6 Reasons Why You Need A Career Coach Today

Career coaching is a concept in Kenya that is highly picking up among professionals.

You are probably unsure as to whether it is time you got yourself a career coach.

Let us begin by understanding what career coaching is and why it is so vital for any professional that is looking to acquire a certain level of career satisfaction.

What is Career Coaching? 

Career Coaching refers to a process of meeting your career needs by understanding your professional goals and offering a road map towards achieving them in order to increase job satisfaction.

Career coaching is ideally solution-based because it will offer practical solutions to areas in your career where you are struggling.

Some of the challenges that you could be facing in your career could be the feeling of being stuck, lack of job satisfaction, the need to change career and so on.

Why do you need a career coach? Here are 6 reasons

1. You will gain clarity and focus of your career goal

One of the major benefits of going through career coaching is that you will gain a good and clear vision of what goal you want to achieve out of your career.

You will be able to list a SMART goal (s) that will enable you to advance the career ladder hence giving you increased job satisfaction

2. You will get “unstuck” from your career

If you are in a situation where you feel as though you are not advancing in your career or you are in the wrong one, career coaching will give you a new perspective.

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Whether you are feeling stuck because of lack of motivation, poor pay, same salary, lack of incentives etc, career coaching is tailored to offer solutions to these and more challenges.

3. You will gain an accountability partner

If you want to advance in your career and even personal life, it is recommended that you get yourself an accountability partner. Career coaching gives you a mentor who sees to it that you put in action the career plan you have been given.

The mentor will keep you accountable by evaluating whether you are meeting set deadlines for goals, you are dealing with your career challenges pro-actively and so on.

4. A comprehensive strategy towards achieving career your goals

Career coaching will offer you a practical and workable plan of action that will aid you in meeting your needs. This plan will be tailored to meet every need as well as counter every challenge in order for you to thrive in your career.

5. Learn and acquire soft skills needed in the workplace

Did you know that one of the secrets to achieving career satisfaction especially at the workplace is improving on your behavioral or soft skills?

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Career coaching will take you through soft skills that will ease the challenges you face in your career such as problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, communication skills etc.

6. You will build networks and connections

Career coaching will teach you how to build confidence in yourself through networking and building mutually beneficial relationships.

If you struggle to network, then this is the opportunity for you to learn and maximize on networking avenues as you build your career.

Please note,

Whether you are looking for a job, feeling stuck in your career or looking to refocus your goals, career coaching offers practical solutions.

If you are in need of clarifying your goal, gaining a clear road map to attaining that goal and gaining unlimited career satisfaction, we are here to help you make the best out of your career.

Engage with us today through our career coaching services and let us know how we can help you get your career to the next help.

Esther Kamau works for Corporate Staffing Services Limited, a leading Human Resource Consultancy Firm that provides recruitment and FREE job placement services.

For more information please visit their website on www.corporatestaffing.co.ke.