How do I choose a Career Coach?

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 - £225

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:

  • CV guidance and tailoring
  • Deciding between 2 job offers
  • Support to write a cover letter
  • Possible alternate career options
  • Informal interview prep
  • Networking best practice
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Career Coaching Programme

Fee - £995

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.
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Student Career Coaching

There are a couple of options for students in full time education (or who have recently finished):

Student Career Chat

Fee - £150

A flexible session to discuss any job-related questions, leaving you with practical strategies to take the next step. The agenda is yours to set!
 
We will have 2 x 30 minute sessions*, the first we talk through your situation and I offer some initial practical tips. Then I send you some work to do, and do some research and planing before we meet again for session two.
 
Maybe you need guidance on a career issue, you have no idea what you want to do, or are getting nowhere with the job search, or you want some help with a CV, cover letter, or interview preparation. Some people feel overwhelmed by the choices they need to make and are uncertain about the future, and want to spend the time talking that through.
 
How It Works
 
This session is an online video call.
 
During the booking process for our session, you’ll share a bit about your situation, what you would roughly like to cover and we will expand on this during the session.
 
I’ll listen carefully to what you’ve told me, and offer tailored advice, practical suggestions, and actionable next steps to help you move forward with confidence. The aim is to kick-start your career process, focus on what matters and do it as easily as possible.
 
 
Why Choose This Service?
 
Sometimes students worry they don’t have a clear career path after finishing their studies, you may be waiting for the ‘right’ time to get started, or have applied for hundreds of jobs and getting nowhere. Every situation is unique, but with over 2 decades of career coaching experience, I’ll provide expert guidance that you can trust.
 
As a parent of both a 24 and a 20 year old, I am very aware of the difficult choices at key education stages and the challenges of getting a first job or onto the career ladder. 
 
By the end of the session, you’ll have some ideas that you can take forward.
 
The booking is for the first 30 minute session. We will agree a date and time for the second session at the end of the first.

* This is usual practice, however, sometimes it will be one 60 minute session. It’s whatever is best for you.

Career Coaching

Fee - £600

5 – 10 sessions of 30 – 60 mins (5 hours in total).

 

Discounted rate for a block booking, and the sessions are to be used as you would like. Almost always we start with LinkedIn, in a careers capacity. Then we cover whatever is appropriate for you. 

 

 
 Have a look at what the Student Career Chat can cover, and those are some of the things we could talk about and work on together.

 

You’ll book the first session via the calendar link, and then at the end of each session we will agree a date and time for our next session and I’ll send over a new zoom link.

 

You may well have work to do between each session. I’ll send you an AI summary of each call we have for your information.

 

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