Career counsellors
Discussion
Mrs P, in her early 40s has reached the end of her journey with her current career and for the sake of her mental health needs a major change.
Problem is she doesn't have a clear idea of what to move into.
Would the services of a career counsellor help, and can canyone recommend one?
Problem is she doesn't have a clear idea of what to move into.
Would the services of a career counsellor help, and can canyone recommend one?
I would look very carefully at what they actually are and what their service is, I have met one or two that are expensive fronts for recruiters.
That said, if you can find a good one they are worth their fee, which could easily be circa £400 / session. If that's too much I would do the following (which is what I would expect a career coach to do) :
I would get to the bottom of what is wrong with the current situation, using "5 whys" and if that does point to a major change being the answer I would use the GROW model to work out a plan to change.
Finally I would also add the Personal Boardroom tool to work out who can support her in this. It's primarily aimed at achieving internal promotions in corporate organisations, but if she is going to make a major change it will help her work out who she needs to help her make that change.
This all comes from what I do with my team at work.
That said, if you can find a good one they are worth their fee, which could easily be circa £400 / session. If that's too much I would do the following (which is what I would expect a career coach to do) :
I would get to the bottom of what is wrong with the current situation, using "5 whys" and if that does point to a major change being the answer I would use the GROW model to work out a plan to change.
Finally I would also add the Personal Boardroom tool to work out who can support her in this. It's primarily aimed at achieving internal promotions in corporate organisations, but if she is going to make a major change it will help her work out who she needs to help her make that change.
This all comes from what I do with my team at work.
An approach that I use that works well is to use the vehicle of a CV review. Not only does this bring any CV bang up to date, but it brings out a discussion on what has gone well and what hasn’t gone so well in a career and the ensuing discussions around motivation and aspirations can bring up some realistic options for further consideration.
Back in 2001 my local council ran a free adult careers advisory service.
After multiple sessions we came to the conclusion that I shouldn't become a taxi driver or a police man.
They did however have free Internet and free paper for job searching, and as my tesco dial up was 1p a minute this saved me a few quid.
I doubt they have the funding these days.
After multiple sessions we came to the conclusion that I shouldn't become a taxi driver or a police man.
They did however have free Internet and free paper for job searching, and as my tesco dial up was 1p a minute this saved me a few quid.
I doubt they have the funding these days.
PugwasHDJ80 said:
Mrs P, in her early 40s has reached the end of her journey with her current career and for the sake of her mental health needs a major change.
Problem is she doesn't have a clear idea of what to move into.
Would the services of a career counsellor help, and can canyone recommend one?
I would suggest a Life Coach may be a better place to start. I've known several people to make fundamental changes to their lives believing that change to be the solution only to find there are other more deep rooted issues at play. Changing career in your 40s is possible but carries risk so exploring the possibility of other issues is wise, if only for the sanctity of ruling them out as a cause. A good Life Coach may not be able to establish exactly what the issues are but they will be able to identify their presence or not.Problem is she doesn't have a clear idea of what to move into.
Would the services of a career counsellor help, and can canyone recommend one?
Choose wisely, Life Coaching is not particularly well-regulated so seek recommendations and check credentials.
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