In this article, Heike Yürgüc examines career guidance challenges in the German education system, where a 2023 Bertelsmann Foundation survey found that only 37% of young people feel adequately supported. The article highlights four key strategies for effective school-based career guidance: expanding internship opportunities beyond personal networks, fostering collaboration between educators and advisors, helping students identify and reflect on their strengths through continuous assessment and extracurricular activities, and building school-business partnerships through interactive events. The author underscores that career guidance should be seamlessly integrated into daily school life, noting that students with clear goals are more likely to see the value of their education.