The 10-minute chat that will help you with your career choice

Are you wondering which college program you should choose? Or maybe you are not sure about your program requirements?

You can now book a 10-minute drop in with our college career advisors at Algonquin College and get your answers right away.

The College already offers career counseling, but the idea with the Career Advising drop in is so that students don’t have to wait to have quick questions answered.

“If they’re (Prospect students or students) looking for a specific job in their field or if they want to kind of have some assistance and help figuring out which program to take in the future, or maybe to add on to a current program that they have more targeted learning. Maybe just to learn what courses might be in a program that they’re looking or interested to take, so just helping them navigate the website a little bit more on finding that information,” says Karen Barclay-Matheson, one of the career counsellors at Algonquin College.

Barclay-Matheson notes that the 10-minute chats are a great start, especially for those who have never done any counselling. “It allows us to start the conversation and then give them an idea of what to expect of career counseling because some people hear counseling and they freak out, and so we’re like, ‘No, no, no, this is what it looks like, this is what we would go over’, we give a little bit of a blurb about that.”

After the chat, if the person needs a follow-up, they can to book a regular appointment with our career counselors.

“I think it’s always beneficial to look at your options, because that’s what we’re doing, we’re exploring with them. What are their needs, what has changed, have their career values changed or are they going through a life transition?” says Barclay-Matheson

One of the great benefits of career counseling is being able to look at your options and career values with a professional that has many years of experience in the field and are there to help you make the best decisions regarding your student journey and career path.

“It’s always good to sit down and talk with someone who’s impartial, says Barclay-Matheson.

“It’s one thing to talk to your friends and family. They think you look like a great fire fighter or, ‘Oh, you should be a doctor’, like your parents. What about you? What is it that you need? And just providing information so that they have as much as they can to make a good informed choice.”

The pandemic has made people re-evaluate not only their careers, but also their self-care and this a great time to do so.

The chats happen through Zoom and they are open to prospect students and students. You can book an appointment in our website and the Zoom link is emailed one hour before the chat.