CAREER COACHING
Our team of in-house consultants are experienced career coaches, recruiters, senior managers and HR professionals with more than 20 years’ experience in helping people like you find great employment opportunities and enhance your chances of finding your next great career move. Our new career coaching programme is designed to support you work through any situation in half hour time slots, either over the phone, in a video conferencing session, or in a face-to-face conversation.
We offer a variety of options to help you fine-tune your personal brand so you always put your best foot forward. With Jo Thompson Recruitment’s range of career coaching options, we work with you to develop your online profile via social media, provide networking advice, and give counsel on interviews, CV tips, and a whole host of strategies to improve your job search success.
If you’re ready to start taking ownership of your career, but just need assistance to work through specific situations in your role, prepare for upcoming interviews, or regain the confidence you need to be successful in your career, then call us today for more information 0844 2920800.
Career coaching can help you with your current job, establish your professional goals, and aid you in making a career change. We will never tell you what to do, but we can give you advice to make that all-important career transition, or can give the extra help you need to work towards a new skill that will help you advance in your current role. The overall goal of a career coach is to set you on your way to a more fulfilling work life.
THE CAREER
COACHING JOURNEY
CAREER COACHING OPTIONS
STARTER CAREER COACHING PACKAGE
£99
- Create or rewrite CV
- Review and update LinkedIn profile
- Interview practice
GRADUATE CAREER COACHING PACKAGE
£120
- Create or rewrite CV
- Review and update LinkedIn profile
- Interview practice
- Assessment centre advice
- Practice numerical & verbal reasoning tests
PREMIUM CAREER COACHNG PACKAGE
£285
- Create or rewrite CV
- Review and update LinkedIn profile
- Interview practice
- Assessment centre advice
- Personalised OPQ careers guidance report & feedback
- Image consultant consultation
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS CAREER COACHING?
Career coaching can help you with your current job, establish your professional goals, and aid you in making a career change. A career coach will never tell you what to do, but they can give you advice to make that all-important career transition, or can give the extra help you need to work towards a new skill that will help you advance in your current role. The overall goal of a career coach is to set you on your way to a more fulfilling work life.
WHY CAREER COACHING?
Career coaching will allow you to explore who you are and what you really want from your work. It will help you to find out what you’ll need from a new job to fulfill you. You will then have the opportunity to investigate possible employment options and formulate an action plan of how to get you from where you are now to where you want to be.
Anyone unhappy in their profession can benefit from career coaching. Whether you’re in the first phase of your working life or experiencing the height of success, consulting a career coach may be useful if you are unhappy or unsure where to go next.
With the support of career coaching, you might be able to discover how to feel more fulfilled in your current job, get a new job or decide to change careers completely. Exploring your values and beliefs and what makes you happy in your work will often lead to the right decision for you.
WHAT SORT OF ADVICE MIGHT I GET?
If you do choose to seek career advice from a professional coach, topics covered may include the following:
- Identifying your perfect career.
- Working out what would make you truly happy.
- Looking into issues that could be having an impact on your work life.
- Helping you to identify negative thought and behaviour patterns so that you can change them.
- Identifying and overcoming obstacles that hold you back.
- Learning to make the most of your skills, attributes and experiences.
- Interview coaching to help you stand out from the crowd.
- CV writing to help get you noticed.
- Assistance with using creative ways to find an occupation that suits you.
- Realising the importance and impact of your work within your life.
- Formulating a set of attainable goals and a plan of action.
- Taking steps to change your life and become healthier and happier.
WHAT WILL A SESSION BE LIKE?
Depending on what works best for you, your career coaching sessions can be over the phone, face-to-face or online. Whichever format you choose, in your first session your career coach will discuss the various topics you may want to cover in your upcoming sessions.
Of course, the content and direction of your sessions will greatly depend on your situation and what you hope to gain from the experience. Below are some of the things you may cover during your career change advice session.
Exploring your skills and achievements
Often there are many skills or attributes you possess which you may not realise would be interesting to potential employers. Career coaches have an ability to pick up on these skills and attributes, even if you are unaware of having them.
Dreaming about new career choices
Being stuck in a rut at work can make it extremely difficult to think about what you would love to do and explore new possibilities. Make sure you take some time out to dream and explore opportunities that are open to you. With the support of career coaching, you may gain the direction needed in order to explore your perfect career path.
Finding out whether a career change is the right choice
There can be lots of things that could start you thinking about a career change. However, it may not always be a change of career that is needed. In a career coaching session, with the help of a coach, you can establish more clearly what career path is right for you. Perhaps a move within your current company or a bigger move altogether.
Looking into what’s holding you back
Choosing to change your job is a massive decision to make, and when you have bills and family to take care of it makes it even harder. Before taking the plunge, it’s sensible to look at all your options. Career coaching sessions can help you identify the issues that might be stopping you from pushing yourself to achieve your goals.
HELPING UNIVERSITY GRADUATES?
Unfortunately, graduating with a degree does not always guarantee a job – it’s very difficult for universities to ensure every student leaves with a working position to move on to. So if you are about to leave university, or have already left, and are struggling to find a job, a career coach could be a worthwhile investment.
You will receive tailored help designed for someone who is just starting out in their career. It will focus on finding out what potential employers are looking for and learning how to present yourself throughout each stage of the process (through telephone interviews, assessment centres and face-to-face interviews). All of which will be of great value for the future stages of your career.
IS A CAREER CHANGE RIGHT FOR ME?
You might be thinking of a career change, but aren’t fully committed to the idea. If so, try answering the following questions that may help you to decide whether it’s time to take the plunge:
- What do you want from your job apart from money?
- What percentage of the time do you feel positive at work?
- What do you enjoy most in your current job?
- What do you wish you could do in your current job that you don’t already?
- What do you enjoy doing when you’re not at work?
- What career did you want when you were young? Is this what you have now?
If you imagine you’re old and are looking back on your life, what job would you like to see yourself doing? Is it the one you currently have?
If you have mostly positive answers to the above questions, it may be that you don’t need a career change, but perhaps a new job or change of company instead. It may even be that your work is not the primary cause of your unhappiness. When you are at the centre of a situation it can sometimes be difficult to take a step back, remove yourself, and understand what’s really going on. Career coaching sessions however, can help you to do this from an unbiased and neutral perspective.
If you answered negatively to the questions then some career change advice could be very helpful to you. With career coaching, a coach can discuss your goals and aspirations with you and assist you in finding an occupation that fits with your values and beliefs.
Interested in career coaching with Jo Thompson Recruitment?