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Book Review of Career Coaching: An Insider’s Guide – Third Edition by Marcia Bench

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Marcia Bench BookBook Review of “Career Coaching:  An Insider’s Guide – Third Edition” by Marcia Bench

Review written by Cathy Liska, CMC, ACC

 

This book addresses career coaching as a niche in the coaching world.

Summary – The chapters of the book include:

Part One: The Practice of Career Coaching

  1. Getting Started in Career Coaching: What It Is and Is Not
  2. Ethical Considerations in Coaching

Part Two: The Authentic VocationTM Model of Career Design

  1. Overview of Authentic Vocation: Blending Passion & Pocketbook in an Ideal Job
  2. Authentic VocationTM Factor 1: Life Purpose
  3. Authentic VocationTM Factor 2: Values at Work
  4. Authentic VocationTM Factor 3: Motivators and Interests
  5. Authentic VocationTM Factor 4: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  6. Authentic VocationTM Factor 5: Work and Other Experience
  7. Authentic VocationTM Factor 6: Job / Career Targets
  8. Authentic VocationTM Factor 7: Work Environment
  9. Authentic VocationTM Factor 8: Business Reality

Part Three: QuantumShift!TM Coaching Principles

  1. The QuantumShift!TM Coaching Model: Getting to Aha
  2. Three Core Coaching Competencies: the 3 “E’s” of Successful Coaching
  3. Level 1 Coaching: Changing Performance and Behavior for the Better
  4. Level 1 Coaching: Honing in on Beliefs, Perspective, and Motivation
  5. Level 1 Coaching: Shifting Personal Identity for Lasting Change
  6. The Role of Intuition and Deep Listening in Coaching
  7. Advanced Coaching Skills

Part Four: Job Search Mechanics

  1. Succeeding at the Job Search: Developing a Marketing Plan and Using Social Media
  2. Tactics for the Published Job Market: Finding Jobs with Ads, Recruiters, and the Internet
  3. Accessing the Unpublished Job Market: Using Networking, Search Engines, and Proactive Strategies to Reveal Hidden Opportunities
  4. Resume Design Secrets: Developing the Client’s Personal Brand and Highlighting Their Most Marketable Attributes
  5. Interviewing Strategies That Get the Job
  6. Evaluating Job Offers: Wants Versus Needs
  7. Negotiating the Optimum Compensation Package

Conclusion

Part Five: The Career Coach’s Toolbox

Toolbox Contents

Appendix 1: Frequently Asked Questions About Career Coaching

Appendix 2: International Coaching Federation Coaching Core Competencies

Appendix 3: Starting a Career Development Initiative at Your Company

The Good: This provides an excellent overview of coaching, career coaching, differences in roles, plus great subject matter expertise in the area of careers.

The Bad: It is heavily invested in the program of the author – which completely makes sense – and this means it includes a focus on marketing.

Conclusion: There is room for more role clarity and stronger ethics, definitely great insight and a worthwhile read.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

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Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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