Challenges of Career Decision-Making among University Students

Abstract

The study investigated the link between career decisions, professional knowledge, and selfknowledge, as well as the role that each of these factors plays in predicting career decisionmaking among Pakistani university students. (i) to explore the common challenges faced by 
students when making career decisions and contemporary era. (ii) to assess issues influencing 
students' decision-making processes regarding their academic career challenges. (iii) to 
identify the issues that provide opportunities for students' career choices, with a focus on 
effective study. This study was conducted using a survey research methodology and had a 
correlational goal. Two hundred fifty students enrolled University of Management and 
Technology students that were enrolled in the institutions made up the population for this
study. Sample of the study were selected as many as 250 students through simple random 
sampling technique. The personality types of the students were investigated using Holland's 
theory-based career choice exam. Three specifically created questionnaires were used to 
assess the sample students' vocational knowledge, employment preferences, and selfawareness. The Career Decision linkert Scale (ADSD), a widely used survey tool, was used 
to determine students' level of confidence in career-related activities. The relationship 
between professional expertise and job preference. It was discovered that while choosing a 
job, male and female students exhibited distinct trends. Male and female students showed 
varied patterns of professional decision-making, even across the same academic areas. To 
help career counsellors better customize their treatments to the requirements of their clients, 
strategies for effectively planned assessment activities of career decision-making challenges 
into career counselling. The study may suggest grouping direct to the students in determining 
how best to utilize career decision-making process-based valuations to test certain constructs 
and finding the most valid ones.Keywords: Collaboration and teamwork, Communication 
Creativity, Critical thinking, 21st-century imagination, learning problem-solving skills.