Career coaching is sought out at two pivotal points: when you are first laid off or after you have been out of work for a significant time.

There may be a strong need to get back to work quickly because of financial constraints such as you are the majority income producer or there are health insurance concerns. Financial constraints or pride may influence not using a coach, however, the longer you are out of work there are often more hurdles to overcome.

It has become more important to be aggressive about moving to your next job because employers may see you becoming stale as time passes without employment.

Here are some of the reasons a career coach may help make a difference:

• Navigating the job market alone is daunting, especially if you are an introvert who wants to avoid networking groups.
• Deep down you know your termination was for a good reason—your performance may have been the culprit or you had a bad relationship with your boss.
• Holding yourself accountable for results is difficult; you achieve more when you have to report your progress.
• It is easy to become distracted with too much information and sometimes conflicting advice confuses you.
• You crave structure and a process to get things done efficiently.
• There is uncertainty in your current career choice and you want to know if there are other options.
• You are applying to everything and are not going after the right job or company.
• At the interview stage, everything falls apart.
• Your personal confidence is shot.

• Low self-confidence
• Difficulty answering questions
• Not knowing what to ask
• Lack of rapport with the interviewer

We work on each of these triggers that cause stress during the interview in three sessions.  One of the main reasons you do not feel confident is you don’t feel control in the interview. We’ll discuss how to change that around during the three sessions. Here’s the breakdown:

Interview Coaching Session 1

Prior to the first session, take the Herrmann Brain Dominace Instrument (HBDI) assessment and receive your feedback at the first session. The HBDI assessment identifies your steady and stress states and helps us craft your personal solution. After this session, you’ll know enough about your personal make-up to do the homework – developing killer questions and preparing responses that addresses your strengths and blind spots.

Interview Coaching Session 2

Review of your homework and building rapport skills through refinement and practice.

Interview Coaching Session 3

This session is devoted to what’s most important to you – role-playing an interview, concentrating on rapport skills or refining your questions and answers.

Note: Additional sessions available if you want to focus more deeply on a particular area.

If you are new to coaching, the Starter Coaching Package provides an introduction to the coaching process with time to move forward on your outcome(s). For three months, together we work on what’s important to you and work on the things that are getting in the way of you making progress.The types of coaching outcomes from previous clients includes:

• Exploring career options and finding a career to be passionate about
• Making a decision to stay or leave an employer
• Successfully transitioning or job on-boarding into a new company
• Developing decision-making skills to make better career choices
• Crafting a personal development plan aligned with career goals
• Stabilizing employment  at current employer
• Exploring options for post-retirement
• Focusing on value add job search activities
• Improving interviewing skills