If you are having a great job search, taking lots of meetings, getting interviews and getting call backs, you are on the right track but, if you experience any of the following, then it is time to work with a career coach.
1) Have no idea what to do next. You have been laid off and you always wanted to try something new but you really don’t know what. A coach can assess your strengths and interests and help you figure out your next career.
2) You have been home raising your kids and now want to get back into the work force and are not sure how to transfer your skills to a paying job. A coach can show you how your skills can be transferred to a paid work environment.
3) You are over 50 and have just lost your job after working for 30 or more years. Youd want to keep working and are experiencing ageism. Your skills are rusty. Everyone who interviews you is young enough to be your son or daughter. A coach can help you get on your feet, overcome your fears, and prepare you for interviews.
4) You’re spending 20 or more hours a week answering ads on the Internet, getting no responses or no interviews and no offers. It is definitely a time for a change in your strategy. A coach can teach you how to use four job strategies, go directly to companies, get the meetings and the job offers.
5) You are moving to another city and don’t know anyone to call, network with or get meetings, let alone get interviews. A coach will help assess your strenths, prepare the the cover letters and resumes, and walk you through the strategies to get a job in a new location.
Do any of these situations sound like you? If so, you need a career coach to assess your strengths, help select a job target or two, coach you into building your network, get meetings and interviews. and the job offer.
— (c) 2017 Amy Geffen