What Career Next!

Welcomes You

How Can A Career

Coach Help You To
Achieve Your Ideal
Job And Career?

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 A Career Coach is...

• A Career Coach is someone

qualified to help you to
achieve your ideal career
that matches your
personality & other special
characteristics 2
 Qualifications of a
Career Coach...
• Coaching requires someone
who combines strategy with
motivation
• Knowledge of HR & Job
market with Coaching &
Counseling 3
 Formal
Qualifications
• From the USA:
– Certified Job and Career
Transition Coach
• From Australia:
– Degree in Psychology,
Melbourne University 4
 How Does A Career
Coach Work?
• Established Approach
founded in Common Career
Coaching Practice
• Remains Flexible to meet
each client’s needs
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 Career Coaching can be
done this way...
• Four Steps of Career Coaching:
1. Assessment
2. Exploration
3. Goal Setting
4. Action & Support
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Role Play

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 Meet Our Client...

• IT Manager 10 years
• Wants to get into Internet
Marketing Management...

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 Career Coaching begins
with...
• Step 1. ASSESSMENT

– Suitability

– Eligibility
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 We must look at ...

• Suitability
• Candidate’s behavioral
match to the career and job

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 And...

• Eligibility
• Candidate’s
qualifications and experience
match to the position

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 Task requirements

Work Environment Interests

Decision-making skills
8 Attitudes

Interpersonal skills Personality balance

Motivations 12
Inner View Tool

Personality/Motivation
Assessment
Task Preferences
Work Environment
Preferences
Interest Inventory
Values Inventory
Personal Honesty
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 Sample Results

• Of the Inner View Tool...

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 HARRISON INNERVIEW PROFILE REPORT

KEY WORD DESCRIPTION

WENDY ENELOW
Strongest Strong Fairly Strong
Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics
Willing to make Optimistic Self-certain
decisions Non-analytical Risking
Wants recognition Frank Works quickly
Likes to lead Takes initiative Can be blunt
Wants autonomy Helpful
Enthusiastic about Can be somewhat tense
goals Likes to plan
Wants high pay Dislikes conflict
Dislikes structure
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 HARRISON INNERVIEW PROFILE REPORT

KEY WORD DESCRIPTION

WENDY ENELOW
Strongest Characteristics Strong Characteristics Fairly Strong Characteristics

Willing to make decisions Optimistic Self-certain

Wants recognition Non-analytical Risking

Likes to lead Frank Works quickly

Takes initiative Can be blunt

Wants autonomy Helpful

Enthusiastic about goals Can be somewhat tense

Wants high pay Likes to plan

Dislikes structure Dislikes conflict 17
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 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

 Wendy is quite able to stick to a point of view.

 She is quite self-certain
 Wendy is very optimistic.
 Wendy does not enjoy analysing problems and decisions.
 Wendy prefers not to have a job requiring strong perseverence
 Wendy is forthright, frank and to the point
 Wendy is quite helpful & conscious of other’s needs
 She has a very strong desire to be in leadership position
 Wendy enjoys planning 19
Career - Person % Match
for Wendy
3 YEARS +
FORMAL EDUCATION

Author 91

Career Counsellor 85

University Lecturer 80

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Job - Person Match

Client

Client

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 After Assessment
comes...

• Step 2. Exploration
– Exploring possible Career
Paths and Employment
Options

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 EXPLORATION

Finding
your way
to the
Top!

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 Exploration
involves...
• Information Interviews
• Research: Jobs, Personal
Attributes, Qualifications,
Experience Requirements,
$alaries...
• Entry Points 24
 During Exploration
the Coach...
• Works with you to identify
and prioritize your search
and data
• Outcomes are:
OPTIONS FOR YOU!
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 After Exploration
comes...

Step 3. Goal Setting

- Personal Development
- Qualifications
- Experience
- Resume etc...
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 Setting Goals

• Timing
• Resources required
• Networking needed

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 After Setting Goals...

Step 4. Action & Support

• Actions begin
• Support given

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 Keeping Track

• Record Keeping...

• What Went well

• What Can Be Improved

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 After You have Your
Next Job?

• What Happens Next?

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