In such a competitive world, the skills, knowledge and abilities of each person gain great value when they provide us with social roles and responsibilities through the choice of economic or professional activities or lifestyles that are in line with our ideals. Seeking guidance to decide how we will live our lives ensures that we live our professional, personal and professional development.

What will we be when we grow up? This may be one of the most frequently asked questions that accompanies us during our school years; but we often discover the answer along the way. In this sense, it is more appropriate to ask: Seek advice from professionals that guide us to choose our activity according to our own life, our interests and skills.

Although it is very common to refer to this topic, the concept of vocational guidance to refer to this type of consultation regarding the choice of work, is not the only one that will be useful to us in choosing a social role. The International Labour Organization (ILO)ILO) clarifies that:

"Vocational guidance It focuses on the choice of an occupation and is distinguished from educational guidance, which deals with course of study options. Career guidance brings both terms together and emphasizes the interaction between learning and work.”

The aim of this type of guidance is to help people reflect on their aspirations, interests, skills, personal attributes, qualifications and aptitudes, helping them to match them with available training and employment opportunities.

It is not about the person occupying a position just because he or she is able to answer the questions of tests designed for that purpose, but the selection of personnel also seeks the well-being of the applicant in the sense that when being evaluated, it is possible to identify, according to the specialized website Psychology and Mind, "the competencies necessary to carry out the work of interest, or if on the contrary, this does not correspond to their abilities or their real possibilities of success."

Career guidance activities in high-income countries are classified, according to the ILO in five specialties:

1. Professional information It is all the information necessary to look for a job, get it and keep it. It includes, but is not limited to: not limited to information on occupations, skills, career paths, learning opportunities, trends and labour market conditions.
2. Vocational education It is delivered in educational institutions and sometimes in community organizations, by teachers, guidance counselors, and community resources. It helps students understand their motivations, their values ​​and how they could contribute to society. It provides them with knowledge of the labour market.
3. Counseling on career possibilities helps people to clarify your goals and aspirations, understand their own identity, make informed decisions, commit to action and manage career transitions, both planned and unplanned.
4. Employment counselling guides people to clarify your immediate work goals, to understand and access job and skills development opportunities, to learn the skills necessary to seek and maintain employment.
5. Labor intermediation directs people to choose job vacancies. This activity is attributed to both the private labour market and the government. Some colleges and universities also offer job placement services for their students.

To ensure a very good choice of our career or professional vocation, it is necessary that we keep in mind a Analysis of who we are, what are our greatest strengths and abilities, as well as the type of economic activity or professional career that we are going to develop during our life, not only for economic benefit but because we will try to perform in a field that is in line with our interests and allows our human development. With Insurance SURA We can receive advice and guidance from specialists and professionals to make our most important decisions.