Career Coaching
WE OFFER YOU “CAREER CLARITY COACHING” We have extensive experience helping men and women, whether early or late in their careers, re-evaluate and re-energize themselves and their careers.
You will learn important information about:
- Your true and most-valued professional interests.
- Your most powerful needs and professional strengths/talents.
- How you “show up” in your personal and professional lives.
- How to successfully work with people similar to and different from you.
- How failing to recognize and act on your needs results in specific stress behaviors. Learn how to address and reduce this stress.
- What kinds of careers people like you enjoy and succeed at.
- How to efficiently and effectively reach people who can help your search.
- How to coach yourself to personal and professional success and happiness.
- How to structure and act on a Plan for Career Success and Happiness!
“Better Prepared for Your Job Search and Career Success”
Prototypical Coaching Process- 6 Months
- Review employment and related background
- Identify near-term and longer-term goals
2. Conduct the Birkman Assessment/ two hour debriefing
3. Refine objectives based upon the Birkman Assessment results
4. Career Search Elements- We assist you with the following:
- Develop a finite career search plan with specific goals and timelines
- Develop tools including a resume, bio, business cards, contact letters
- Create a 60-second “elevator pitch” containing your search focus
- Develop a “target company” list and an “approach” strategy
- Develop your list of references and properly manage them
- Review the pros/cons of full-time employment vs. consulting
- Review how to start your own business or consulting practice
- Identify executives with whom to network
- Identify local networking groups and good job search websites
- Generally, keep you on plan
5. Refresh your network by re-contacting previous associates, vendors, clients, etc.
- Join LinkedIn; expand and coordinate your growing network
6. Search websites- Paid/Free
- Netshare, 6figurejobs.com, theladder.com, ExecuNet
- Lead411
7. Weekly phone calls/meetings to discuss progress, define immediate next
steps, review opportunities, discuss problems, etc, and generally keep you on plan
Career Clarity and Success