Choosing to study a major that you are fond of and
eager to be specialised in, with and confidence,
means that you’ll definitely be an and effective
member of your .
I had to go through a long in order to realise
this. Fortunately, I understood it, being able to switch from
my initial course of study of chemical engineering to the
field of career counselling, where my real passion and
enthusiasm lie, providing guidance to other .
After I had graduated from and based
on my academic achievements in the fields of chemistry
and mathematics, influenced by my friends’ opinions, I
majored in chemical engineering. But I had realised that
this did not suit my personality, and I discovered
that the reason behind the wrong we make as
students while choosing majors that do not fit our abilities
and skills, is back of appropriate career counselling. This
is not just a relationship between the counsellor and the
student. It is based on designing counselling programmes
and helping individuals optimise their academic and
professional future and make appropriate . The
sooner students look for career counselling, the better it
is for them.
It is necessary to have a clear and spend time
doing something useful and developing personal skills,
which enables students to obtain greater professional
opportunities after graduation. When students take a
major that is not suitable for them or is far from their
personal interests, their creativity and motivation
, and this leads to human resources being wasted.
I have realised that there is a large number of students
who never proceed to higher education. This is not due to
their skills, but because of lack of .
During my college years at the University of Leeds
in the UK, I had been trying to change my academic path
and move to the College of Education. But since I had a
scholarship and had already fulfilled a large part of my
studying hours, I decided to continue. Although I scored
highly and graduated in the field of engineering, studying
engineering had never aligned with my personality and
interests, and I had no real passion for this field. I also
started focusing more on developing my skills in other
aspects and setting up my own of self-discovery.
I volunteered in many activities, most of which had
to do with career counselling and youth orientation,
especially for those who are looking forward to studying
abroad. This voluntary work opened the for me to
develop myself and experience new job opportunities.
After working for four years at the Qatar Foundation,
I pursued a Master’s degree from Penn State University in
the US in career counselling. At that time, I was enjoying
each subject and feeling accomplished in them, and that is
what made me excel and complete my journey in this field.
