Can a job coach or career coach help me find a job?

Can a job coach really help you find a job? Think about all the people who have used coaches to ensure they reach their highest potential: athletes, business leaders, sales reps, and others. Like any of their counterparts, job coaches help identify an individual's goals, skills, and abilities to maximize their potential. They help develop resumes, presentations and provide essential feed back through practice interviews.

"A career or job coach is someone who specializes in helping people to find and achieve their career dreams. Since many people are unhappy with their jobs, the field is one which is constantly growing. People typically hire career coaches to help them re-enter the workforce, succeed in a position, or find a job which fits perfectly with their personality and life goals. Career coaches are trained by organizations which focus on life coaching and self improvement."

Click on this Link to read more about job/career coaches.

Good luck in your job hunt!

The Thank You Note

Writing a thank you letter after a job interview is a must! In fact, some employers think less of those interviewees who fail to follow-up promptly.

I have had several job candidates who have reported back that the thank you note pushed them over the top and they got the job over other candidates with similar or even better qualifications. A thank you note should consist of a sincere thank you, expressing thanks for the time they took to interview you. If they took you on a tour of the business express thanks for that and how impressed you were with their operation.

You will want to reinforce why you would be the best choice for the position. For example if they are looking for someone with computer experience, customer service skills, and the ability to work with little supervision, then you would state how you fill those needs best.

Keep it short; managers today are time challenged and want to get to the point without reading a long explanation of why you are the best. Follow this link to read more about Thank You Notes.

Happy Job Hunting

Tracking Your Job Search Activity Is Important

If you are looking for a job it is important to measure your activity. But what type of activity should you measure?  Below are some good activities to track;

GOALS

1.     Begin by identifying a specific career or job you want.

2.     Identify associates, friends, family, and colleagues who may know something about that specific job and make a list with each of their contact information.

3.     Ask yourself the following questions;

a)     Who do I know who knows something about the career I have chosen?

b)     Who do I know that has influence?

c)     Who do I know who knows a lot of people?

4.     Practice the 10 – 2 – 2 process.

a)     Make 10 contacts per day. (A contact is anyone you make contact with, in person, over the phone, or internet contact).

b)     Get 2 referrals each day from the contacts you make, (10 Contacts = 20 Referrals per day).

c)     Set up 2 Face-to-Face appointments per day, (Face-to-Face is when you set up an informational interview, a visit with a hiring manager, or an activity where you have an appointment related to your job search).

5.     Keep good records;

a)     Follow up is very important in the networking process. There have been many jobs given to someone else because one candidate failed to keep accurate records and properly follow up on every lead.

Success Through Vocational Rehabilitation

Hello everyone;

I haven't posted anything for a long time and thought I would get back to work on this thing. I have started working as a contracting agent with people going through Vocational Rehabilitation, I have had the chance to work with some very exceptional people. We have had some good success stories and achieved a level of success for our clients that they may never would have been able to accomplish on their own.

For example I have a client that struggles with some very debilitating problems but is able to work for several hours a day each day. This client requires a job coach to be with him. He is excited to be working and earning some money on his own. The employer (Wendy's) deserves a great deal of credit as well because they are willing to take on the challenge of have a special needs individual working for them. Their philosophy is "You do the right thing because it's the right thing, not because you are going to make a dollar". The personal benefits to my client are worth more than anyone can put a price on.

This is just one of my clients, I have several more with similar stories. Let's be more like Wendy's and "Do the right thing because it's the right thing." Hope you enjoyed this story,

 Have a great day

 Kevin