Week 1 Flashcards
What are career coaches?
Professional helpers. Focused on the here and now. Help identify purpose and achieve career results.
Career coach
client in expressing his [or her] career dreams, desires, and goals. The career coach builds a relationship with a client and serves as an accountability partner as the client moves towards a new career path. Career coaches train, listen, inspire, lead, prompt, encourage, tutor, query, and act as the Career Search Strategy Development Director for the client. Career coaches are sounding boards, taskmasters, mentors, and Chief Motivational Officers.
Career coach vs career counselor
Career coach - coaching is about helping people do what they do better
Career counselor - change related to helping people find their authentic self
What do career counselors do?
(1) Counselors frequently work with individuals struggling with decisions and indecisiveness regarding their futures and careers – those who might have needs beyond those, a results-focused ‘get-the-job-now’ coach can fulfill; and (2) Counselors, unlike coaches, must be degreed and licensed to claim the title. In the counselor vs. coach realm, I would suggest you think ‘resolving issues vs. attaining goals’ and ‘dealing with emotions vs. leveraging motivation’.”
Career coach vs career counselor: Set specific goals, develop actions plans and steps to reach those goals, and hold the client accountable for carrying out these steps.
Career coach
Career Coach Does what?
Focus on the “here and now,” not the past
Deal with “goals” rather than “issues”
Are more likely to use a structured system or program consisting of measurable steps and action plans
Do not usually give advice, but may be more directive than a counselor
Do not need a formal background in psychology or counseling
Do not require an advanced degree
Have an understanding of organizational dynamics and the business world
Career counselor does what?
Utilize and have formal training in the use of aptitude tests or other assessments
Assist individuals in developing job search skills
May have a more open-ended or longer term time frame in working with clients
Provide support in times of job-related stress, such as job loss or transition
Have a background in psychology and extensive knowledge of theory
Must hold a master’s degree and complete a requisite number of supervised hours to obtain licensure
Career consulting vs career coach
Consulting might be for very limited scope, one-time-only type of work, such as writing a resume. Coaching implies more of an extended relationship (typically 3-4 months) in which multiple issues are addressed,
Career consulting
Career consulting work may be done for an individual, as in the example above, or for a corporate client (e.g. providing a one-time training seminar on topics such as leadership development, time management, or communication skills). Determine new directions and help individuals or corporate structures implement new products or services. They identify problem areas, ineffectiveness, broken channels of communication, and they develop suggestions and guidance to fix problems and improve communications
Career consultants do what?
Provide one-time or short-term services
Offer advice and expertise
May work for individual or corporate clients
Work in private practice or for an outplacement firm
Career coaches offer what other services:
For example, some career coaches also offer life coaching, executive coaching, corporate training, retirement coaching, or time management coaching.
Career coaching seekers include - individuals
Recent graduates entering the workforce
Career-changers who are dissatisfied with their current field
Job-seekers who are unemployed and seeking work in the same field
Entrepreneurs interested in starting their own business
Career coaching seekers include - organizations
Corporations seeking outplacement or training programs for employees
Outplacement companies seeking coaches to teach workshops or provide other transition services for their corporate clients
Nonprofits or government agencies assisting disadvantaged populations (such as the homeless, individuals in addiction recovery programs or with developmental disabilities) in entering the workforce
Holland’s hexagon - 6 types
- investigative
- artistic
- social
- enterprising
- conventional
- realistic
Frank Parsons - framework in applying rational thought to career choice
1 - understanding of self (including abilities, resources, interests, and limitations)
2 - knowledge of various types of work (including requirements, prospects, and working conditions)
3 - True reasoning (the relationship between the first 2)
