Is career coaching/consulting worth it? When people think about career coaching, they categorize the experience as a low-priority expense. However, the experience is a considerable investment with the right coach and will play an integral part in your career growth.
Whether you are creating a marketable brand to secure a high-paying salary, negotiate a promotion, or ace an interview, a career coach can help you create and outline a plan of action to achieve those goals. Let’s take a look at where you are now.
- Are you feeling unfulfilled or fed up with your current position or company?
- Are you settling for jobs that do not align with your career AND personal goals?
- Have you failed to receive quality job callbacks or no callbacks after an interview?
- Have you been thinking about a career transition to a new industry but don’t know where to begin?
- Are you having career confusion and questioning if you’re even on the right career path?
- Are you tired of the “thanks for your application, but we decided to move forward with another candidate” email?
If you answered yes or have experienced one of the above on one or even multiple occasions, then career coaching may be for you!
What is a career coach?
Career coaches possess expert skills that are beneficial to professional development. Their expertise ranges from career planning, mentoring, interview preparation, resume and other document revamps, networking, and more.
They help you upgrade your career profile so that your skills and values are more marketable and appealing to potential employers. Some of the most successful executives and business owners rely heavily on a career coach for accountability and solutions to new career challenges they may experience.
How much does career coaching cost?
The cost of career coaching varies depending on experience. Most career coaches have an extensive background in Human Resources, recruiting, or employee management. Their pricing is generally by the hour around $75-$150, and for more seasoned and high-demand coaches, $200+ per hour.
Based on client goals, the average coaching session occurs at least twice a month for one quarter and can occur more often when related to longer-term goals. For that kind of investment, I bet you’re wondering what takes place in a career coaching session? To create a professional development plan, sessions are typically led with an intake and assessment to learn more about the client’s goals, aspirations, timeline, skills, and work history.
No coaching session is the same; however, clients can expect ongoing support, tasks that will encourage them to uncover a hidden layer of strength, and sessions to categorize goals to determine immediate or long-term action items.
What Now?
So, you have skimmed through multiple “how-to blogs,” attended YouTube University, and read a few books, but you are still coming up short on your career goals. Your interviews are still leading to dead-ends, and your callback rates are low to mediocre.
Blogs, books, and YTU are great options but are usually very general in detail. If your career alignment and planning are a priority, then working with a career coach can leave you with a catered and more personalized experience. A career coach can help you reclaim your professional power, enhance your confidence, and, most importantly, help you check off your career goals timely. Because I want more for you and your career, I will share with you 10 benefits of hiring a career coach!
Benefits of a career coach
Benefit #1: Accountability!
Career coaches do not waste time! We are here to elevate you. If you’re serious about your career growth and willing to complete the necessary action steps to succeed, career coaches will also show their dedication to providing resources and helping you achieve your level of success!
Benefit #2: Building your professional and personal brand!
I am a huge advocate for career branding. Your brand tells a story, which will attract employers to take an interest in you. If employers cannot see value in your career brand, you will be overlooked regardless of your skills. With the help of a knowledgeable and credible career coach, you can stand out from your competition to secure multiple interviews and job offers.
Benefit #3: Interview Preparation!
“Tell me why you are the best candidate for this position?” I bet you froze or rolled your eyes right (LOL). This is a dreaded interview question, but a career coach can help you build a strong interview strategy to add value to all interview questions with a level of confidence that will secure compensation at the high end of the salary range.
Benefit #4: Career clarity and alignment!
Sometimes, professionals come to a fork in their career, and they aren’t sure what’s next. This career confusion can delay achieving goals, create self-doubt and imposter syndrome, etc. With the help of a career coach, you will gain clarity that will lead to direction, and with that direction, you will develop clear action items to achieve career and personal results.
Benefit #5: Long-term access!
Career Coaches aren’t just there to get you through the services you’ve enrolled in. As a matter of fact, speaking for the Kinetics team, WE VESTED HOMIE! When you enroll in services with Kinetics, we instantly become besties! We provide beneficial resources, pray for your career success, ensure you are fully prepared for interviews and wait to debrief for updates after interviews are completed.
Benefit #6: Challenge you for better!
Career Coaches challenge your mind, your skills, and your limit of strength! We push you out of your comfort zone to thrive instead of living in complacent, fear, desperation, or (insert feeling here)!
Benefit #7: HOT Communication!
We want you to be great and win just as bad as you want to succeed. Therefore, our conversations and feedback for you will always be honest, open, and transparent so that we can adequately identify and create solutions for specific areas of improvement.
Benefit #8: Establish an aligned career trajectory!
Career coaches aim for long-term success and happiness for clients. Therefore, when partnering with the right career coach for you, it’s not about finding another job. It’s about being intentional with your search and guidance for a career that aligns with your personal needs. The right career coach for you will assist you in outlining your short/long term goals, your skills and highlight your professional brand as a valuable asset moving forward.
Benefit #9: NEGOTIATION!
Do you want more money? Cool. We can show you how to get that! Do you want an extra week of vacation? No problem, we can assist you in benefits and incentives negations. Start thinking about your overall compensation goals, because we getting ‘alladat or close to it!
Benefit #10: Career Transition!
Transitioning to a new career field can be stressful without taking the proper steps or knowing the right connections. With a career coach, you can create a strategic transitional plan, use transferrable skills to your advantage, and tap into their resources and network for additional insight and purposeful connections.
I hope this post has helped you understand how career coaches can assist your career journey! If you struggle to achieve your career goals, I hope you are encouraged to partner with a career coach to help with your career guidance. If you are ready to take your career branding and professional development to the next level, visit www.kineticsids.com to see if a career partnership is brewing for the future!
