Why Career Counselling is a MUST?

Passion, Interest, Aptitude, etc. should be the factors to decide one's future. However, let's take a look at what factors people are actually considering while making a decision about the next educational option or the career path. Factors considered in Decision Making Marks Financial Yield Available Options What others are doing? There is a boy in my neighbourhood who recently started his 11th standard. When I met his mother, I asked, "What is his plan after 10th?" To my amazement, she replied, "We are waiting for the marks. We'll decide after the results." Then I asked the boy, "What are you going to take?" He said, "I don't know, I will decide after results." The boy who had commendable artistic skills is studying science. When I had a discussion over this, his mother said, "His father suggested him science because we have farms at our native that he can take care of in the future. He was also worried ...