Hi everyone,
I’m thinking of trying a different career and would like to
get further information about school counseling. I’ve been
reading the forums and am hoping to get a non-bias opinion
compared to what I might hear from a college recruiter.
1) I’m coming from a business/developer background in
financial services so I have limited teaching experience. I
have done plenty of teamwork, mentoring, and tutoring in my
career, but no teaching. How bad will my lack of teaching
experience hold me back from getting a job? I’m in the
South, so I’m not sure what the market is like around here.
I would hate to work hard to get a Masters, but have my
lack of teaching experience hold me back.
2) Stupid question, but… are school counselors and
guidance counselors the same position? I find career
advising, counseling, and test administration/scoring
interesting. Are these all attributes of a school counselor?
3) My local universeity has a Masters in School
Education as well as a Masters in Social Work. I’ve read
that the MSW may be more flexible, but the MSE is probably
the best way to go if I want to stick with school
counseling?
Sorry for the basic questions, but I really find counseling
to be a fascinating field as well as working in developing
career paths for students. I‘m just trying to see if this
is a valid field for me to consider. I’m a little worried
about my lack of teaching experience though…
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