Career Change Coaching or Career Coaching- A mini-course for your review

How can Career Coaching and Career Change Coaching Services benefit my life and career?

CAREER COACHING DECISION-MAKING  - YOUR MINI-COURSE.

Day One

One of the most recent developments in the job search industry is the evolution of the career coach as an essential component for any top-level job search campaign. We hear about coaches in the media, read about them in resume books, and see them on different TV shows including Oprah! Five years ago, coaching was a virtually unknown profession. Today, it is evolving at a phenomenal rate.

Are you taking advantage of this powerful and advancing trend?

Do you know what a career coach is?

Could you benefit from the expertise of one?

A career coach is a trained professional, with a number of expertise in the helping professions, who will:

Assist you with skills assessment

Assist you in planning your job search

Assist you in developing your campaign to advance your career

Assist you in marketing yourself and managing your career on the long-term.

To determine the value a career coach or a career change coach would bring to you, go through the following checklists.

Career Focus

Yes	No
¨	¨	Do you know “who” you are – professionally?
¨	¨	Do you have a clear understanding of your most significant skills and qualifications?
¨	¨	Are you clear about your career objectives?
¨	¨	Do your skills and qualifications match your objectives?
¨	¨	Do you know the type of position you are seeking?
¨	¨	Do you know what types of activities you do NOT want to engage in?
¨	¨	Do you know the industries in which you are interested and where you will be focusing your search?

                         

Your career coach will assist you in identifying and assessing your qualifications, job preferences, likes and dislikes, immediate objectives and long-term goals. Your coach will help you evaluate your worth in the employment market and your value within specific industries.

Career Change & Transition

Yes	No
¨	¨	Are you considering changing career paths, professions or industries?
¨	¨	Can you find an equivalent position if you make such a change?
¨	¨	Will you command the same level of compensation (income and benefits):
¨	¨	What skills do you have that are transferable between jobs and/or industries?
¨	¨	Do you feel as though you are going to be niched into your current industry for the rest of your career?
¨	¨	Do you feel as though you are going to be niched into your current profession for the rest of your career?
¨	¨	Do you know today’s “in vogue” industries and professions?
¨	¨	Do you have the “correct” skills to transition into these high-growth industries?

Your coach will guide you in identifying and evaluating all of your possibilities and guide you toward critical market intelligence to formulate your job search action plan.

Personal & Family Matters

Yes	No
¨	¨	Do you have personal or family issues that are directly impacting your job search?
¨	¨	Is relocation out of the question?
¨	¨	Is your spouse currently employed and not anxious to leave his/her position?
¨	¨	Is your age or your perception of age impacting your campaign results?
¨	¨	Are you tied to your current community because of extra-curricular activities you’re involved in?
¨	¨	Do you have a physical disability that might be negatively impacting your search, but has never impacted your work performance?
¨	¨	Are you depressed because your job search has not progressed at the pace you anticipated?
¨	¨	Do you need an advisor as you launch a new career or business, a confidante or a job search partner?

Your coach plays the role of your sounding board, supporting you to determine how to evaluate and prioritize these issues in relation to your search, how to best overcome challenges and obstacles standing in your way and how to best position blocks, to your advantage.

Read on….PART II next week

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