Talent And Interest Tests, Important Steps Before Determining Lecture Department

Choosing a college lecture is often a challenge for prospective students. Not a few students finally feel that they are going the wrong way because they just follow a friend's choice or fulfill their parents' wishes, without really understanding their potential.

In fact, the selected college course will have a major effect on the comfort of learning, academic achievements, and career directions after graduating.

Therefore, the Dean of the Faculty of Communications at the London School of Public Relations (LSPR), Sri Ulya Suskarwati, emphasized the importance of talent tests and interests since the beginning of college.

"A talent test and interest in helping students find appropriate concentrations. At the LSPR, this test has been carried out since they entered, and in the third semester students began to be directed to concentration based on the test results. That way, they can have a more directed career path," Sri explained at the signing of the MoU between Central Mega Kencana (CMK) and LSPR in Bekasi, some time ago.

In addition to tests, according to Sri, students also need to get a clear picture of career prospects through seminars and alumni experience. In this way, students can be more confident in the selected majors and not feel in the wrong direction.

"From the start, we prepared students to be ready to enter the industrial world and the business world. The selected department is not only relevant to interests, but also to future career needs," he added.

However, Sri reminded that doubt or even feelings of 'misproaching' can still arise in the middle of a college trip. In conditions like this, students are advised to consult with education practitioners. The goal is to determine whether the mismatch is only environmental influences or is really not in accordance with the abilities and interests.

If academic evaluations show that students have difficulty achieving competence, education practitioners can help provide direction, including offering alternative majors or concentrations. That way, students can continue their education until they graduate and get a bachelor's degree, so that future career opportunities are maintained.