In the post-pandemic era, profound changes have occurred in the global economy and social structure, affecting the employment environment and psychological state of vocational college students. This paper, based on the perspective of positive psychological capital, studies the current employment psychology of vocational college graduates and proposes practical counseling strategies in conjunction with the actual work of counselors. Specifically, it analyzes the changes in the employment market, the employment difficulties of vocational college graduates, and the promotion of employment policies by the pandemic. It then explores in detail the employment psychology of vocational college students during the internship period, the hesitation period, and the formal job search period. Finally, it constructs a theoretical model of employment psychological counseling based on positive psychological capital, and proposes specific implementation paths, as well as reflections and prospects for the work of counselors. The research shows that positive psychological capital plays an important role in enhancing students' employment psychology and coping with employment pressure, providing new counseling ideas and methods for vocational college counselors.

Chonghua Bai. Exploring Employment Counseling Pathways for Vocational College Counselors in the Post-Pandemic Era: Based on Positive Psychological Capital. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 7: 140-145. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070721.

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