Career Coaching vs. Career Counseling

Because career coaching is new to most people, we're often asked what the difference is between what a career coach does and what career counseling is all about.  Career coach, career counselor, or headhunter?  Let's break down the differences.
 

With a myriad of career coaches today, who do you contact if you are ready to seek guidance?  Can a career counselor or a career coach help you get the results you want? Well, before investing time and money into an avenue that doesn’t speak to your current needs, let’s do a comparison.

Are you looking for a new job and need help with fine-tuning your resume or cover letter?  Are you struggling with navigating the job-search and require help with preparing for the dreaded interviews?  Or, do you need assistance with identifying a list of jobs in which your skills are best suited?  If yes, this may be the time to call a career counselor.  (If you want all this and more, keep reading to find out how a career coach can take you further).

You may have heard of a headhunter, but how can they help?  If you are ready to find another job similar to what you are doing now, in a new company, call a headhunter.  A headhunter will look at your resume and may note, for example, that you have 10 years of experience as a biologist.  Headhunters will then tap into companies that are looking for biologists.  Bottom-line, this is a placement service.
 

Neither headhunters nor career counselors will typically look at the broad view of your life, including how well the careers you have in mind may align with your values and the other priorities in your life.  A headhunter in particular usually has little concern with whether a job is a good fit for you, or whether you would enjoy it.  The headhunter's incentives are lined up with getting a fee for the placement, period.  In addition, neither a counselor nor a headhunter will even get into the alignment of your career with other aspects of your life, from relationships and health to creativity, work-life balance, and spirituality.  And isn't that lack of alignment and lack of balance exactly what's got you looking for answers?

Now, what if you are ready for a change?  I’m not talking about a change in a job merely to get away from an awful boss or a dead-end position, but the type of change that calls for a deeper look inside.  What is your dream?  What have you always envisioned for your life and what about those signs that keep pointing to:  “something is missing”? 

If this is you, please look behind door number one—because there is a career coach waiting to get you closer to discovering what you really want.  A career coach will help you explore your values for the long term; not just a quick fix by finding another job. With a career coach, you will work toward discovering your true passion and start to take steps in the “right” direction towards enjoying a career and not just a job.  And a career coach, like any good life coach, will work with you on your entire life, not just your career.  Career coaching is, in other words, far more holistic and comprehensive and treats the whole person -- not just their jobs.
 

If you are ready for success that comes from living the life you desire, contact a career coach.  This time, you are the ideal candidate.

Wendy Billie is a career coach with Feroce coaching.  Contact her for a free coaching consultation.
 

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Wendy Billie is a life coach and career coach with Feroce Coaching.  She works with her clients’ minds, bodies, and spirits to help them identify a career matched with their passions.

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