Chose a Career Path, You Must.

Using popular characters to get students thinking about the future.

In my on the job experience I have found career counseling to be widely unpopular. This has always troubled me because not only is it interesting, but it can really make a difference for students as they plan their future.

After some thought, it seems more and more that its the idea of taking assessments and tests that may turn off some students, and the idea of grading that may not delight counselors. This is partially relieved because of the wide variety of quality on-line assessments. To give this a push to make it more interesting, you can relate personality/career assessment to fictional universes. 

A quick Google search yields many pre-made charts:

A Myers-Briggs match up to Star Wars. Another one for Harry Potter.

Something as simple as making the results interesting can get kids involved. Once word gets around school students will be lining up to find out who they are like from their favorite story, and this can be a great transition into student's learning more about themselves.