career coaching
Job path advising
Career coaching is professional guidance aimed at helping people navigate their working lives—finding direction, advancing in a field, or making transitions.
A career coach might help with resume writing, interview skills, salary negotiation, or broader questions about what kind of work to pursue.
Unlike mentors, career coaches are typically hired rather than cultivated through relationships: She credited career coaching with helping her pivot from law to tech.
- salary negotiationDiscussing compensation terms
- self-assessmentEvaluating your own performance
- blind spotsUnperceived areas of awareness
- goal settingIdentifying desired outcomes
- dream jobPerfect occupation imagined
communication skills · skill enhancement · mentorship · leadership training · decision-making · interview techniques · resume building · pivot · clarity · time management · next chapter · relationship building · alumni connections · adaptability · elevator pitch · interview preparation · networking · interview
- employmentjob, jobs, careers, interview, interviews
- coachinghead coach, mentorship, fitness coach, batting coach, pitching coach
- job searchjob hunting, job boards, job search, job fairs, job fair
- career developmentprofessional growth, networking, job search, job hunting, resume
- career wellnesswork-life balance, burnout, job satisfaction, stress management, professional growth
- mentoringmentors, mentees, protege, apprentice, advisor
career coachingtherapy
Curative mental treatment
psychotherapy · counseling · mental health treatment · recruiting · headhunting
career coachingwinging it
Proceeding without preparation
going it alone · career stagnation · self-help · trial and error · learning the hard way