YOUR CAREER IS A SERIOUS GAME OF HARDBALL. WHO’S YOUR COACH?

Why use a career coach? In four words …

Direction – Goal setting and career planning

Focus – Staying with the plan

Perspective – Applied knowledge of the workplace

Objectivity – No agendas other than results

WHAT A CAREER COACH WILL DO FOR YOU:

• Work with you as an objective third party

• Help you with self-discovery

• Guide you in creating a short-term and long-term career plan

• Help you to develop smart strategies

• Be an invaluable source of information

• Review your career history

• Assess your career skills

• Jointly develop a plan to maximize your strengths

• Identify and minimize your career skills/deficits

• Offer fair and constructive feedback

• Position you to meet your goals and objectives, including life balance issues

• Be a second set of eyes

• Balance

• Offer new ideas

• Balance

• LISTEN!!!