Has anyone paid for a career counselor or test and found it to be worthwhile?

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Yes! Although I’m still at my current job, it’s given me direction of where I can be better

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I did an intensive multi-day career counseling/aptitude test in the western suburbs of Chicago as a I was considering a career change. At that point in time I was about 15 years in the advertising and marketing business. It was excellent and I learned a lot about myself. I can’t say it showed me a clear path forward, but had I been younger, less rooted (spouse/kids), it may have.

Sadly, at my stage of life (now even older) I simply can’t afford a career change. The “4 bedroom in the suburbs” versus “rural trailer park” is something i cant do to my family because I hate my vocation.

All that said I would suggest it to anyone if you have the means. You should get something valuable out of it.

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