What is Career Coaching?

A coach in life is just as important as a coach for any sports team.

Does your career need a lift? Looking for a new job? Wanting to grow your business? Unhappy about your career?

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IN THE RIGHT CAREER

Given the amount of time you spend in your career, it’s so important to find one that suits you. Finding job satisfaction might be as simple as finding a new position or new inspiration in your current company. Or you may want to change the kind of work you do and transition into a new career.

No matter what you need, get the launch on your new career direction in less time. With a career coach on your side, you can:

• Figure out what you really want to do in life.
• Find out the best way to get the job you want.
• Find out how to market yourself.
• Get advice about resume writing and networking.
• Practice interview skills.
• Find out how to search for new opportunities.

A career coach helps you to translate your skills into marketable job information. A career coach also goes beyond these services to offer you vision, direction and purpose.

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With your career coach, you will develop your own personalized roadmap to achieve the job you want. You will receive individualized career coaching solutions tailored for your particular needs.

WHAT IS CAREER COACHING?

Career coaching focuses on issues like personal career development, career changes, career exploration and other career issues.

You and your career coach will work on things like finding your core strengths and skills, removing any blocks in your thinking that may be keeping you from moving ahead, and developing and positioning the best strategy that will help you move forward and present yourself in the best light.

A career coach will also help you leverage your skills to be able to work with a great sense of fulfillment, all the while making a really good living.

WHO BENEFITS FROM CAREER COACHING?

If you are stuck, frustrated, confused or lost, whether you have a job or you are looking for one, you can benefit from a career coach. If you are unhappy with the job you are currently in and would love to have a career that brings you joy then a career coach is just what you need. 

SEE ALSO: If you want to get more from your life, and are looking for concrete action steps to get you there, check out our Request a Coach page. It’s a “cut the fence-sitting and take action” way to tackle your issues and actually find success. You’ll be matched with the coaches most suited to you to get you from where you are to where you want to be. To get off the fence and start to take action, click or tap here.

Career coaching can help you:

• Identify your life purpose
• Take control of your career
• Achieve more fulfillment from your work
• Create more balance in your life
• Explore roadblocks
• Identify your skills, motivators, values and passions
• Strategize & create options
• Develop a roadmap to achieve your career aspirations
• Accelerate your job search

FIVE GREAT REASONS TO HIRE A CAREER COACH

Here are five great reasons to hire a career coach:

1. To learn about yourself and all your strengths so you will be able to communicate them to future employers.
2. To help you stay motivated and push you to work harder toward finding that perfect career.
3. To develop the skills you need for job searching like interviewing and networking.
4. To gain a better work-life balance or to help you deal with the issues related to success or promotion in the workplace.
5. To find that perfect if whatever you are doing to find a job has not been successful.

A career coach will help you with all those goals plus much more. They will ask you questions which will stimulate your thinking and help you to move forward.

FINDING A GOOD CAREER COACH

How do you know how to find the right career coach for you, given your unique needs? The most important thing is to find a career coach with a good reputation and who personally resonates with you.

You will want to be sure that you feel confident and comfortable talking to them and that they really “get” you. You want to find someone who you feel is well worth the investment, so take advantage of their free consultation, if they offer one. Talk to them and get a real feel for how they work. This will really help you figure out if they are a perfect match for you and your needs.

If you want to get more from your life, and are looking for concrete action steps to get you there, check out our Request a Coach page. It’s a “cut the fence-sitting and take action” way to tackle your issues and actually find success. You’ll be matched with the coaches most suited to you to get you from where you are to where you want to be. To get off the fence and start to take action, click or tap here.