Have you ever found yourself wondering “is this it?”
You know something in your career isn’t quite right, but you don’t know how or what to change.
You run through different career paths and options, without knowing which direction to go in.
You might be thinking about quitting your marketing job to go to Law School or undertaking some professional development to reach new heights in your current career.
You could even be considering throwing it all in and eating gelato in Italy for a year.
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
One of the most amazing parts of life is the sheer opportunities available to us
You can go back to school and study to be a lawyer, or you can open up a small bakery.
Education, financing and guidance are available to us, no matter what stage you’re at in life.
While knowing the world is your oyster can be exciting, it’s also a double-edged sword.
Too many opportunities can leave you feeling lost, but the good news is, it doesn’t have to be.
Taking the leap and talking to someone about how you’re feeling can help you see the forest for the trees, particularly if that someone is an expert in careers.
Working with a career coach can be transformational
Your career coach is an impartial cheerleader who can help you understand your values and motivations.
They work with you to get to know your challenges and opportunities, to help you make the right move, for you.
Here are the top ways that working with a career coach can help you get out of a career rut and plan your next big move.
You can discover how to use your natural talents with new purpose
Does this sound familiar?
You went into law because it’s a ‘good career’ and everyone was proud of your achievements, but what you really wanted to do was study arts?
Flash forward a few years, and despite being successful, something doesn’t feel right, and the arts are calling you again.
Rather than wish you had of listened to your gut at the time, you can build on your existing gifts and talents.
You may have discovered that in your law career, you have a natural gift of the gab that you can take with you into a more creative industry.
Your ability to speak confidently in front of an audience may make you perfect for a job in PR, where being able to communicate and build relationships is essential.
A career coach can work with you to understand what it is that drives you, what it is you find effortless and help you build upon that.
You might find that it’s a new role in your company that you’re looking for, or how to build on that one part of your job you enjoy.
Coaches know how to cheer you on and ask you the right questions to discover where your natural talents lie, and how to shape them into a career that ignites you.
You’ll learn how to stand out from the crowd
Each day there are thousands of jobs posted in your dream field.
What is going to make you stand out from the pack is understanding what recruiters are looking for, and knowing how to shape your experience to match.
You probably know a friend of a friend who got that dream job they were wildly unqualified for, right?
They’re likely not any more talented than you are, but what they have is an ability to sell themselves and their experience.
Adding a few lines to your resume and making a basic Linkedin profile isn’t enough to cut it.
Working with your career coach, you can transform your experience into a personal brand that makes you irresistible to employers.
You’ll learn what recruiters are looking for in a candidate
A career coach knows what recruiters are looking for when hiring candidates. They can help you shape your years of experience into something more meaningful to recruiters.
You may have years of experience working as an Executive Assistant, and you’re desperate to break into Event Management.
All of those conferences you’ve arranged and meetings are events.
A career coach can help you shape the work you’re doing every day, into a genuine experience that makes you the perfect candidate for a role even if your current job title doesn’t match.
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