Providing professional consulting
Who are the target groups of the career counseling service?
- Youth (including students and pupils of educational institutions, as well as their parents)
- Job seekers and unemployed people
What are the directions of career counseling service?
- Conduct interviews and tests;
- Choose a profession and specialty;
- To form professional interests.
What are the main qualities preferred in choosing a profession and specialty during career counseling?
When career counselling is provided, the beneficiary’s education, skills, and personal qualities are considered a priority.
Which organization organizes career guidance services?
Counselling services for job seekers and unemployed persons are organized by the local bodies of the State Employment Agency and/or DOST Centers under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Who provides career guidance?
Based on the agreement concluded with the DOST Centers or the State Employment Agency, legal entities specializing in this field provide consulting services to young people, students and pupils of educational institutions, their parents, as well as other persons.
What are the directions of career counseling services?
- Information on the current state of the labor market and the most popular professions and specialties;
- Providing information about opportunities for employment or vocational training in the existing professions and specialties;
- Assistance to the unemployed in choosing a job and profession based on labor market needs, taking into account socio-psychological characteristics, profession, knowledge, skills, abilities, and health status.
How is a career counseling service organized for job seekers or unemployed people?
- Provides information on career opportunities, the labor market, and professions;
- Focuses on career choice;
- Involves psychometric testing;
- Teaches behavioral methods in the labor market.
How is a career counseling service organized for students and pupils of educational institutions?
- Information on professions is provided;
- Meetings with professionals are held in schools or industries;
- Job search games, training sessions, and competitions are held for students;
- Excursions to production sites are organized;
- Various camps and clubs for children and youth are organized.
