{"id":5110,"date":"2014-07-02T06:03:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T06:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:19:01","slug":"coaching-gps-for-your-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-gps-for-your-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching \u2013 GPS for Your Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5111 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching \u2013 GPS for Your Career \" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_0324-e1403138575452.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Career coaching is a fabulous GPS for launching, reinventing, or advancing your career because the coach works with you on defining your direction and implementing your step-by-step movement toward your objectives.\u00a0 As with a GPS, it starts by finding where you are now and then the directions are determined based on where you want to go.\u00a0 A simple example of this in career coaching is using the following for exploration and prioritization:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Highlight what is on your existing resume.<\/li>\n<li>Describe your education and experience.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/pages\/main\/newMN_CDV.htm\">Describe your ideal career path<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize the type of work you want and rank the related work tasks.<\/li>\n<li>Describe how you are searching for a job or how you are advancing in your career.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize the coaching focus by ranking this list:\n<ul>\n<li>Defining the ideal job<\/li>\n<li>Exploring career options<\/li>\n<li>Creating a strategy for a promotion<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing resume<\/li>\n<li>Expanding job search strategies<\/li>\n<li>Planning job search<\/li>\n<li>Preparing for interviews<\/li>\n<li>Practicing interviews<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up on leads, applications, resume submissions, and interviews<\/li>\n<li>Negotiating title, responsibilities, salary, and benefits<\/li>\n<li>Starting a new position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Career coaching is often combined with training and consulting.\u00a0 This makes sense because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/training.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the training<\/a> provides information, the consulting provides expertise, and the coaching then supports you determining, planning, and implementing the routes you choose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career coaching is a fabulous GPS for launching, reinventing, or advancing your career because the coach works with you on defining your direction and implementing &hellip; 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