Research Questionnaire on career counseling

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: … … … … … …… Father Name: … … … … … … …

City: … … … … … …… Date: …-…-……

1. Gender

o Male
o Female

2. In which age cycle you are?

o 19 & under
o 20-29
o 30-49
o 50 & above

3. Martial status

o Single
o Married

4. Which demographic area you belong?

o Rural
o Urban
o Foreign

5. What is your current status of life?

o Studying
o Occupation & Job
o Business
o Nothing

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IF YOU ARE A STUDENT THEN FILL THE PORTION “A”

6. In what field you are currently studying?

o Master
o Bachelor
o Intermediate
o Higher education

7. What is your aim to be?

o Engineer
o Doctor
o Businessman
o If not then mention … … … … … … … … …

8. What is your field of study?

o Medical
o Engineering
o Business administration
o Science studies
o If not then mention … … … … … … … … …

9. How you chosen that field by?

o Interest
o Parents pressure
o Teachers advice
o Degree worth

10. Are you satisfied with your career selection?

o Yes
o Yes, but not to much
o No

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 o Not sure

11. What is your suggestion if a person selects career by interest then

what are its results?

o Excellent
o Good
o Satisfactory
o Not to much

12. What are your current studying results?

o Excellent
o Good
o Satisfactory
o Fair & no

13. Do you want to go abroad after the completion of studies?

o Yes

o No

o Don’t know

IF YOU A BUSINEESMAN OR DOING JOB THEN FILL PORTION “B”

14. In terms of your current occupation, how would you characterize

yourself?

o Administrative/manager level
o Middle Managerial level
o Writer& Journalist
o Administrative assistant
o Technical expert

15. In which company or business do you work?

o National company

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 o Multi-national company
o Small local business
o Running own business

16. What group is your salary in?

o 4500-8000
o 8000-12000
o 12000-18000
o 18000 & above

17. How long have you been working at your current job?

……… years

18. On a scale of 1-4, how happy (satisfied) are you with your job?

o 1. Fully
o 2. Moderate
o 3. Low
o 4. Not

WHAT IS YOUR AIM TO BE IN LIFE PORTION “C”

19. Have you define your aim of life clearly?

o Yes
o Yes,upto some extent
o No
o Don’t know

20. What is your aim of life?

…………………………

21. Are you sure about the fulfillment of your aim?

o Yes
o Yes,upto some extent

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 o No
o Don’t know

22. Are you being guided by someone regarding your aim?

o Yes
o Yes,upto some extent
o No
o Don’t know

23. What you say about aim’s percentage importance in one’s life?

-------%

24. Do you have resources to accomplish your aim?

o Yes
o No
o Yes, but not much
o No opinion

25. Who guided you to design your career?

o Parents & teachers

o Friends currently employed
o Counselor
o Trendy way

26. How people design their own aim in Pakistan what’s your opinion?

o By their own self ; self motivation

o By watching other’s aims; by aspiration

o By seeing most valuable thing

o By both above

27. Have you come to your professional life by counseling process.

o Yes, completely

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 o Yes, but up to some extent

o No

28. What major factors make the peoples in Pakistan; less conscious
toward their life?

o Teachers & Parents carelessness

o Economic factors

o Psychological factors

o Materialism

29. Are you satisfied with private sector performance towards career
counseling?

o Yes; completely

o Yes; but up to some extent

o No

o Don’t know

30. Are the private career counseling organizations established for

only profit making purpose?

o Yes

o Yes; up to some extent

o No

o Don’t know

31. Have the expertise which is available in this field is sufficient in

Pakistan?

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 o Yes

o Yes; but still required

o No

o Don’t know

32. Are you satisfied with the scope of your aim in Pakistan?

o Yes

o Yes, but not much

o No

o Don’t know

33. What age would you prefer for career counseling?

o Below 15
o 15-20
o 21-25
o 26-35
o 35 & above

34. Please identify why you choose your current career?

o Your interests
o Your strengths
o Your needs
o Your life goals
o Your mission

35. Are personality factor contribute to career selection?

o Yes
o Yes, up to some extent.
o No
o Don’t know

36. Is interest the main source in achievement of goals.

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 o Yes
o Yes,upto some extent
o No
o Don’t know

37. What leads you to select your (present) career?

o Self interest
o Parents aim`s
o Trendy behavior
o Goal achievement

38. Have you make a complete research before the selection of your
career?

o Yes
o Yes; but not very much
o No
o Don’t know

39. If yes then mention what source you use for this purpose?

…………………………………

40. Why Pakistani peoples have low aims, according to you which
factor have more effect on it?

o Parent’s

o Teachers

o Economic condition

o Physical(disability)

WHAT ARE HURDELS IN CAREER COUNCLING IN PAKISTAN

41. Why Govt. of Pakistan is not taking necessary steps for career
counseling?

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 o Budget problem
o Political instability
o Economic conditions
o Not interested

42. Is cost and budget required for proper career counseling?

o Yes
o Yes,but not much
o No
o Don’t know

43. What are hurdles in career counseling?

o Lack of investment
o Lack of knowledge
o Economic instability
o Political factors

WHAT IS GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTING IN THAT PROCESS

44. Is GOVT. contributing in the process of counseling? What you think

about it

o Yes: fully
o Yes: but not very much
o No
o Don’t know

45. What you think government contribution is important in career

counseling, what percent?

o 01-20%
o 20-40%
o 40-60%
o 60-80%

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 o 80-100%

46. Are you satisfied by government contribution regarding career

counseling?

o Yes
o No
o Yes, but not very much
o Don’t know

Thank You For Your Help!

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