Musicology Annotation << Back The Role and Importance of Career Guidance Work With high School Students in Pre-University Training Akhanteva Natalia Career guidance work in educational institutions of secondary vocational education occupies an important place and infl uences not only the professional self-determination of high school students, but also the increase in the competitiveness of the educational institution in the educational services market. As a rule, this work is built in two main directions: fi rstly, active attraction of applicants, and secondly, assistance in the future employment of graduates. The article attempts to consider career guidance work aimed at solving the first problem, since an interested applicant, and later a student, is the key to successful mastering of the educational standard for the chosen profession. The author analyzed the practice of implementing career guidance work in pre-university training. Keywords: career guidance work, pre-university training, high school students, young generation, professional self-determination, professional orientation. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.1.2025.1413 Pp. 32-38.