Columbus has career and vocational counseling services available. Choosing a career and finding a rewarding job can be a difficult and confusing experience. These counselors help their clients develop job search skills, provide them help in locating jobs, refer them to career-related training programs and assist them with job applications. The counselor would usually carry out one or more assessments in order to identify areas of skill for the client, such as cognitive ability tests, and personality assessments. In Columbus, such counselors may be either self-employed professionals, or work as a part of an organization, such as school departments, colleges, veterans' programs and state employment agencies. Private companies may also have a counselor. One needs to have training and certification for this kind of work. Usually, it is a master's level degree in human services, education or psychology. To maintain the license, one may have to participate in workshops and other post-degree studies.
