Building A Better World Through Career Coaching

By Iva Cannon


Society, even from primitive days has always required that each member plays a role in ensuring the survival of all. This is how careers came into being. Some people find it easy to decide on what they want to do with their lives professionally but for others this decision is a difficult one to make. Career coaching is beneficial to people of all ages. It helps to set the on the right path to a fulfilling and successful professional life. Those who engage in this supportive role often find it fulfilling and purposeful.

Many sociologists support he view that the best time to prepare for a profession is during the teen to young adult years when the education process is in its mid-phase. It is through this type of coaching that youngsters are guided into the most suitable fields of work for their aptitudes and attitudes. This is the chief reason so many people associate the need for career guidance with youth.

But the fact that this type of guidance is most readily associated with youth does not mean others don't often need it as well. Lots of adults choose a profession and then either regret the decision or tire of the field as time passes. This often leads them to contemplate making a career shift and this is where the expert guidance becomes important.

This kind of help for adults does not always relate to the changing of professions. These coaches also use their expertise to help persons who want to advance in their current careers. For some persons this need arises when they begin to feel uneasy or dissatisfied with their level of performance or their current roles in a given field. This dissatisfaction often gives rise to the need to advance either by accessing promotion or switching departments. A high school teacher for instance, may aspire to move into another role in education as either a lecturer or a principal.

A career coach has to undergo specific training in order to provide good quality service. This means being formally trained in specially designed programs that focus heavily on sociology and psychology. This training equips them to assess characters and draw informed conclusions. In addition to the training though, coaches must remain current with the trends in the world of careers.

The psychological needs of each client is very important and a coach has to be able to recognize this. This recognition makes it more likely for the needs to be addressed. The coach has to also be able to understand that often what the client expresses is not what is truly needed and diplomatically and gently urge the client in the professionally sound direction.

Informal coaches exist in all societies. These are the nurturers in the society such as parents, teachers and mentors. These individuals often give advice on profession selection to those whose lives they mold. Some people even find that their spouses make great coaches for this purpose. When the needs extend beyond the average though, expert assistance is a must.

Career coaches change the world. They do this by changing lives for the better with the application of sound professional advice. When their clients emerge successful and happy, the fields in which they work and the society by extension reap the benefits.




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