Dr Mari Laas, a functional therapist, will be in Louis Trichardt on Monday, 21 November, to assist parents and pupils who wish to make use of her services for subject and career choices.
To achieve optimum results, learners write two assessment tests online beforehand, after which she discusses the results with both learner and parents in an hour-long interview when she is here in town.
Only 23% of school leavers admit to being fully comfortable with their career choice. Parents should dedicate time and resources to investing in career-choice interventions for their children instead of trying to 'sell' their children the career path they have in mind for them. Even though their intentions are often good, this behaviour can encourage the wrong career path and, in many cases, they are simply setting their children up for failure – it will be just a matter of time before their child experiences a 'study crisis', or even worse, a career crisis once employed.
An alarming number of university students drop out of the course they initially enrol for. This is because many students realise far too late that they have chosen the wrong career path. Added to this is the fact that 52% of people do not end up doing what they studied for at university. What's more, 83% of graduates either end up in the wrong job or are bitterly unhappy at work.
Choosing the wrong career path not only wastes large amounts of money but also valuable time, which could have been spent on pursuing the right career path and experiencing a taste of real success.
With the right advice, today's career choice can influence tomorrow's quality of life.
An assessment costs R1 500 per person and entails the two assessment tests, as well as the hour-long consultation on the results with both learner and parents. Contact Dr Laas at mari@careercounsel.co.za to book an appointment for performing the tests online and arranging an appointment on Monday, 21 November, when she is here in town.
Alternatively, contact Nic Hoffmann at 079 460 2160 for more details.