So you’ve made the decision to work with a Career Coach/Counselor/Consultant. How do you choose the right person to work with?
A Career Coach Should:
- Bring real-world experience to the table – A must!
- Be a good fit personality-wise – You will work better if there’s a level of respect.
- Have your best interests at heart – This is about you; not them.
One time I worked with a career coach. She was negative from the moment I met her, criticizing my resume and networking skills, which she claimed were all wrong. She insisted I switch to her methods, which meant using the phone to call people instead of email or social media. This, despite the fact that I had already landed a job interview and several coffee dates doing things my way.
She was a little bit old-school; I was a little bit 21st century.
While I’m okay with constructive criticism to help me succeed, the last thing anyone wants when searching for their next opportunity is a Negative Nellie.
Needless to say, we did not work together very long.
What you get from me is thirty years’ of real-world experience wrapped in an energetic, positive package. We will work together for your success. While I will guide you, provide advice if you want it and make suggestions, ultimately this is your career and you are in the driver’s seat.
Now if you insist on using old-school methods without success, then we may have to chat…
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Like Tami, I was terminated once (By my best friend, BTW – he is now on the board of the agency I lead, so I got him back – ha!), but you don’t have to be unemployed to learn something from this book. 
