Career Coaching 101
Jay Lillie
November 04, 2009
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them – to the contrary they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.
Here's a few entrepreneurs:
Tom Wolfe is a nationally recognized expert in the field of career transition. His coaching practice targets three market segments:
1) Armed Service members who are making the transition from military to civilian life and conducting job searches in the process.
2) Veterans with work experience in the civilian sector who are considering career course changes.
3) Friends and family of those individuals mentioned above.
Prior to serving as the Candidate Strategies Editor and Career Coach at Bradley-Morris, Inc., Tom was a senior partner at Career Development Corporation (CDC), where he provided guidance, counseling and coaching to separating military personnel since 1978. Tom graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy, served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, and completed tours of duty as a flag aide, communications officer, and administrative department head. This diverse background in technology, management, and leadership contributed greatly to his success in 30 years of counseling, and recruiting and placing more than 3000 individuals. Throughout his career he taught numerous transition courses and webinars, conducted many seminars on career and job change, and published dozens of articles on the career transition process. His work is regularly featured in such publications as Civilian Job News, Stars and Stripes, and G. I. Jobs. Tom lives on the coast of North Carolina with his wife, Julie, and their Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Maggie.
Tom Wolfe www.tomwolfe-careercoach.com
Berke & Price is a full service career counseling firm with over 30 years experience as job coach and career counselor. We offer career counseling and career advice for professionals, managers and administrative personnel from a wide variety of business and other organizations. Together, we'll define what you need to do to start or reactivate your career, change professions, or re-enter the workforce. Our services respect the privacy and confidentiality of our clients.
We are here to help;
a.. Identifying how to find solid career advice
b.. Creating a job search strategy that is built on career counseling right for you
c.. Identifying the right opportunities
d.. Building the skills to attract the attention and land that opportunity
Judit E. Price www.careercampaign.com
Debbie Brown founded D&B Consulting, Inc. in 1993 to provide executive career coaching, human resource consulting and leadership development to organizations and individuals. We work with professionals and executives who want to develop or redirect their careers. They are from fields and industries as diverse as healthcare, telecom, law, engineering, sales, non-profit, marketing, management, advertising, accounting, education, IT, hospitality, art, international business, and consulting. We also provide human resource consulting and outplacement/career transitions for those employees transitioning from your organization to a new job. A former family therapist and financial advisor with Dean Witter, Debbie earned a BA from the University of Illinois, a Master of Social Work Degree (Clinical) from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois in Chicago and an MBA from Georgia Tech in organizational behavior and human resource management.
Debbie has taught strategic human resource planning and organizational behavior, and serves as a career consultant and expert witness to family law attorneys. She is a Master Practitioner of the MBTI and conducts workshops on teamwork, communication and leadership. A published writer and speaker, she is frequently interviewed in the print and broadcast media for her expertise in career and human resource issues. Debbie was interviewed with a panel of coaches for the "Clark Howard: Finding Your Dream Job!" TV Special on WSB TV in Atlanta. Other TV credits include news clips produced by "Connect with Kids" and broadcast on various TV stations nationally. She was also featured on the WB's broadcast of "Atlanta Insider" April 24, 2006, and shown several times since then, and was the featured career coach in an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on May 21, 2006.
Debbie Brown www.DandBconsulting.com
Kristin Mackey is an intuitive speaker and consultant. She consistently ignites creative potential through the KMack(r)Method, a unique and powerful method for transformation. She uses her intuition as practically as a flip chart by targeting individual and collective energy blocks as she customizes learning points that offer the greatest impact toward change. She inspires individuals, moves audiences and ignites change. She delivers exactly what leaders ask her by honoring and owning these two sides of the creative; theory (vision) and execution.
She delivers powerful results every time she speaks, this is guaranteed. She is hired by FranklinCovey, ProEdge Skills and The Nyman Group as well as learning centers, hospitals, community schools and businesses. She has published articles such as Embrace Your Wingspan and Three Steps to Personal Transformation in Natural Awakening Magazine and has attracted press coverage for her ability to inspire personal and collective change. Her approach is as unique as she is and her passion shows in every workshop or coaching session. She is consistently highly recommended by clients.
Kristin Mackey www.kristinmackey.com
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Careerfolk, LLC is run by Donna Sweidan, a credentialed career coach, social networking advocate and Linkedin specialist. In her 15 + years as a coach and counselor she has helped thousands of job seekers and career changers, all over the US and abroad, identify the tools and knowledge they need to navigate the demands of the job market. Careerfolk, LLC, a full-service career management company, that specializes in highly-personalized career coaching, provides an holistic approach that prepares clients to know, brand & market themselves for today´s highly competitive landscape. A passionate advocate of social media, Careerfolk is dedicated to teaching people how to integrate web 2.0 technology into the career management process in addition to providing a range of services and resources to help your achieve your goals. If you have unexpectedly found yourself in career transition, are a recent graduate, or a mom returning to work, Careerfolk's goal is to introduce you to the 21st century Career Management Toolbox. The traditional approach doesn't work any more, and if you are struggling or even unsure of what a "new" approach entails, then we can help you.
Our motto is "You can't Stand out if you don't know what you Stand for!" Most people struggle in their pursuit of a career or even to succeed in their job search if they have not done a self- assessment. Knowing yourself, and what you stand for (your Brand) is the foundation for a successful job search, and even more, a successful career! We conduct a comprehensive self-assessment, that not only focuses on your skills, personality profile (MBTI) values, and interests (Strong Interest Inventory) but we also help you look at your past to assess your passions, and the future to help you identify where you want to be in 5, 10, or 15 years! The answers to all these questions are fundamental to helping you make the right career choices today! Known for her inspiring and information-packed presentations, Donna Sweidan speaks on a range of career and job search topics both locally and via webinar. She has been featured in the New York Times and on CNN as well as quoted in the International Business Times, Fortune.com and Stamford Advocate. Donna is currently creating a DVD and a workbook that demonstrates how to embrace Social Networking to advance your career.
Donna Sweidan www.careerfolk.com
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