Building A Better World Through Career Coaching

By Iva Cannon


Society, even from primitive days has always required that each member plays a role in ensuring the survival of all. This is how careers came into being. Some people find it easy to decide on what they want to do with their lives professionally but for others this decision is a difficult one to make. Career coaching is beneficial to people of all ages. It helps to set the on the right path to a fulfilling and successful professional life. Those who engage in this supportive role often find it fulfilling and purposeful.

Many sociologists support he view that the best time to prepare for a profession is during the teen to young adult years when the education process is in its mid-phase. It is through this type of coaching that youngsters are guided into the most suitable fields of work for their aptitudes and attitudes. This is the chief reason so many people associate the need for career guidance with youth.

Helping someone get ready for a new career is one of the tasks of a career coach. Sometimes this is necessary when an individual decides to change professions. The transition from the old niche to the new one often requires some amount of professional guidance. Issues such as the need to be re-trained or re-certified are key features of coaching sessions with these individuals.

Sometimes the help that adults need is related to their current professions. Someone who, for instance, is stuck at a particular point in a certain field and have the desire to advance may need professional direction. The coach, in this situation may assist the client in deciding on the actions that need to be taken in order to access a promotion or transition into another department or area within the field.

A professional career coach is specially trained to combine expert knowledge with the information they gather from their clients to guide their approach. This training includes a combination of sociology and psychology based courses along with some practical activities. This formal training and certification is designed to ensure that each coach is fully equipped to meet the needs of varying clients. In addition, the coaches need to ensure that they remain abreast of the situation in the area of careers.

The psychological needs of each client is very important and a coach has to be able to recognize this. This recognition makes it more likely for the needs to be addressed. The coach has to also be able to understand that often what the client expresses is not what is truly needed and diplomatically and gently urge the client in the professionally sound direction.

Informal coaches exist in all societies. These are the nurturers in the society such as parents, teachers and mentors. These individuals often give advice on profession selection to those whose lives they mold. Some people even find that their spouses make great coaches for this purpose. When the needs extend beyond the average though, expert assistance is a must.

Coaches who guide people in the making of professional related decisions are life coaches. They hold in their hands, one part of the solution that may change their clients' lives for the better. Since this role, successfully executed, leads to successful professionals, it may be deduced that these coaches play a key role in determining he success of a society.




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