{"id":130,"date":"2019-10-17T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.qorrectassess.com\/?p=130"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:41:27","slug":"how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help Students Choose the Right Career Path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Going to university may be only one of many stages in life, but it is the best time students can decide the right career path. That is, university is the one place you could take advantage of to socialize with and benefit from a variety of calibres, university professors, etc.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">College students are diamonds in the rough. Each has their own history, story, and perspective built on that. But many of them enter the university of their choosing feeling lost or stressed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/asd.jpg\" alt=\"assessment - choose the right career path\" width=\"736\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/asd.jpg 736w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/asd-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/asd-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Moreover, higher education students may have many concerns regarding whether they have indeed chosen the right faculty, if they should change it now before they regret it, or what specialty they should to select afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since university professors are more experienced in life and are more connected to the labour market, they are the best to help students. This is why university professors and educators believe that teaching students is not their only role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They see that their job also includes understanding, listening to, and supporting students. So, here are some useful ways to follow in helping students find the right career path.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d4be81ab6f7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d4be81ab6f7\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#1_Find_the_Right_Career_Path_Strengths-Colored_Glasses\" >1. Find the Right Career Path: Strengths-Colored Glasses<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#11_To_Professors\" >1.1. To Professors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#12_To_Students\" >1.2. To Students<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#2_CliftonStrengths_Assessment_and_the_Labour_Market\" >2. CliftonStrengths Assessment and the Labour Market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#3_Qorrect_Choosing_the_Right_Career\" >3. Qorrect: Choosing the Right Career<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-help-students-choose-the-right-career-path\/#31_Qorrects_Features_and_How_They_Help_Students\" >3.1. Qorrect&#8217;s Features and How They Help Students\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Find_the_Right_Career_Path_Strengths-Colored_Glasses\"><\/span><strong>1. Find the Right Career Path: Strengths-Colored Glasses <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_To_Professors\"><\/span><strong>1.1. To Professors<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Encourage students to view the world and themselves through &#8216;strength-colored glasses.&#8217; The term &#8221;strength-colored glasses&#8217; was much talked about by Chip Anderson, a leading researcher in education and psychology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As an alternative strategy, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weber.edu\/WSUImages\/leadership\/docs\/sq\/sq-abridged-book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chip<\/a><\/span><\/span> once entered a conference room in his faculty and handed all the attending professors colorful plastic glasses. Then he challenged them to imagine seeing only their students&#8217; &#8216;strengths&#8217; through them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2744029-min.jpg\" alt=\"Strengths-colored glasses-right career path\" width=\"665\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2744029-min.jpg 665w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2744029-min-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is pure neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). No one will truly see strength, but this is a way for them to focus on it. If they focus only on students&#8217; strengths they will not see their weaknesses. Consequently, they will be able to connect more with the students and help them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Surprisingly, his strategy worked. Years later, many of those professors came to Chip&#8217;s funeral holding colorful plastic glasses in appreciation to his life-changing perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Wondering what\u2019s next in the assessment tech? Check out Qorrect assessment system\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7K1-xSV1rF90GJ6PBOnFVQ?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube channel\u00a0now<\/a><\/span>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3sJMmo0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Try Qorrect Assessment System for Free<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_To_Students\"><\/span><strong>1.2. To Students<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If applied to students, this strategy would be a way for them to break the barriers that are stopping them from identifying themselves in their fullest potential. This may open up many opportunities for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASLDKKK.jpg\" alt=\"Students-choose the right career path - assessment\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASLDKKK.jpg 600w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ASLDKKK-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For example, a student successfully used this strategy and considered it a life changer for him. Since he was young, he loved talking a lot. Unfortunately, he always considered himself a chatterbox. After applying this strategy, he found that he can use this quality to brainstorm new ideas by telling expressive, vivid stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Once students begin to view themselves differently, they will also start viewing their future differently. Hazel Markus, a psychologist at Stanford University, speaks about the concept of &#8220;possible selves.&#8221; They are ideas and images of &#8216;what you might become in the future.&#8217; She theorizes that &#8220;this vision of what one can become motivates students to set and achieve goals.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_CliftonStrengths_Assessment_and_the_Labour_Market\"><\/span><strong>2. CliftonStrengths Assessment and the Labour Market<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Many worldwide schools, universities, and even work institutions support conducting career assessments. Career assessments are done to help a person choose the right job or college specialty; some are free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are a variety of career assessments, but they mainly last for 20-40 minutes. Career assessments assess your weaknesses and strengths and offer students the right jobs for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CliftonStrengths34Themes-min.jpg\" alt=\"CliftonStrengths-right career path\" width=\"600\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CliftonStrengths34Themes-min.jpg 600w, https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/CliftonStrengths34Themes-min-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: Ant Moran\u2013Crystal Echo Director<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">However, CliftonStrengths assessment is only about positive psychology. It focuses on the points of strengths in students. When they can recognize their strengths, they will be able to identify themselves, select the best strengths suitable for the labour market and work on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Many people think they have only one strength to use. Sometimes, weaknesses cloud their view of their own strengths. And many times this mistake is the reason students feel lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That&#8217;s why the assessment designers believed that focusing on strengths rather than developing weakness is the best way to excel and succeed in your career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Further, they saw that everyone is born with a set of talents. These talents, when developed correctly, are then shaped to be strengths that are to be recognized and used to shape your future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a0\u201cChoose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life,\u201d\u00a0Confucius.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The assessment has 34 strengths branching from 4 domains: executing, influencing, relationship building, and strategic building. 21 million has taken the assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I have taken the assessment myself, and in my results were 5 themes. The test was very accurate for me and my only regret is not taking it when I was in college. It explained many things I unconsciously did and did not know the reason and how to take maximum advantage of\u2014An editorial assistant explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3uNa4m4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Join Us Now for FREE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Qorrect_Choosing_the_Right_Career\"><\/span><strong>3. Qorrect: Choosing the Right Career<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One of the best ways advanced technology has reached showing the right career paths for students is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/\">Qorrect<\/a><\/span><\/span>. So what is Qorrect? And how can it lead students to the right career paths or specialties?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0637\u0646\u0637\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0646\u0638\u0627\u0645 \u0643\u0648\u0631\u0643\u062a  - \u0623.\u062f \u0631\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0639\u0646\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GxaTHdTxxo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Qorrect is a smart assessment system that works in three steps (at least). First, it helps you create a balanced exam. Second, it delivers it to examinees through multiple platforms (computers, tablets, smartphones, or even printed papers). Third, it analyzes the results in a few simple steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"31_Qorrects_Features_and_How_They_Help_Students\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3.1. Qorrect&#8217;s Features and How They Help Students\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The computerized examination program has many features. However, one of its most unique features is that it stores, monitors, and tracks each student&#8217;s academic level, record, and information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These features could be extremely useful in identifying the right career paths or specialties for students. Having all this data will assist college professors and educators in their helping their students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0646\u0638\u0627\u0645 \u0643\u0648\u0631\u0643\u062a\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gQ6bD70g6k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Furthermore, Qorrect allows you to create exams based on the curriculum covered and the learning objective. It assesses exam items via wide variety of reporting and analytical tools and, then, offers item enhancement options. And it also connects cognitive and skills levels of the students with the exams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Having these options will help students determine their priorities and what they want to become. It will save a lot of time for the examiners and the examinees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Qorrect is now used in many faculties in Egypt. Recently, the Assessment and Evaluation Center in Tanta University agreed to implement Qorrect in 5 faculties: Medicine, Education, Law, and Literature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Check out our\u00a0blogregularly to follow the best practices and the latest technological advancements in assessments. You can also check out\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/qorrectassess.com\/en\/free-demo-online-assessment-platform\">our website<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to learn more about Qorrect Assess.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34Oiejt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='mb-text'>Book FREE Live Demo Now<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Resources<\/b><strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>StrengthsQuest: Discover and Develop Your Strengths in Academics, Career, and Beyond, Donald O. Clifton, Edward &#8220;Chip&#8221; Anderson, and Laurie A. 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