(Department of Computer Science,Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2015-03-10) Adegoke, G. K.; Azige, G.D.
Most young school leavers enter into some careers by chance but not by choice. This
phenomenon is sequel to inadequate career awareness. This, in fact, usually deprives them
maximum utilization of their potentialities. This study was therefore carried out on the
Computer Science students to evaluate the level of their career awareness and its influence
on their eventual choice of Computer Science as a career. The result of the study revealed
that the respondents' career awareness level is very low. The study concluded suggestions
on how to improve career awareness level among young school leavers such as employing
and posting of qualified career counselors to the secondary schools, training adequate
career counsellors in the tertiary institutions, redesigning of the syllabi of the teacher
education at the tertiary level to include courses on career counseling.