A comprehensive workbook designed to support career management coaches and other professionals. In today's coaching environment, professional coaching frequently involves career coaching. Often coaching engagements, especially in the business or executive arena, include helping clients figure out what to do with their careers, how to advance in a company, and how to conduct a job search.Career coaching is a lucrative business and relatively insulated from economic cycles. Most "career coaching" is not "pure coaching"-it involves a blending of "knowing" (expertise, training) and "not knowing" (coaching). Career Coaches move in and out of these roles to meet their clients' needs. They are at various times consultants, trainers, mentors, or coaches.This self-study workbook emphasizes the importance of coaching-questioning, challenging, and letting the client lead throughout career management and job search engagements. Whether you are new to career coaching, already conduct career coaching, or want to add it as a specialty to your current business, this workbook is invaluable. It's packed full of useful concepts and tools for successful career management coaching.--Model for Intentional Career Management--New strategies for long-term career planning and advancement--Clarity about the job search process in the new technology age--Role of assessments in guiding decision making and career transition--Powerful and efficient methodology for development of targeted career documents--Job search execution tools in areas where clients often get blocked--Relevant interviewing strategies and guides to avoiding common pitfalls--Approaches to talking about money and negotiating job offers--Exit strategies and guidance on resignations--On-going career management framework. Jump start or enhance your career coaching services with this comprehensive new tool kit.
About the Author: Mina Brown is an experienced and masterful executive coach, career consultant, author, trainer, and public speaker. She provides individual and enterprise-wide executive coaching and industry accredited coach training. Before coaching, Mina was CFO of Aviall, Inc. and also SVP/GM of its Aerospace Division. Previously, she was in management with Ryder System and Amax. She started her career with Price Waterhouse. She is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach, Certified Hogan Coach, and Master NLP Practitioner. Mina holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University. A popular keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on a wide range of coaching topics, she is also a certified MBA/EMBA Coach for Vanderbilt. Paula Asinof is the founder of Yellow Brick Path, a career coaching, consulting, and resume services firm. She also advises Board of Directors candidates on their bios. Clients appreciate her straight talk, often unconventional perspectives, and the depth of her "real world" executive experience. Paula's background includes Executive Search recruiting and leadership positions in IT and Finance with GTE (now Verizon), Rand McNally, and the Chicago Stock Exchange. She began her career in public accounting. Paula holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MA from Columbia University. She is a Credentialed Career Manager, Master Career Director, Certified NLP Coach, and an Associate of Career Thought Leaders.