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About Us
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The
Career Guidance & Placement Center of GC University Lahore aims to work for the
enhancement and development of students in terms of academic and scholarly
endeavors. It also strives for the placement pursuits of students. The purpose
of the center is to provide up-dated and advanced information to the students
for their academic and professional development. It also helps the students to
make appropriate choices at the right moment and develop insight for
appropriate decisions.
The
Career Guidance and Placement Center (CG&PC)
office is led by a trained and full time
Clinical
Psychologist
aims at providing assistance and guidance to the students for
helping them in making their career choices, academic planning and to explore
future professions and placement opportunities based on their personal needs and
current opportunities.
Mission & Scope Statement
Career
Guidance Center provides an extensive set of services focused on
assisting students, in the career planning process. These services
aid the comprehensive identification and promotion of the expertise
and values that GCU students acquire from the academic environment.
The Career
Guidance Center offers counseling to students to help them identify
talents, interests and values in making educated career choices.
We conduct workshops and presentations on various topics (interview techniques,
career expectations etc) strengthening students' skills to better respond
to the demands. Student Counselor's career guidance system designed
to examine interests, self-rate abilities, evaluate experiences, and
prioritize values in order to identify compatible occupations. We try
to help students discover career planning by organizing information
about oneself and occupations, providing ways to bring this
information together to make good decisions. This system also has a
complete database of Career Counseling related areas. The Career
Center provides information about graduate and postgraduate academic
programs, subjects selection, subjects descriptions, career profiles etc.
Our Goal & Objectives
Our Goal
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To
provide assistance and guidance to students for making their career
choices, academic planning and exploring future professions and
placement opportunities.
Our Objectives
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To help students make appropriate and realistic career choices and
career direction.
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To guide students to develop their academic career interests in line
with their short or long term goals.
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To manage and give information regarding scholarships.
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To look for the range of career profiles for students'.
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To help students prepare for interview and develop their
communication skills
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To organize various activities such as seminars / workshops /
lectures / trainings etc.
Mode of CG&PC
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At Career
Counseling Services, we use a three stage approach:
Stage 1: Insight
Stage 2: Planning
Stage 3: Action
Stage 1: Insight
This is the fundamental preparation which should be undertaken prior
to making a decision about students’ career and personal
development. It enables to address the questions ‘who am I?’ and
‘what do I want?’ It may include the use of tests, questionnaires
and self-appraisal exercises to help in addressing students':
• Skills (what am I good at?)
• Aptitudes (what am I capable of?)
• Interests (what am I motivated to do?)
• Values (what is most important to me?)
• Personality (what work roles and environments would suit me?)
• Career Drivers’ (what are my key career needs?)
• ‘Past Positives’ (what activities & environments enable me to
thrive?)
Further exercises will enable Student Counselor to clarify these
results, leading to the creation of a ‘Career Template’, a summary
of those key elements a student must have in his/her career life.
This is the point student will reach by the end of Stage 1: Insight.
Stage 2: Planning
With the increased clarity and confidence which Stage 1 can provide,
student will be in the best possible frame of mind to brainstorm
ideas for his/her future. Student Counselor will help you to narrow
down your list, and to produce a focused, realistic and step-by-step
action plan.
Stage 3: Action
Stage 3 consists of a number of modules. You can take one or more of
these modules immediately following Stages 1 and 2.
Interactive
Model of Programme Planning of CG&PC
Services
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Career Planning
Workshops Groups
(Sep2008 - August 2009)
(dates and
times listed below)
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The Career
Planning Workshop is the starting point for students seeking help
with career planning decisions, questions, and concerns. During the
workshop, a Student Counselor will guide participants through a host
of interactive activities and discussions.
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During the
workshop
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Students will discuss career planning strategies
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Career planning beliefs and myths
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Individual career planning needs
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Students will also begin the process of career self-assessment
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Students will use self-assessment information to identify and
evaluate potential career options
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An
overview of career resources will be included
Career planning barriers and solutions will be addressed
Career
Planning Workshops are held throughout the year with a new session
starting bimonthly during the regular academic year. Students should
pre-register at the Career Guidance & Placement Center and contact
Student Counselor.
Career
development workshops and seminars
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Career
Guidance and Placement Center offers seminars for students seeking
information on a variety of career-related topics. Representatives
from various local & foreign Universities conduct workshops,
seminars & deliver lectures regarding career information and career
development.
Personal Career Counseling
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Personal
Career Counseling Services are available for individuals to assess their counseling needs and appropriate
career resources in their community. All sessions are confidential.
Resource Library
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The Career
Center has a comprehensive career resource library including
career-related books and handouts, prospectus of various foreign
Universities etc.
GCU
Admission Program Details
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Career Options
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Scholarship Information
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 Financial Aid
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Local Scholarships
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HEC
Indigenous Scholarships
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HEC
Foreign Scholarships
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Other
Foreign Scholarships
International
Admissions Advisory Services
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Confidentiality
Ø Confidentiality is very important part of counseling service. I do
not reveal the names of my clients to anyone & no one will know if
you are using the Student Counseling Service.
Working Hours
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Ø Appointments are available from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays.
Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
Ø Students have to visit the counseling service to make an
appointment.
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Appointments may be fitted into any gaps in your academic timetable.
Canceling
or Missing Appointments
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Ø Keeping appointments and being on time is part of the personal
commitment to counseling you must make.
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If,
due to an illness or a rare emergency, you are unable to keep your
appointment, you should contact me and cancel the appointment as far
in advance as possible.
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