As we have transitioned into the digital century of work particularly post Covid-19, a large number of professionals are looking for a new role. Career transition, on the other hand, isn’t just about submitting your resume to a bunch of headhunters and hoping for an interview call to land you the position.

There are many stages to the career change process, whether it is caused by external circumstances such as the covid crisis or you choose to voluntarily change tracks in your career. And there are important questions to answer at each point. That’s where career coaching will help you make a more successful career change and move your job search to the next level.

Role of a Career Coach

Coaching for a career means getting the encouragement, direction, and advice you need to achieve your ultimate career goals. A career coach is there to ask questions, offer support, and help you navigate through any problems you’re experiencing when searching for work.

The agenda is yours in a coach/client relationship. Your coach is competent and professional in providing you with wisdom, motivation, and encouragement to help you reach your goals. That is to say, you are preparing yourself to meet your goals earlier rather than later if you go it alone.

An ongoing coaching engagement increases understanding of what is keeping you from moving forward or getting in the way of your goals. A career coach helps you set ambitious goals, find solutions to the problems you’re facing, design action plans, build self-confidence, and instill encouragement to take action instead of many job seekers who just put in minimal effort and expect things to take care of themselves.

A career coach works with you and aims for the same goals you have, which results in enthusiasm throughout the process. A one-on-one career coaching session is a great way to:

• To receive personalized advice, encouragement, and feedback while making career choices, 
• Determine what measures must be taken and how they should be applied.
• Create a personalized strategy to help you stay on track while you follow your targets

Career Coaches, operating within a company, assist in staff training and growth, job transitions, and organizational concerns such as issues related to jobs. These professionals typically operate on their own, meaning that they have developed their own business—and are capable of supporting others to do the same. They are, so they give mentoring to entrepreneurs who are seeking it. Additionally, career coaches may provide employer-targeted programs, such as seminars and other types of corporate coaching.