EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE OPTIONS

We help school students, from Junior Cert to Leaving Cert, to explore, dream and discover their future college and career possibilities so that they can make informed decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

We support students at all stages to explore, dream and discover their best career possibilities. 

We work with teenagers and college-bound students to make decisions about post-school opportunities. By providing independent career guidance on the most suitable future career fields and college options, we support the student to achieve greater clarity and increase their confidence in making decisions for their future. 


Petrina, the founder of Career Navigation Consultants, has over 20 years experience in multiple industries supporting graduates and employees continuously grow, up-skill and develop their careers to maximize their unique strengths.  This insight into how careers are continually developing and evolving, within national and international workplaces, is what sets Petrina apart from in-school Guidance Counsellors. 


Alongside her corporate career, Petrina had always supported young people with college and career decisions.  Since 2018, this is now her full time commitment i.e. to inspire future generations to achieve and exceed their potential by making informed decisions.


It's worth calling us when:

As parents, we want our children to avoid taking too many wrong choices in their career. If you've ever felt unhappy, stuck or lost in your career, you may be wondering how you can best help your son or daughter increase their chances of making decisions that will them achieve career success and happiness.  

It's worth calling us when:
  • You (or your son or daughter) need to make decisions about subjects, college or life after school? 
  • You are devoid of ideas or overwhelmed with the range of possibilities ahead 
  • You cannot choose what the best options are and when you do think you've settled on something, you have doubts and change your mind again 
  • You are lacking in motivation for studying, feeling under pressure and think you are the only one that has not yet figured it out?
  • You dread, and side-step, the 'what are you going to do when you finish your leaving certificate' question?

Why our process works

We follow a step by step process, which students' find engaging, yet can be adapted, for each client, to include:
- working with a leading supplier of careers and aptitude tests to provide insights into why students should further explore key career areas
- using advanced career coaching tools and techniques to help students understand their unique strengths, interests and skills
- providing strategies and tips to investigate and prototype the identified career possibilities
- guiding students on next steps which may range from work placements, job / apprenticeship search and college or further education courses.  College isn't for everyone so we provide a range of options for after the leaving certificate.
- updating parents / guardians on outcomes from the consultation process along with a detailed report to guide further exploration and decision making
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Assessments

Step one is the completion of online careers profiler and aptitude assessments to provide an in-depth, scientific assessment of each client.  On completion we analyse the results to understand who you are, what your strengths and interests are to inspire career options.

Consultation

We meet online or in person, for up to 2 hours, with you to dive deeper into your unique interests, preferences and aspirations.  Combining our insights with the assessment reports, we explore their best options to achieve your dream career and propose subjects, college and other options to best support each students aspirations and abilities. 

Follow Up

We wrap up each consultation by debriefing with a parent or guardian.  We also provide an in-depth report and access to an online portal to enable further research.  We ensure students have a plan on what to do next to get on their best path and are available to answer further ad-hoc questions.  Where needed, we offer additional one hour CAO or international college application sessions are.

How our clients benefit


Students and graduates leave their sessions with clarity on what their possibilities are, what they're going to do next with an understanding of why they want to do that.   They also have a step by step plan on what they need to do next to turn their career dreams into reality.  And above all, they leave with a boost in confidence and self belief. 


If you want to read more about how clients felt after working with us, check out our Testimonials on Google & Facebook.

Our clients tell us

“My daughter left her consultation today so happy and a completely different person coming out than going in. When I was invited to join the session I noticed the moment I walked into the office a different girl sitting forward in the chair and smiling broadly. You have in your career report provided her with clarity as to what she can do and have totally boosted her confidence for study and third level education again. ” 

Gerry Conroy, via Google

“Given all the coverage about the leaving cert this year I had become concerned about my own son starting 5th Yr. Was he picking the best subjects for him and was he understanding what it really meant to direct his choices in a way that best suited his abilities. I wasn't sure if he would take part in the process, but thankfully he did! The format itself was easy to follow and the results were very insightful. The end report is very comprehensive and really gives good direction for the next couple of years.”

Sinead Gillard, via Facebook