What is Career Coaching?
Career Coaching encompasses a range of areas and is ideal for individuals (or groups) who are looking for support with career transition, career direction, career change, preparation for an internal promotion or internal job application, return to the workplace following a career break, maternity leave or redundancy. Support can be provided in gaining clarity around important career decisions such as “should I stay or should I go?”.
Career development and professional growth areas such as confidence, assertiveness, effective communication, time and energy management can also be key focus areas within Career Coaching.
What does Career Coaching involve?
At Career & Interview Success we offer Career Coaching programmes that have a strong focus on identifying skills and strengths, possible career options and career action plans. Our starting point is to look at the overall picture of where you are at the moment, what is important to you, what your aspirations are and how you can make a meaningful career choice that is in line with all of this. We understand that career management is not always straight forward and for this reason the approach that we take is a pragmatic one where we identify potential barriers and look at how these might be overcome.
We offer complete career support from A-Z so that once a client gets to the point where they are clear on career direction, we offer support (if requested) around CV preparation, LinkedIn profiles, job search strategies and interview skills coaching which includes a simulated interview.
What does a typical Career Coaching programme cover?
Here are examples of our most in demand programmes:
Option 1: Career Direction Programme
- Duration: 3 x 90 minute sessions
- Topics covered will include:
- Insight into current overall situation.
- Values and beliefs (what supports you and what holds you back in your career).
- Career Motivators
- Identification of professional strengths and skills and how to utilise these.
- Establishing what are your key criteria and non-negotiables in terms of a career move.
- Assessment of career options and target work environments.
- Drawing up and implementing a specific career action plan.
Investment: €180 per 90 minute session via Microsoft Teams. A minimum of 3 sessions is required to complete this programme. Online payment options are available. Please note that all sessions are currently delivered online.
Option 2: A-Z Career Coaching Programme (including support with CV preparation, LinkedIn profile update, job search strategies and interview skills)
- Duration: 5 Coaching sessions
- Sessions 1-3: These sessions will focus on YOU – what is important to you, what do you want in terms of your career and how will you get there.
Topics covered will include:
- Assessment of current overall situation.
- Values and beliefs (what supports you and what holds you back in your career).
- Career Motivators
- Identification of professional strengths and skills and how to utilise these.
- Establishing what are your key criteria and non-negotiables in terms of a career move.
- Assessment of career options and target work environments.
- Drawing up and implementing a specific career action plan.
- Sessions 4-5: These sessions will focus on the practical side of job search and can cover topics such as:
- CV and Cover Letter preparation
- LinkedIn profile creation/ update
- Job search strategies
- Interview skills coaching including a simulated interview with detailed feedback.
Investment: Sessions 1-3: €180 per 90 minute session. Sessions 4-5: We will put together a package to fit your individual needs following an initial call.
Sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams. Online payment options are available.
The content of our programmes and modules are flexible and can be tailored to your own specific needs – we recognise that each individual is different.
What are the benefits of Career Coaching?
- Career Coaching conversations are unique in that you will have the opportunity to “step back” and “step out” of your day to day life and to discuss your current situation and what you want to achieve with someone who is completely neutral. This neutrality is key as it is completely different to a conversation that you may have with a friend, family member or work colleague.
- Career Coaching will support you in making career choices that are realistic and also in line with your core values and motivators.
- Career Coaching will give you the space to gain new perspectives and forge your own path through developing your own unique answers, strategies and career plans.
- Your Career Coach will be your accountability partner. There will be research and follow up actions for you to carry out in between sessions and this accountability results in positive action and momentum.
Why choose us for Career Coaching
- Lorraine Shine has 18 years of recruitment experience and has been practicing as a Career Coach since 2009. She can support you in making key career decisions and career moves. In addition to this she can provide hands on support with the practical side of CV preparation, job search skills and interview skills should this be the path that you choose to follow.
- For testimonials from current and previous Career Coaching clients please see https://careerandinterviewsuccess.ie/testimonials/
Please contact us for further information or to request a call back.