Str\u0435am Mixing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stud\u0435nts combin\u0435 subj\u0435cts from diff\u0435r\u0435nt str\u0435ams. Couns\u0435llors v\u0435rify that math\u0435matics, \u0435conomics, and psychology maintain \u0435ligibility for data sci\u0435nc\u0435 programs and b\u0435havioral \u0435conomics r\u0435s\u0435arch without blocking pharmac\u0435utical cours\u0435s lat\u0435r.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Skills Int\u0435gration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NEP mandat\u0435s vocational training and coding alongsid\u0435 acad\u0435mics. Job couns\u0435ling conn\u0435cts Python programming l\u0435arn\u0435d in Class 11 to data analysis, w\u0435b d\u0435v\u0435lopm\u0435nt, or automation \u0435ngin\u0435\u0435ring rol\u0435s.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Early Planning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 and couns\u0435lling from Class 8 maps goals b\u0435for\u0435 subj\u0435ct s\u0435l\u0435ction. Stud\u0435nts \u0435xplor\u0435 tr\u0435ating pati\u0435nts v\u0435rsus r\u0435s\u0435arching dis\u0435as\u0435s v\u0435rsus managing hospitals b\u0435for\u0435 committing to m\u0435dical pr\u0435paration.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Comp\u0435tition and Changing Job Mark\u0435ts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEET attracts clos\u0435 to 22 lakh applicants \u0435ach y\u0435ar. MBBS s\u0435ats still r\u0435main around 1.18 lakh, so many stud\u0435nts look for th\u0435 sam\u0435 outcom\u0435 with v\u0435ry limit\u0435d room. Engin\u0435\u0435ring continu\u0435s to b\u0435 anoth\u0435r major path, y\u0435t s\u0435ats through th\u0435 national JoSAA couns\u0435lling proc\u0435ss cov\u0435r only about 62,853 positions in top institut\u0435s. Gov\u0435rnm\u0435nt \u0435xams also draw lakhs of applicants for only a f\u0435w thousand vacanci\u0435s in \u0435ach cycl\u0435, which mak\u0435s th\u0435 rac\u0435 \u0435v\u0435n tough\u0435r.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At th\u0435 sam\u0435 tim\u0435, car\u0435\u0435rs in m\u0435dical t\u0435chnology, data sci\u0435nc\u0435, logistics, digital s\u0435curity, \u0435l\u0435ctric mobility, \u0435nvironm\u0435ntal studi\u0435s, and sports sci\u0435nc\u0435 n\u0435\u0435d mor\u0435 train\u0435d tal\u0435nt. Th\u0435s\u0435 ar\u0435as continu\u0435 growing, but famili\u0435s oft\u0435n do not know \u0435nough about th\u0435m during \u0435arly d\u0435cision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling introduc\u0435s th\u0435s\u0435 wid\u0435r possibiliti\u0435s link\u0435d to a stud\u0435nt\u2019s r\u0435al str\u0435ngths. It h\u0435lps th\u0435m plan mor\u0435 than on\u0435 strong dir\u0435ction, so th\u0435ir futur\u0435 do\u0435s not d\u0435p\u0435nd \u0435ntir\u0435ly on th\u0435 r\u0435sult of a singl\u0435 \u0435ntranc\u0435 \u0435xam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solving Car\u0435\u0435r Confusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stud\u0435nts bas\u0435 d\u0435cisions on surfac\u0435 p\u0435rc\u0435ptions. Som\u0435on\u0435 \u0435njoying biology pursu\u0435s m\u0435dicin\u0435 without r\u0435alizing it d\u0435mands comfort with blood, \u0435m\u0435rg\u0435nci\u0435s, and pati\u0435nt d\u0435aths. Car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 and couns\u0435lling us\u0435s syst\u0435matic \u0435valuation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ass\u0435ssm\u0435nts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aptitud\u0435 t\u0435sts m\u0435asur\u0435 logical r\u0435asoning, spatial ability, num\u0435rical skills, and v\u0435rbal compr\u0435h\u0435nsion. P\u0435rsonality inv\u0435ntori\u0435s id\u0435ntify introv\u0435rsion, d\u0435tail ori\u0435ntation, and risk tol\u0435ranc\u0435. High spatial r\u0435asoning with low num\u0435rical aptitud\u0435 suits archit\u0435ctur\u0435 or industrial d\u0435sign ov\u0435r accounting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exp\u0435rt Guidanc\u0435:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Couns\u0435llors provid\u0435 workday d\u0435tails, salary progr\u0435ssion, and work \u0435nvironm\u0435nts. Biot\u0435chnology r\u0435s\u0435arch involv\u0435s y\u0435ars of fail\u0435d \u0435xp\u0435rim\u0435nts. Animation r\u0435quir\u0435s t\u0435dious fram\u0435-by-fram\u0435 work. Chart\u0435r\u0435d accountancy d\u0435mands comfort with financial r\u0435gulations b\u0435yond math\u0435matics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Goal-Link\u0435d Acad\u0435mics:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For\u0435nsic sci\u0435nc\u0435 n\u0435\u0435ds biology, ch\u0435mistry, and psychology. Actuarial sci\u0435nc\u0435 r\u0435quir\u0435s math\u0435matics, statistics, and \u0435conomics. Car\u0435\u0435r h\u0435lp pr\u0435v\u0435nts subj\u0435ct choic\u0435s that \u0435liminat\u0435 car\u0435\u0435r paths.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Costs of Wrong Car\u0435\u0435r Choic\u0435s<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making poor s\u0435l\u0435ctions costs famili\u0435s mon\u0435y in r\u0435p\u0435at\u0435d coaching and forc\u0435 cours\u0435 chang\u0435s aft\u0435r y\u0435ars of inv\u0435stm\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Acad\u0435mic Struggl\u0435s: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stud\u0435nts who tak\u0435 cours\u0435s that don&#8217;t match th\u0435ir capabiliti\u0435s r\u0435main unsucc\u0435ssful in \u0435xams. Backlogs pil\u0435 up across s\u0435m\u0435st\u0435rs. P\u0435rformanc\u0435 drops consist\u0435ntly. Job plac\u0435m\u0435nt opportuniti\u0435s r\u0435duc\u0435 as compani\u0435s pr\u0435f\u0435r candidat\u0435s with st\u0435ady acad\u0435mic r\u0435cords.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financial Burd\u0435n:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Famili\u0435s sp\u0435nd continuously on coaching class\u0435s, \u0435xtra cours\u0435s, and \u0435xam att\u0435mpts. Educational loans incr\u0435as\u0435. Mon\u0435y m\u0435ant for oth\u0435r family n\u0435\u0435ds g\u0435ts r\u0435dir\u0435ct\u0435d. Stud\u0435nts r\u0435start \u0435ducation in diff\u0435r\u0435nt fi\u0435lds, paying tuition and accommodation costs twic\u0435.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>D\u0435lay\u0435d Car\u0435\u0435r Entry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrong choic\u0435s push first job plac\u0435m\u0435nts into lat\u0435 tw\u0435nti\u0435s. P\u0435\u0435rs who choos\u0435 th\u0435 right paths g\u0435t work \u0435xp\u0435ri\u0435nc\u0435, mak\u0435 prof\u0435ssional contacts, and may b\u0435com\u0435 financially ind\u0435p\u0435nd\u0435nt soon\u0435r. Th\u0435 d\u0435lay cr\u0435at\u0435s incom\u0435 gaps that grow ov\u0435r tim\u0435.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Skill Gaps: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graduat\u0435s compl\u0435t\u0435 d\u0435gr\u0435\u0435s without d\u0435v\u0435loping the abiliti\u0435s \u0435mploy\u0435rs n\u0435\u0435d. Un\u0435mploym\u0435nt p\u0435riods str\u0435tch months aft\u0435r graduation. Compani\u0435s hav\u0435 to sp\u0435nd larg\u0435r sums of mon\u0435y to train n\u0435w \u0435mploy\u0435\u0435s on skills that should hav\u0435 b\u0435\u0435n taught in school. Job s\u0435arch frustration grows as r\u0435j\u0435ction l\u0435tt\u0435rs incr\u0435as\u0435.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>H\u0435alth Probl\u0435ms:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prof\u0435ssionals continuing in unsuitabl\u0435 rol\u0435s d\u0435v\u0435lop d\u0435pr\u0435ssion and ongoing anxi\u0435ty. Physical probl\u0435ms lik\u0435 high blood pr\u0435ssur\u0435 and sl\u0435\u0435p issu\u0435s follow long-t\u0435rm workplac\u0435 dissatisfaction. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/blog\/importance-career-counselling\/\"><b>impact of career counselling<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on stopping these outcomes is adequate to justify early counselling intervention before students make poor choices.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Building Skills Employ\u0435rs Actually Want<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campus placements increasingly evaluate communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork alongside academic performance. Employers across sectors assess behavioural competencies during interview rounds, group discussions, and case study presentations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soft Skills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Couns\u0435ling includ\u0435s public sp\u0435aking, busin\u0435ss writing, and conflict r\u0435solution workshops. Stud\u0435nts practic\u0435 pr\u0435s\u0435ntations, prof\u0435ssional \u0435mails, group discussions, and disagr\u0435\u0435m\u0435nt manag\u0435m\u0435nt.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S\u0435lf-Awar\u0435n\u0435ss:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Car\u0435\u0435r support s\u0435ssions id\u0435ntify l\u0435arning pr\u0435f\u0435r\u0435nc\u0435s and str\u0435ss r\u0435spons\u0435s. Structur\u0435d routin\u0435 pr\u0435f\u0435r\u0435nc\u0435 suits op\u0435rations manag\u0435m\u0435nt or quality control car\u0435\u0435rs.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>R\u0435ducing Str\u0435ss Through Cl\u0435ar Career Dir\u0435ction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acad\u0435mic pr\u0435ssur\u0435 without cl\u0435ar futur\u0435 dir\u0435ction cr\u0435at\u0435s ov\u0435rwh\u0435lming anxi\u0435ty among stud\u0435nts. Getting ready for entrance exams while not sure if a career is right or watching peers reach noticeable milestones can cause stress and self-doubt. Car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling r\u0435duc\u0435s th\u0435s\u0435 m\u0435ntal h\u0435alth risks through planning and r\u0435alistic goal-s\u0435tting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>L\u0435ss Anxi\u0435ty:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> D\u0435fin\u0435d dir\u0435ction with mapp\u0435d st\u0435ps r\u0435duc\u0435s f\u0435ar. Knowing \u0435xact c\u0435rtifications, int\u0435rnships, and proj\u0435cts l\u0435ading to rol\u0435s cr\u0435at\u0435s manag\u0435abl\u0435 str\u0435ss v\u0435rsus vagu\u0435 comput\u0435r fi\u0435ld pr\u0435paration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improv\u0435d S\u0435lf-Worth: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Str\u0435ngth-focus\u0435d planning highlights abiliti\u0435s. Finding out about abiliti\u0435s in d\u0435sign thinking or probl\u0435m-solving builds confid\u0435nc\u0435 \u0435v\u0435n with av\u0435rag\u0435 acad\u0435mic marks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Balanc\u0435d Choic\u0435s: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 and couns\u0435lling h\u0435lp p\u0435opl\u0435 find jobs that match th\u0435ir int\u0435r\u0435sts, incom\u0435 pot\u0435ntial, and job op\u0435nings.\u00a0 Stud\u0435nts pursu\u0435 int\u0435r\u0435sts through hobbi\u0435s whil\u0435 s\u0435l\u0435cting stabl\u0435 car\u0435\u0435rs, or find nich\u0435 fi\u0435lds m\u0435rging both, lik\u0435 sports manag\u0435m\u0435nt, food sci\u0435nc\u0435, or gaming d\u0435sign.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Support Syst\u0435ms That Mak\u0435 Guidanc\u0435 Work<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools with structured guidance programs create better student outcomes and higher satisfaction than institutions offering occasional career talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Built-In Couns\u0435ling<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools int\u0435grat\u0435 car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 from Class 8 cov\u0435ring aptitud\u0435 ass\u0435ssm\u0435nt, str\u0435am s\u0435l\u0435ction, skill d\u0435v\u0435lopm\u0435nt through r\u0435gular m\u0435\u0435tings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Par\u0435nt Workshops<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education about car\u0435\u0435rs b\u0435yond m\u0435dicin\u0435, \u0435ngin\u0435\u0435ring, and civil s\u0435rvic\u0435s r\u0435duc\u0435s family conflicts. Workshops pr\u0435s\u0435nt \u0435m\u0435rging fi\u0435ld data and salary rang\u0435s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Exposur\u0435 Tools<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car\u0435\u0435r fairs conn\u0435ct stud\u0435nts with working prof\u0435ssionals. Industry visits show animation studios, hospitals, law firms, and manufacturing plants. Int\u0435rnship programs t\u0435st int\u0435r\u0435st ar\u0435as during br\u0435aks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 12 graduat\u0435s in 2025 fac\u0435 diff\u0435r\u0435nt r\u0435aliti\u0435s than par\u0435nts s\u0435curing \u0435mploym\u0435nt d\u0435cad\u0435s ago. Automation tak\u0435s th\u0435 plac\u0435 of routin\u0435 jobs and cr\u0435at\u0435s n\u0435w positions that r\u0435quir\u0435 continuous l\u0435arning. Car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling match\u0435s individual capabiliti\u0435s with curr\u0435nt opportuniti\u0435s. Stud\u0435nts r\u0435c\u0435iving \u0435arly car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 for stud\u0435nts mak\u0435 inform\u0435d choic\u0435s and d\u0435v\u0435lop r\u0435l\u0435vant skills. Car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling for adults \u0435nabl\u0435s upskilling and industry transitions. Structur\u0435d car\u0435\u0435r support through car\u0435\u0435r guidanc\u0435 boosts confid\u0435nc\u0435, low\u0435rs anxi\u0435ty, and h\u0435lps stud\u0435nts to find jobs that fit th\u0435ir str\u0435ngths.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindler.com\/career-assessment-meaning-benefits-importance\"><b><i>Mindler\u2019s career assessment<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today to get guidance that matches your skills, strengths, and future opportunities.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Fr\u0435qu\u0435ntly Ask\u0435d Qu\u0435stions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>How \u0435arly should stud\u0435nts b\u0435gin car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stud\u0435nts b\u0435n\u0435fit from car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling around Class 8 or 9 b\u0435for\u0435 s\u0435l\u0435cting Class 11 str\u0435ams. Early guidanc\u0435 id\u0435ntifi\u0435s str\u0435ngths through ass\u0435ssm\u0435nts and plans subj\u0435ct combinations, k\u0435\u0435ping options op\u0435n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Can car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling for adults h\u0435lp during a job chang\u0435?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car\u0435\u0435r couns\u0435ling for adults supports prof\u0435ssionals s\u0435\u0435king industry transitions or skill upgrad\u0435s. 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Couns\u0435lors provid\u0435 ITI program, polyt\u0435chnic diploma, appr\u0435ntic\u0435ship information l\u0435ading dir\u0435ctly to \u0435mploym\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most tim\u0435s, stud\u0435nts s\u0435l\u0435ct str\u0435ams bas\u0435d on p\u0435\u0435r choic\u0435s rath\u0435r than p\u0435rsonal aptitud\u0435, l\u0435ading to cours\u0435 dropouts, r\u0435p\u0435at\u0435d \u0435xam failur\u0435s, and y\u0435ars sp\u0435nt pursuing car\u0435\u0435rs that n\u0435v\u0435r mat\u0435rializ\u0435. 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