"Getting Unstuck": The Young Adult Cognitive Impasse ​

70%students change their majors after enrollment at least once before graduation ​(Princetonian 2014).
36% of full-time students complete their bachelor's degree in 4-years (​NY Times, 2014). 
50% of students pursue a career unrelated to their major (Forbes, 2013).
35k​ is the average debt of college graduates (Wall Street Journal, 2015).

Problem:
Grasgreen (2013) argues only 28.3% of college graduates say they "are engaged in their jobs," citing 2 reasons: 

1. Students were without clear career paths in college and or
2. They were lacking strong mentorship, all of which resulted in their disengagement or getting stuck in life. 

The takeaway from this suggests that if students never have the opportunity to define a clear career path or find a mentor to guide them, then what they need is professional counseling. Otherwise, as Gallop (2020) research reveals, this uncertainty has led far too many young adults feeling stuck after graduation in jobs that do not fit them. 

The pressure to succeed can be overwhelming – there’s school work, extracurricular activities, internships and you are expected to have your future figured out before you graduate. Whether you in high school or in college navigating your future is stressful, if you have finished college and are still confused about your direction in life know you are not alone! Your hope is not to settle for just some job, you want to find a career that you will love, where you will flourish, and feel proud of your contribution. You don't want to get lost of this journey and lose hope.

Student:
In our 13 years of counseling young adults the most frequent question that they are asking themselves is this:

"How can I get interested in a career path if I don't know if I have the inborn abilities to succeed in it?"

Solution:
Young adults yearn to discover "what" their inborn gifts are and "how" they will support future professional pathways that matter.

Why? Without this knowledge, they may never develop the willpower to engage in their studies and develop their abilities into skill sets necessary to thrive in the professional world. 

The Hope-Focused Model uses a Subjective Adler Narrative that draws an understanding of "what" drives then and "why" a career path reflects who they are! We also use an  accurate Objective Abilities Battery, that identifies their natural abilities and "how" they will support certain professional pathways. Then these may be integrated to create clarity of purpose.

​Using their results from these sophisticated assessment instruments, we work with individuals one-on-one through a program tailored specifically to fit your needs. In this process, they have the rare opportunity to become architects of their own career path, and engage in reconstructing that allows for their taking ownership of vocational pursuits that reflect their uniqueness.
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                                                                                         Attitude-> Emotions-> Behavior 
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Hope is found through discovery of their giftedness and an understanding "how" these gifts may be shared in endeavors that matter. This alters their attitude, impacts "how" using their gifts offers a positive emotional response, which inspires the relevance of learning  and adopts behavior that drives exploration and cultivation of these gifts. Developmentally, it creates  a new perspective on "why" education is a catalyst to change, a scaffolding to prepare for their career vision, and an awakening of the meaning or purpose of that pathway.

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Sample Features of Our Abilities Report

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Read more about our Assessments here.

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Student Testimonials 

“I was amazed at how accurately these assessments targeted not only my personality, but also my innate abilities and skills. In the vast sea of medical specialties a student has to choose from, I now have a much needed sense of direction."
- Matt Hartman, Loma Linda School of Medicine 
 
“Blair Hollis helped me focus on all the pieces of the puzzle that make me who I am and understand that I have the capacity to succeed with my particular ability patterns. Thank you so much for your time and confidence in me!"
- John, pre-med student, Rice University
 
All the elements that we discussed seemed to connect in a logical way. For the first time in my life this all made sense to me. He opened my eyes to my potential, thank you so much!!"
- Paul, engineering student, Vanderbilt University 

Parent Testimonials

​"The process was comprehensive and executed with care and much thoughtfulness.  I would highly recommend Blair Hollis for anyone, no matter what age or stage of life, to help determine a personalized career path."
- A Grateful Mom

"I would highly recommend Crossroads Consulting to any parent who wishes to offer their young adult a program that helps them better understand themselves and pursue the careers they dream about!"
- Susan 

"Blair Hollis was the guiding light that transformed my son’s self-esteem into a confidence that changed his outlook on his career search."
- Cheryl

Read more student and parent testimonials HERE.