[Career guidance cred]

Year in and year out we hear about how our siblings and offsprings are to undertake a trip to go to some career exhibition or expo as they call them these days. But, are they worth the monetary value put into?

First things first; are the people organizing those expos creating value or simply extracting it? Secondly; are the organizing committee members befitting their task of choosing which expo to take the learners to? Thirdly; are the learners realizing the point of the whole exercise? Lastly; do the parents and guardians see logic in expos? I’m kind of curious.

Truth is it just goes with the individual. Thing is, all found in the chain are doing this for the benefit of the learners, whether for a gain or loss thereof. The unfortunate part of it all is how the learner’s mind is wired pertaining to the idea of career expo and their being there.

It’s so paining to know that some went on the trip just for the fun of it, some for a much needed outing, while others just because their parents forced them to go. The sad part is that there are those who deserve to be there but their parents couldn’t afford to and that’s reality of life.

But then, to them, does career guidance mean anything to them before even talking about going on the trip there? What parents should ask themselves is: "does my child go there to know more about their dream career or is it to go and seek the career he or she can pursue?" This is because a lot fail to assess self and find which career their personality fits and character complements.

Many a scholar reach final examination time still not knowing which career path to follow in spite of having had went on a trip to that so been hefty to thy parent’s pocket career guidance exhibition. Like it or not, a lot of such types are there in colleges and varsities adding to the scores of discouraged graduates.

In conclusion: career guidance starts at home before springing into the classroom. To the scholar it starts within self via culture of curiosity and eagerness to know. Fact is, before wanting to know more you need to first know and part of it is learning about self for what is suiting you...dp