Career Counseling

How do you evaluate the right expert in career counseling?

Career Counselors often help answer the tough questions that focus on “how” to develop the next steps toward your career dreams. They also help individuals without direction or focus and take them through a process of discovery. Career Counselors are experts at how to uncover the hidden job market so that you can explore, validate and position yourself as a valuable contributor instead of a beggar looking for work!

Connecting with a Career Counselor in a personal way is just as important as making sure they are experienced and highly recommended by others who have worked with them. Establishing a trusting relationship with your Career Counselor is a must! Have a session or two where you can experience “real coaching value” before deciding whether or not to continue with their service. Selecting a Career Counselor can make the career process enjoyable, exciting, and can even produce faster results.

So how do you know if a Career Counselor is worth hiring? Here are 5 key strengths to look for in a Career Counselor:

1. Career counseling professionals should have a niche expertise. Are they an expert in working with management/executives? Maybe they are known for working with individuals in the Heathcare arena or within manufacturing. The key is to make sure you are comfortable with their level of expertise and that it matches your goals.
2. Career counseling professionals should provide real action steps. You want to know after a short time if they have an action plan for you to follow. If you want to get somewhere fast, measure it.
3. Career counseling professionals should have a success record. Are they known in the community? Have they been in business for a while? Read testimonials and see if you can find press releases, articles or books that have been published.
4. Career counseling professionals should have specific education or training. What’s their background before they became a Career Counselor? Do they have a support group or ongoing mentor? Are they involved in organizations that keep them on the cutting edge? Do they have a degree in a related field? Having a focused certification/education coupled with real life experiences can make a huge difference? which is a nice segue to my next point!
5. Career counseling professionals have more to offer if they have real work experience related to a career counseling field before starting their own practice (example: real HR experience). So many graduates have worked hard in understanding the core of their major, but as you know, putting it to practice in the real world can be quite different than studied concepts and methods.

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