Young People and Career Counselling: 11 ‘Myth Busters’

AI for Career Counselling: “A terrible idea”. I was going to write a Blog on why I don’t think AI is a good option for career counselling. But I thought I could be accused of self-interest. So I asked Google's AI model, Gemini, which analyses search queries and generates a summary based on relevant information from the web. Here below is what it provided. Food for thought!

School-based career counselling in Australia is often criticized for being ineffective due to a combination of factors, including inadequate funding, lack of resources, and a shortage of qualified professionals. This leads to a system where many students don't receive the support they need to make informed decisions about their future careers, potentially impacting their mental health and future pathways.

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Clinical psychologist Thomas Brown Ph.D. tells why middle-aged women suddenly develop ADHD, why brain imaging is worthless in diagnosing the condition, and why many doctors just don’t understand attention deficit. Thomas Brown, Ph.D., sees ADHD from all sides: as a researcher, as a teacher at a medical school, and as a psychologist helping patients manage their symptoms and reclaim their lives. A clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine.

Young jobseekers and the job market - a new paradigm. Young jobseekers - primarily Gen Z (the demographic group born roughly from 1997 to 2012, following the Millennial generation and preceding Generation Alpha) - are approaching the job market with a distinct blend of pragmatism, digital-native strategies and a demand for boundary-setting.

Careers Advice: How well are young Australians prepared? Australian parents are widely recognized as the single biggest influence on their children's post-school choices. However, the majority do not actively seek independent career counselling for their children. This gap happens because parents often face systemic, cultural and psychological barriers that lead them to rely on their own advice rather than seek professional guidance.

Relying on artificial intelligence for career counselling risks receiving generic, inaccurate guidance based on statistical probability rather than actual logic or real-world truth. AI is not sentient, does not possess human empathy and thus feels no sense of moral responsibility for your future. AI cannot care if it’s advice causes you vocational, psychological, relational or financial harm.

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