Write a letter to your father suggests the profession you wish to take up explain briefly
Answers
Mindler Blog
Contact Us
May Special Offer
FLAT 20% OFF
On any Mindler Career Guidance Program
Buy Now
Promo code:
MAY20Offer Expires on
May 31, 2019
CAREER GUIDANCE
Ask a Career Coach: How Should I Convince My Parents to Let Me Pursue My Dream Career?
Shivani KhatriFebruary 22, 2017
How-Can-I-Convince-My-Parents-to-Let-Me-Pursue-My-Desired-Career
I was sitting with a child who had come in for counselling, and looking at his career discovery report, particularly his aptitude and personality. A career discovery report is a report that a student gets after the Mindler Assessment, it suggests the students’ best fit career matches based on an evaluation of over 56 dimensions, including orientation style, interest, personality, aptitude, and emotional quotient. He had the right set of skills to become a lawyer, if we could just show him the right direction. It would only take a few months’ preparation and I was sure he would score well enough to go to a National Law School.
So, it began. I started explaining to him the strategies he needed to crack the CLAT, what it consisted of, and what his future would look like if he just remained persistent for a few months. He was quite keen, I could see that in his eyes, but he didn’t say a word for the entire session. I took that as a sign of his interest in what I was saying. When I finished, he finally spoke, “Mam, how can I convince my parents about this? They will not agree to this.” I was taken aback, just like every time. And just like all the other times, I had the same answer, “Don’t worry, I will talk to them.”
Out of every 5 students, at least 2 have the same kind of question.
The burden of their parents’ expectation weighs them down each time they think of a career their parents don’t have clarity on. I know that children need to be shown the right path, but sometimes it is the parents who have to be explained that the right path is the one the child wants to walk on him/herself, and is best suited for.
Here, I have collated a few points from my experience, which can be used to convince parents to let you pursue your desired career: