how do you answer why do you want to be a counselor?
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['You want to create positive change. ... ', 'You seek meaningful work; you want to make a difference. ... ', 'You seek flexibility in your career. ... ', 'There are strong job prospects for the industry. ... ', "It's an industry where life experience is valued."]
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["Decoding Your Personality and Core Values. Ask yourself what's most important to you. What makes you happy? ... ", 'Discovering Your Passions. What drives you? Inspires you? ... ', 'Discovering Your Skills. What are you good at?', 'Sum up with a personal statement as an example.']
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A related question, especially if you are new to nursing, is about why you want to work in the healthcare industry. Great answers include wanting to make a difference in people's wellness, wanting to make people feel better, and the desire to help certain populations, such as the indigent, diabetics, or the elderly.
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Counselors may have a range of backgrounds, and may have master's or doctoral level degrees from counseling programs. However, individuals may otherwise refer to themselves as a "therapist" or "counselor", but may or may not have training in the assessment or treatment of mental health issues.
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['Describe what motivates you.', 'Explain what types of challenges excite you.', 'Highlight your most relevant skills.', "Spell out why you want to work at the company you're interviewing at.", 'Illustrate why you want to work for them right now.', "Prove that you'd be a good fit for the job."]
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['What motivates you? Even though good motivation is key in any career, your interviewers will want to know how passionate you are about selling a product or closing a deal. ... ', 'How do you handle rejection? ... ', 'Have you consistently met your goals? ... ', 'Which is more important: strong visibility of a product or closing the deal?']
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You could do a degree or postgraduate course in counselling or psychotherapy. You should look for a course that includes practical skills training and supervised placements.
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['counselling skills including active listening and a non-judgemental approach.', 'knowledge of psychology.', 'customer service skills.', "the ability to understand people's reactions.", 'sensitivity and understanding.', 'excellent verbal communication skills.', 'patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.']
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If you want to become a counselor or psychologist, you should start exploring the field while you're still in high school. Classes to take in high school for a career as a counselor include psychology, social sciences, biology, English and math.
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Some questions may include: Why do you want to work in childcare? - Be honest and show your passion for working with children. What are your strengths? - Emphasize what you're good at (your patient, you're creative, you're enthusiastic, your versatile - and provide an example of your strength in a childcare situation).
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['Wanting someone to escape their burdens for a few hours, living in your story.', "Having another human realize that they're not alone in what they feel.", 'To entertain people.', 'To inform people about the other side to an issue.', 'To Educate.']
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A great answer is to say that you still want to work as a physio–because that is what you want to do, enjoy doing, and are good at. Alternatively you can say that you want to specialize in certain therapy methods, or you can focus on some goals from your personal life.
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['Communication Skills. Effective counselors should have excellent communication skills. ... ', 'Acceptance. ... ', 'Empathy. ... ', 'Problem-Solving Skills. ... ', 'Rapport-Building Skills. ... ', 'Flexibility. ... ', 'Self-Awareness. ... ', 'Multicultural Competency.']
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You could say something like: “One of the reasons I want to be a consultant is that I'll get exposure to a wide variety of industries and topics. This will give me a chance to learn much quicker than if I was working in a defined industry. And this is something I'm really excited about”.
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["Complete a bachelor's degree in a behavioral, social science, or psychology field.", "Earn a master's degree in mental health counseling.", 'Complete graduate and postgraduate internship experience for certification/licensure requirements.', 'Pass any required counseling exams for licensure.']
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['Outline a Career Path.', 'Discuss Your Interest in This Job.', 'When There is No Clear Career Path.', 'State Your Goals as Results.', 'Moving Up the Career Ladder.']
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Possible Answer #1 “In my career, I am sure of one thing and that is I want to build a decent career in my current domain. My present job has shown me the path to move and attain what has been my long-term career objective. ... This is the best answer I can think of to your question 'Why do you want this job'.”