Three Misconceptions About Career Coaching
Three misconceptions about career coaching
So what exactly is career coaching? Is it going to deliver my dream job on a silver platter? Is it for people who 'need fixing'?
It is important to understand the role of an coach and be clear on what it is you want to take from the experience.
1. Career coaching is not psychological therapy
What is the difference between a coach and a counselor? The simple way of looking at it is this: A counselor helps you look back and fix the problems from your past as a means of helping you come to terms with your current situation, while a coach is only interested in the NOW and how they can help you achieve a more successful and happier future.
Coaching is a practice that helps people identify and achieve their goals. Similar to a sports coach, a career coach helps you to better define your professional competencies.
A career coach looks at the obstacles you are facing with regards to employment and career success and assists you in developing, executing and managing a strategy to help you achieve success.
2. Career coaching is not a quick fix
The support of a coach is comprehensive and long-term. A candidate for a career management coach is someone who wants to change their career direction, but is uncertain about their objectives.
A career management coach will focus on broad issues relating to the candidate's career - the past, present and future. Their task is to help the candidate explore and evaluate their value, their skills and where they want to be in their careers.
3. Career coaches are not mentors
While a career strategist will also form part of your inner circle or personal support team, their attention will be focused on making shifts in their candidate's behavioral patterns to enable them to enjoy more satisfying outcomes in their lives.
A career development coach could be compared to a compass, helping people who have become lost doing meaningless things. Maybe you are doing OK, but feel you could be doing much better.
I believe that sometimes, a little momentum is all you need to re-direct your life situation.
If you feel like you are not accomplishing anything of lasting value in your career, the guidance, support and suggestions of a coach may be just what you need. Live your best life now, what are you waiting for?
Helen Roberts philosophy is simple - she always encourages her clients to Find and Do something that they love. She encourages people to strive to be the best that they can be and achieve far greater success doing something that they love as opposed to working, doing something they hate, for a pay cheque.
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