11 The Suggestions of Qualitative Methods of Work of Career Adviser Bożena Wojtasik University of Lower Silesia Wrocław Introduction In the world of considerable changes, the choice of profession, educational path and career is different than before the period of social and cultural transformation. In the “risk society”, the uncertainty of employment increases, the model of hired labour recedes, there are new forms of employment, the working time is shortened, and the work is shared. The work is more often available as part-time work, on the basis of mandatory contract, contract for specific work. It is necessary to make repeated choices in the scope of education and profession because defining oneself on the uncertain and unpredictable labour market is not easy. The decisions in the scope of education and profession are not always made on a rational basis and planning is more similar to doing jigsaw of pieces made of availa- ble knowledge coming from different sources, e.g. TV, books, school, advertisement, the Internet, fashion, pop-culture, advice given by family members and friends. The decisions made in this way determine the future life of a man, their professional career, change of biography patterns. The uncertainty of the modern world and the necessity to make multiple choices force people to look for the adviser’s help. Z. Bauman writes that the “post-modern people” need alchemists (underlined by B.W.) who can create “the precious sub- stance of self-confidence from the scraps of uncertainty and the feeling of being lost; the philosopher’s stone needed by the post-modern alchemists (...) is the authority borrowed from science or taken from magic to which others do not have access. 1 Impatience and living in the state of “immediacy” cause that many clients expect that the adviser gives quick and easy answers to complex questions: Who should I be? What choices should I make? On one hand, people seeking advice expect an expert who “knows what is good and desired” and may quickly provide ready solutions, 1 Bauman Z.,(2000), Ponowoczesność jako źródło cierpień, Warszawa, published by Sic!, p.307.