One may dial 911 when one’s house catches the fire. But, who should one dial when there is a ‘career emergency’? How to deal with that fire in one’s belly? This is where the career guidance steps in. After a healthy interaction with like-minded folks on professional networks like LinkedIn, I came to know that career counselings is not merely a profession but an art of redirecting and aligning one’s emotional and physical efforts to a certain goal to which one may refer as one’s aim. With the masses of information available online, it is not surprising that job seekers hesitate to spend some money on a career counsellor. This is certainly because of the fact that we are not accustomed to this culture. Following are some of the reasons for hiring a career coach that might change one’s perspective in this context.
Career Guidance through Career Coach:
1- Stepping into the Market:
The job market is stuffed with many job seekers competing for the same job. Most of those are have no idea why they are applying for a certain job and have no ‘convincing reason’ other than they are in need of a job or they are being pressurised by their families to go out and find out something. Frankly, YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE OF THOSE. If you have no clue that what you REALLY want and what elements would bring the career happiness, its time to GET SOME CAREER Guidance from a professional career counsellor.
2- Suppressing the Professional Vulnerability:
What if one fine day you wake up and find the stock markets being crushed and massive lay off is triggered by your company. There is no straight answer of “WHY ME?” in such situations. There could be a number of unconscious reasons that you were doing well at the office but, those may not be visible to your employer. A career coach could dissect you to work out your major strengths that are worth to be polished as ornaments of your skill-set.
3- Switching the Career:
The scare of being criticised and humiliated by the friends and family are some of the reason one never switches the job. But, how long can anyone hold? If you have chosen a career that doesn’t comply with your interest and talent, sooner or later your enthusiasm would fall. It’s time to make a small investment in career guidance for a MASSIVE return in the near future. A career coach possesses the knack to analyse your professional life from a unique perspective and suggests some better alternatives.
4- Building the Artillery:
One may wonder what are the weapons involved in job hunting? It is certainly an overlooked piece of your job search, YOUR RESUME. This is your electronic ambassador that expresses the reasons that WHY SHOULD THEY HIRE YOU? A career coach helps to state your passion, mission, and vision on the piece of paper that makes you stand out from the crowd.