Chapter One — 1.1 Background to the Study

In recent years, Career Counselling Services has emerged as a critical factor shaping self-esteem of adolescents across organizations operating in and around Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria. As institutions grapple with the pressures of globalization, regulatory reform, and shifting stakeholder expectations, understanding how career counselling services relates to self-esteem of adolescents has become an important area of both scholarly and practical concern.

Within the context of Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria, this relationship carries particular significance. Organizations in this setting operate under a distinct combination of economic, regulatory, and market conditions that may amplify or dampen the effect of career counselling services on self-esteem of adolescents, making a context-specific inquiry both timely and necessary.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

While career counselling services is widely discussed in policy and industry circles, empirical evidence on its actual effect on self-esteem of adolescents within Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria remains sparse and, in places, contradictory. This lack of localized, rigorous evidence makes it difficult for decision-makers to know with confidence whether current approaches to career counselling services are helping or hindering self-esteem of adolescents — a gap this study sets out to close.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

1. To examine the effect of Career Counselling Services on self-esteem of adolescents in Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria.
2. To assess the extent to which career counselling services influences self-esteem of adolescents within the study area.
3. To identify the challenges associated with career counselling services in relation to self-esteem of adolescents.
4. To recommend strategies for optimizing career counselling services in order to improve self-esteem of adolescents.

1.4 Research Questions

1. What is the effect of career counselling services on self-esteem of adolescents in Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria?
2. To what extent does career counselling services influence self-esteem of adolescents within the study area?
3. What challenges are associated with career counselling services in relation to self-esteem of adolescents?
4. What strategies can be adopted to optimize career counselling services in order to improve self-esteem of adolescents?

1.5 Significance of the Study

Beyond its academic contribution to the field of guidance and counselling, this study has practical value for management teams within Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria seeking to understand how career counselling services translates into measurable outcomes around self-esteem of adolescents. It is equally useful to students and future researchers looking for a localized empirical reference on this relationship.

1.6 Scope of the Study

In terms of scope, this BSc study confines itself to Selected Commercial Banks in Nigeria, focusing specifically on how career counselling services relates to self-esteem of adolescents within that setting. Findings are interpreted within these boundaries rather than as universal claims applicable to every organization or market.