A career transition coach is a person who help people who are in the middle of changing their occupation or industry. They work to make sure that the candidate is a good fit for the job, as well as to provide emotional support during a time of transition. They also help people with different stages of their careers, from those searching for new opportunities to those who are ready to retire and need assistance with planning financially. Numerous studies show that helping someone through career transition can lead them to higher morale and greater success in their new role. Career coaching offers guidance on how best to approach potential employers and deal with interviewers.
Benefits of hiring a career transition coach
- Identify goals
The first step in career transition coaching is to determine what you want from your next job. This will likely depend on a number of factors, including your current job, financial situation, and family/personal circumstances. If you’re building a resume from scratch with no prior experience, this part can be tricky. It’s important to remember that there is no universal mold for what a resume should look like or include and employers often have different ideas about hiring.
- Build strength through reflection
It’s easy to get discouraged during any sort of career transition – whether it’s because of a layoff or finding out that you aren’t right for another position in the workplace. A career transition coach can help you focus on the positives and, instead of getting down about your situation, keep you encouraged. They can show you how best to move forward during this difficult time.
- Help with problem-solving
A career transition coach can analyze situations from all angles and offer more objective advice than someone close to the situation (such as a friend or family member). They may be able to help you think through a problem to come up with a solution so that you aren’t left guessing or worrying endlessly about it. People also often wonder whether they’re asking for too much when they try to negotiate their salary or benefits package.
- Provide insight
When you’re considering changing careers, it’s challenging to know how a specific job will suit you. Your career transition coach can help you figure out what’s important to you and focus on those traits to ensure that you make the best possible decision related to the job opportunity. There are also things that you can do on your own, such as learning about new opportunities in your field and researching comparable companies.
- Encourage positive steps
Along with workplace challenges, many people experience other sorts of stress during a time of career transition, such as money woes or family/personal changes. A career coach can help offer friends or family members advice as well as give encouragement when nothing else seems to be working.
- Assist with employment
After entering the job market, it can be difficult to get a job that you’re excited about and work with people you enjoy. Working alongside available resources from your career transition coach can help make this transition a bit easier and ensure that you’re on the path to being successful.
- Follow up on calls from employer
After you’ve interviewed for a job, your career coach can follow up with an email or phone call to check in and make sure that everything’s going well. If any problems have arisen, they can be addressed right away so there isn’t time for them to build up.