How To Work With a Career Coach
Job searchers often seek me out for a few reasons:
To connect them with recruiters.
To send them tons of job listings that are relevant for them.
To tell them which type of role is the exact right choice for them.
It’s understandable that they would want all of these things. I mean, haven’t we been taught with any problem – seek out a guru who has all the answers and can tell us what to do?
There’s just one itty bitty snag with this approach. I don't do any of that.
Going straight to the tactical work of job searching based on what somebody else told you is right for you, will leave you going after roles that are on someone else’s agenda.
Either you won’t get them because you have a hard time feigning interest in the interviews – or perhaps worse – you will get one and think to yourself…”how the f*ck did I get here” on day one.
Instead, I work with clients as a guide.
I share tools that help them reflect and tap into their own career desires.
I ask the right questions so they can find their answers.
I help them identify their terms and priorities so they can find roles and leaders and cultures that are on their own terms.
I say the hard AND compassionate truths about what I’m hearing and seeing as they share their fears and desires out loud.
I hold them accountable to stay on the path even when it’s hard, even when they’d prefer to think about any other thing rather than what’s next in their careers.
I am their cheerleader who helps them believe in themselves again, believe in the possibilities that are waiting for them, believe they are worthy of those possibilities.
Yes, I know the landscape of many industries so I have my own hypothesis of options and roles for you when we begin. But we don’t start our work there.
We start with you. Your agenda. Your goals.
We do the deep work of reconnecting with you – and then we make connections to in-demand roles and opportunities that align with who you are and what you want.
If you’re interested in learning more about 1:1 Coaching, feel free to check out my program and set up a complimentary 30-minute Zoom call.