Career Path Planning Starts In High School

At Priority Candidates, we have been witnessing an alarming trend over the past year. We have noticed a significant increase in inquiries from parents who are concerned about their young adults finding career direction, particularly as they approach graduation. Common concerns include:

• Graduating without a clear understanding of how their major translates into a career
• Choosing a major but finding they are not interested in roles it prepares them for
• Attending colleges that are not recognized for their chosen field, creating a competitive disadvantage in the job market
• Needing additional skills, such as technology training or bootcamps, to qualify for desired roles
• Pursuing majors requiring advanced degrees for career entry

A Career Assessment Provides Clarity

We strongly believe much of this uncertainty and stress can be avoided through early career planning and expert guidance. Our Career Assessment Program designed for college students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals, uses data-driven assessments and expert coaching to identify careers that align with an individual’s behaviors, interests, and thinking styles. This enables us to build a tailored coaching plan that empowers clients to confidently pursue roles suited to their strengths and aspirations, which will help them succeed in their professional life.

A career assessment can also help high school students begin to accurately identify future career interests, leading to the selection of more relevant majors and programs that will better prepare them for internships, post-graduation jobs, and long-term success.

Our High School Career Assessment Program helps students identify their unique strengths and career interests. Led by our Assessment Specialist, Sarah Birdsong Major, the program combines data-driven assessments with personalized guidance, offering a clear and tailored approach to your future decisions.

This information becomes invaluable to our partners at Preminente Counseling who use these insights to curate a tailored list of colleges for consideration, ensuring that students and their families make well-informed decisions that align with their longer-term goals. Preminente Counseling helps students choose colleges based on meaningful factors, such as the results of their Priority Candidates career assessment, that lead to increased confidence, happiness, and satisfaction.

Contact Priority Candidates today to learn about our Career Assessment Program for High School students, or our Career Assessment Program for college students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Help your student or young adult gain the clarity and confidence to navigate their career journey with purpose.