Why Should I Work With A Career Coach?
Do your own "cost/benefit analysis."
In your cost-benefit analysis, the first issue to look at is what you will gain from working with a good career counselor/coach?
In the work arena, many people wait until their career-or their sense of well-being-hits rock bottom before seeking the assistance of a career counselor or coach. And, even when people know they are miserable in their work, or that their job search isn't working, they delay seeking assistance.
Here are some of the possible benefits you could experience: Counseling/coaching expedites the process of determining your new career direction. Professional career testing, a systematic approach to finding your career fit, and feedback/guidance from someone who has helped hundreds make career changes can help you make the best decisions.
If job searching, and needing to find employment as quickly as possible, career coaching can help
conduct the most effectivesearch for your particular job target. In this economy, old ways of job
searching will delay your employment.Responding to Internet ads as your primary means of
searching will almost guarantee extended unemployment.
A skilled career coach can help you to develop targeted job search tools (like your resume), hone
your skills for marketing yourself to employers, and design a strategic game plan for finding
your next job.
Would the benefits be worth the cost?
This is an especially important question if you are unemployed and job searching.
We can fully understand the concerns of someone who has limited financial resources and is trying to decide the best way to use them, especially in a difficult job market. If, a lack of knowledge, lack of confidence, or some other factor is hindering you from obtaining employment, and a qualified career coach can help you remove, or significantly reduce, that obstacle, wouldn't you find it to be money very well spent -- possibly paying for itself many times over?
Many people have found that working with a career coach is the key factor in achieving career success. A professional career counselor/coach provides expertise, support, structure, and accountability just when you need it. Making a career change or job searching can be daunting.
All of our insecurities and fears tend to rear their heads; our comfort zone tries to entice us to stay put; our friends and family may give discouraging or faulty advice. Working with a coach you trust, who has your best interest and goals in mind, can help you move forward to achieve your goals despite internal and external challenges.
When others give up, you are successful. What is that worth to you?
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