Changes at "🎭 Scene 2 – “It’s All on You”. Career Advisors"

A school corridor. Echoes of footsteps. Voices overlapping. A door with a laminated sign: Career Advice Office.

Inside, the scene is busy but flat. A few career advisors sit behind desks, juggling stacks of forms and blinking at computer screens. Students line up, hesitant, each carrying the weight of uncertainty.

The first student steps forward. They ask about job options that don’t involve university. The advisor barely looks up.

“There’s plenty online. Just search the national careers portal.”

Another student sits down, hopeful, trying to explain their interest in creative work. The advisor hands them a pre-printed sheet.

“You’ll want to look at digital marketing. It’s popular. And we’ve got targets to meet on university applications.”

A third student tries to ask about apprenticeships. The advisor interrupts.

“Not everyone’s suited for that. Maybe keep your expectations realistic.”

Over time, the students start to blur into one another. The advisors are under pressure. The advice feels rushed, templated. Some students leave with five different links. Others leave with nothing but a feeling of confusion — or worse, invisibility.

Meanwhile, in the hallway, a group of students gather, comparing the advice they’ve received.

“Did they even listen to what you said?”
“They told me to go online too.”
“I feel more lost now than before.”

This scene shines a spotlight on the structural flaws in career guidance in schools: lack of proper training, information overload, pressure to meet education targets, and no time to understand the young person as a person. It’s a scene filled with waiting — not just in line, but for someone to actually hear them.

🔍 Who’s Missing From This Scene?

Who could walk into the room and shift the dynamic?

• A career advisor trained in equity, intersectionality, and listening?

• A youth employment advocate who holds schools accountable for guidance quality?

• A fellow student who’s found their way and shares lived experience?

• A translator of systems — someone who can help decode the flood of links, acronyms, and deadlines?

Who’s not here, but should be?