How to select a Career Coach

Only you can determine and make the decision who to choose as your coach. You know your needs best and who you feel would be a “good fit” based on your research. There are thousands of career coaching services out there, so it is always best to take some time to do your own homework.

Not all career coaches are created equal. Job seekers, non-job seekers, or anyone considering to hire and invest their time and money working with a career coach should have a clear understanding of what value career coach bring to the table.

4 Tips When Selecting a Career Coach

• Search for coaches who specialize in the area you’re seeking career help in (i.e., job search strategies, interviewing, networking, etc.).

• Check out their website, read their testimonials, and review their service offerings and coaching process. What impression are you left with? Is there a connection, is what they offer in line of what you’re looking for? How does their coaching process differ from the other coaches you checked out?

• Many career coaches offer a free 15 or 30-minute consultation, we certainly do here at Culturebydesign coaching.

• Take advantage of the free consultation opportunity. It gives you a chance to speak with them personally and learn more about how they can help you. More importantly, you can find out if the chemistry is there, making that coach a “good fit.” If your personalities clash, it’s better to find out now before committing to work together.

• If the coach says they’re certified, verify it. Unfortunately, some coaches out there claim to be certified and display certification logos on their website when that’s not the case. If working with a certified career coach is important to you, take the extra step and verify.

The career coaches at culturebydesign (and all our consultants) are verified certified. Culture by design coaching is different from many other coaching providers as our coachers must hold a range of current certifications and demonstrate that they have current corporate experience. As a prerequisite we require all our coachers to be working in an organisation either as a consultant or an employee

Now that you know what career coaching is all about and what to look for when it comes time to picking one, it’s time to act!