Education and the labour market

Career counselor CV: example and template

This example is for career counselors at job centres, schools, university careers offices, consultancies and employment activation projects, and for people who have completed postgraduate studies in career guidance.

The employer wants to know who you work with, which methods and tools you use, how many guidance sessions and workshops you run and what their results are. We show you how to describe this on your CV in specific terms, not only as general "supporting clients".

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Example CV: career counselor

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Joanna Krawczyk

Career counselor

Katowice +48 123 456 789 joanna.krawczyk@example.com

Professional profile

Career counselor with 8 years of experience at a district job centre and a secondary school. I run one-to-one and group guidance, assess career interests and aptitudes, and prepare action plans and job search workshops. I work with unemployed people, young people and people who want to change careers.

Work experience

Career counselor

03.2020 - present

District Job Centre, Katowice

  • One-to-one guidance for about 40 people a month.
  • Assessing career interests and aptitudes with tests and interviews.
  • Individual action plans and choosing training for unemployed people.
  • Group workshops on writing a CV, job interviews and looking for work.
  • Working with employers and job brokers on matching candidates.

School career counselor

09.2017 - 02.2020

Technical school, Chorzow

  • Career guidance classes for technical school students.
  • One-to-one consultations on choosing studies and careers.
  • Organising careers days and visits to employers.

Education

Master's degree, education

2011 - 2016

University of Silesia

Postgraduate studies, career guidance

2016 - 2017

University of Silesia

Skills

  • One-to-one and group guidance
  • Career aptitude assessment
  • Individual action plans
  • Job search workshops
  • Knowledge of the regional labour market
  • Working with employers

Qualifications and training

  • Career coaching course, 2021
  • Skills audit training, 2023

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Running workshops for groups of up to 20 people

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a career counselor CV

Professional summary

Write who you work with, at which institution and with which methods. Add the number of guidance sessions or workshops and results if you know them, for example clients starting a job or training. Mention your qualifications, because schools and job centres require them.

Education graduate who has completed postgraduate studies in career guidance. On my placement at a careers office I ran consultations for students and CV writing workshops. I want to work as a career counselor at a school or a job centre.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe client groups, the number of sessions, methods and assessment tools. Show results, for example the number of people who found a job or training. Add work with employers, because a counselor who knows the labour market is more valuable.

Weaker: Guidance for clients.

Better: One-to-one guidance for about 40 people a month.

Weaker: Tests.

Better: Assessing career interests and aptitudes with tests and interviews.

Weaker: Workshops.

Better: Group workshops on writing a CV, job interviews and looking for work.

Skills worth listing

List methods, assessment tools, forms of work and labour market knowledge. In your soft skills show listening, empathy and motivating, because a counselor's clients are often discouraged.

Professional skills

  • One-to-one guidance
  • Group workshops
  • Assessment tools
  • Action plans
  • Labour market
  • Records

Personal skills

  • Listening
  • Empathy
  • Motivating
  • Leading a group
  • Patience

Qualifications and training

List a degree or postgraduate studies in career guidance, career coaching courses and training in assessment tools. At a school a career counselor is a teacher, so also give your teaching qualification.

Career counselor CV with no experience

Describe placements at a careers office, a job centre or a school, volunteering and projects with young people. Add workshops you have run, even during your studies.

Write which group you want to work with. Guidance for pupils, students and unemployed people needs different skills.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A job centre looks for work with unemployed people and action plans, a school for classes with pupils and a teaching qualification, and an outplacement firm for work with managers and labour market knowledge. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a career counselor CV

Questions and answers

What should a career counselor put on a CV?

Client groups, the number of sessions and workshops, methods and tools, results, work with employers, qualifications and training.

What qualifications does a career counselor have?

Usually a degree or postgraduate studies in career guidance. A school also requires a teaching qualification.

Can you become a career counselor with no experience?

Yes, after studies with placements. On your CV show consultations, workshops and work with young people or adults.

Where does a career counselor work?

At job centres, schools, careers offices, consultancies and employment activation projects.

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