A public career advisory initiative organized under the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) project framework, bringing together professional coaches, career advisors, and participants navigating study and career choices.
Executive Summary & Impact at a Glance
-
87% High Satisfaction Rate: 87% of surveyed participants rated the initiative as Excellent (5★) or Good (4★), praising the practical clarity and actionable outcomes provided.
-
Direct Practical Application: Attendees gained immediate tools for university selection, career change navigation, job interview preparation, and contingency planning.
-
Methodological Diversity: Integrated 1:1 coaching sessions, panel discussions with guest speakers, and hands-on demonstrations of career tools (coaching cards, visual prompts, symbolic figurines).
Practical Outcomes & Skill Development
Participants completed post-event evaluation surveys detailing how they applied the methodologies in practice:
-
Career & Academic Alignment: Participants defined selection priorities for higher education and established structured preparation plans for upcoming job interviews.
-
Contingency & Strategic Planning: Attendees learned self-awareness techniques to design secondary career paths and backup academic plans.
-
Resilience & Professional Literacy: The session provided clear distinctions between coaching, counseling, and psychotherapy, while introducing resilience-building strategies for workplace and academic stress.
-
Ongoing Engagement: Multiple participants continued their coaching journeys past the event, reaching out to facilitators for follow-up sessions.
Media Coverage & Public PR
"Coaching Introduced in Levice: How 'Rozbehni sa do života' Empowers Youth Careers & Personal Growth"
Featured on Leviceonline.sk (Regional Media Outlet)
"The public initiative successfully introduced youth and adults to professional coaching methodologies, creating an accessible space for career navigation, university planning, and soft-skill development."
Voice of Participants (Quotes for Testimonial Cards)
💬"Immediate clarity on my future study and career path."
"The 1:1 sessions with professional coaches helped me prioritize my university choices, structure my interview preparation, and build realistic backup plans for my career."
— Event Participant
💬"Hands-on, practical tools for long-term resilience."
"Experiencing the career cards and visual prompts firsthand opened up new perspectives on my strengths and gave me concrete tools to handle stress during major career shifts."
— Participant
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Demonstrating agile project governance and data-driven evaluation standards:
-
Participant Feedback Integration: Survey insights directly informed operational adjustments for subsequent events, including optimized venue selection for better acoustics, enhanced interactive audience engagement, and expanded digital marketing outreach across educational institutions.
