So what is Career Coaching?

Career Coaching supports you while you seek to make changes to your working life and /or career.

Coaching is a process and my programmes are designed to take you on a journey of discovery, working out what you want and what you don’t want in your working life.

We will work together to find clarity and direction during your job hunt or career change.

Through detailed self-analysis work, we will find what is important to you.

We work on some of the most common barriers that people have when approaching job hunting and career change.

Some of the areas we look at together are listed below:

• Your personal values-internal, and external motivations

• What interests and motivates you (both personally and at work)

• Your strengths and weaknesses

• Where you are now in your working life and where you would like to be

Mindset work

• Your limiting beliefs and how to transform them

• Gaining a positive mindset

• Believing in your value

• Looking at the obstacles you may face and working through them

• Gaining clarity and finding a way forward

Skill set work

• Identifying your key skills and strengths

• Looking at your main achievements to date and how to leverage them for success

• Looking at new skills you may want or need to learn and researching where and how these can be achieved

• Identifying your values, aligning your work goals and focusing them for a job or career change

Goal planning and setting achievable goals

• Action planning to achieve your goals - goal mapping.

• Accountability and recognising when and where you are making progress

• Developing your confidence by establishing new habits

• Keeping you accountable and motivated so that the important things get done and you start seeing results

My coaching style

My coaching style is down to earth and of a practical nature.  I am someone you can build trust with and all coaching is undertaken in confidence. My process is highly effective but you have to put in the work to see the results.

We are all different!

My Values

• Integrity and honesty

• Freedom (to work in my flow and help you to find work you love)

• Authenticity - The freedom to be me and do things differently

My Super Strengths

• Helpful and compassionate

• Determined and driven

• Action-focused and passionate about helping you find solutions

• A thinking partner-I don’t tell you what to do. I help you to overcome the barriers that stop you from doing what you already know

I offer a confidential place for you to discuss your concerns and fears about your current career and job situation. My main role is to help you believe in and act upon the answers which often you already hold. I am a thinking partner and a guide to help you unlock your potential. I am not personally invested in your situation and therefore I can offer an unbiased, non-judgemental approach. 

At the end of your career coaching you will;

• Have the practical tools that you need to continue or begin your job search/career change

• Be able to confidently articulate what you have to offer an employer and organisation and have a clear idea of what you do and don't want.

• Have renewed confidence and knowledge about the types of roles and companies you would like to work for.

• Know how to experiment with and refine your career change options.

• Have a clear marketing/branding plan which includes:

• A polished and compelling CV that reflects why you are different and ready to adapt to roles you are applying for.

• Know how to write powerful covering letters.

• Know how to continue to develop your network to support you in your career.

• Have an up-to-date LinkedIn profile and know how to use it and other social media channels effectively as part of your job-hunting strategy.

• Know how to find roles that aren’t advertised.

• Have learned key interview skills and techniques and how to avoid interview bloopers!

• Know how to prepare effectively for an interview.

• Know how to structure your answers and answer key questions effectively.

• Have an idea of productive questions to ask your interviewer.

• Have discovered the changes you need to make to your career and new ways of finding meaningful, fulfilling and FUN work.

* Elements of the above are included in different programmes so do discuss with me which areas you would like to work on.

* Please note that career coaching is not counseling or psychotherapy and that I do not provide these services.

I currently offer three one 1:1 Coaching Programmes

90 Minute Strategy Sessions

These are Short, Sharp but most definitely Supportive sessions to work on one or two specific blockers or problems you may have with your job search or career change.  It's simple!  You let me know the problems before the session and then we hit them hard in 90 minutes! 

This is for you if you feel you need short-term support and focus

Kick-Starter Programme - For short-term career and job hunting goals - 8 weeks. One hour a week or spread over 2 months.

Signature Programme - For longer-term career coaching work - 10 weeks. One hour a week or spread over a series of months.

The content and duration of each programme are tailored to you and extra individual sessions can be arranged if requested.

For 1:1 career coaching, a minimum of 6 sessions of career coaching is recommended to make progress. 

I hold an ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive and Leadership coaching.