Abstract
Adolescence is a complex psychosocial stage that involves numerous changes in a teenager's life,and is critical in formation of attitudes, aspirations, beliefs and opinions. The career development domain in Romania incorporates and extends beyond the vocational planning and placement to assist high school students. The research highlights the need for promoting the academic specializations and career development in psychology beginning with the 10th grade by qualified persons such as the educational counsellors, because providing the information for the students in the 12th grade is too late for them to choose the career development in psychology.