What does a Career Coach do?

All of the Career Coaches I know work in a slightly different way, so it’s worth asking how they work to be sure you find the right person for you.

I offer a few different services which are detailed below. Everything is bespoke to you, we start the sessions talking about what it is you are hoping to do – and that could be a clear goal or it could be you have no idea what you want to do, and that’s what the sessions are for.

For my career coaching programme, I have loads of exercises which I will use based on our conversations. Before each session, you’ll receive a selection of exercises to work on and we talk them through at the session. 

I ask for a little bit of information on the booking form so I have an idea of what you want to talk about. Please do get in touch if you have any questions.

Career Chat

Fee - £165

These are 1 hour sessions. We talk about whatever career related dilemma you have.

It is totally your agenda. Previous clients have used the sessions for a variety of topics including:

  • Deciding between 2 job offers
  • Support to write a cover letter
  • Possible alternate career options
  • Informal interview prep
  • Networking best practice

Career Coaching

Fee - £950

We will typically have four meetings of 90 minutes each, over a time period we agree is most appropriate for you and your circumstances.

Before the first meeting, I will give you two or three exercises to work through. You should bring these completed to our first session for us to talk through. This is very much an exploratory process, identifying areas you’ve enjoyed in the past, identifying themes, values, motivators and to talk about your initial ideas for moving forward. We will also agree on what you want to achieve by the end of the programme.

The next three sessions will really be focused on the outcomes of that first meeting; we go a bit deeper into what’s important to you, look at dreams and reality for the future, and talk about things that will help you or stop you reaching those dreams.  During the time we work together there will be a number of exercises for you to do outside of the sessions, which we will discuss during the following session.
By the end of the final meeting, you will have an action plan that is specific to you and identify what you are planning to do. These sessions are reflective and give you the time and space to really think (and talk) about what you could do next.
This may be sufficient for your needs, or you may then want to work with me on some of the practical tools like your CV, your LinkedIn profile or interview preparation.

Student Career Coaching

There are a couple of options for students in full time education:

Career Hour

Fee - £100

Guidance on a career issue, or a hands on session to make best use of LinkedIn for career planning and job search? The agenda is yours to set!

Career Coaching

Fee - £600

x 1 hour sessions. Plus access to exercises to complete between each session. We will identify your strengths and goals, discuss career options and build a plan on how to get there.