If you have been umployed for longer than 3 months, you need to find a career coach – and fast! Here are some benefits:
1. they can help you to regain composure when you feel thrust into unemployment and help you to regain your equilibrium
2. they can help you become focused and to set new career goals with action steps
3. they can give you “the scoop” on the job market: who is hiring, where to leverage your skills and experience, using technology to market yourself
4. they can coach you on job search techniques, such as resumes, interviewing, business etiquette, and salary negotiations
5. they can help you to find your purpose and passion and take that into the workforce
6. they can help you to resolve workplace conflicts or stressors and help you learn more adaptive skills to cope with work life
7. they can help you to learn to manage your personal life and your work life
8. they can help you decide if you want to retire, and then help you exit the workforce on your terms
9. they can help you to leverage your skills and talents into a career path, possibly to get paid for what you know
10. they can help you to understand yourself better so you can manage your emotions and increase your attitude to be a highly engaged, highly motivated, and highly productive employee
A job search can become tedious and demoralizing, as job searches are done and resumes are sent but there may be no responses. It can become very depressing and frustrating. Hiring a coach and spending money may seem like an impossibility, but the money you invest in yourself, and in your job search, can pay off enormously. Having someone who knows the industry and who is focused on your success can help save you time that could be better spent on the right direction rather than the traditional way of job hunting. A career coach can help you gain more money and benefits through salary negotion; they can help you to see how valuable you are to an organization. A coach can help you to see your worth, to take more risks, and to grow your ego-strength, all of which will help you to believe and act on your behalf. The end result will be a successful job search that will help you effectively manage your career and give you the preparation for the future should you need it. Of course, these tips do not apply only to those who have lost a job as they serve well to all job seekers. Shouldn’t you make the investment in yourself?