Career counseling as a tool for successful implementation of managerial competencies of secondary school graduates in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

The object of this paper is the issue of career counseling for secondary school students using the "Model career counseling" (hereinafter MCC). The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the contribution of the MCC for students while deciding about the choice of their further education and career choices with the implementation of abilities, interests and personal abilities of the student. The method is an analysis of personality preconditions, general, specific abilities and interests of students by using standardized tests and non-standardized author's questionnaires. Consequently, comparison is realized of the collected data about students with graduate profiles in the study program. Based on the observed results, the focus of their further study is recommended to the students.