Career Coaching Fundamentals | Origin: CS113
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Becoming an Effective Career Coach --> Career Coaching Fundamentals
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From this module I learned to empower students by recognizing the discoveries of their own strengths, interests, and values. This will help connect to their own career choices they need to make.
This course was a powerful reminder that building a meaningful coaching relationship with a student is not transactional: it requires intentional care, authentic empathy, and the deliberate cultivation of trust and rapport. True impact begins when students feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported.
This topic has taught me a lot about how to meet the students where they are and be a coach they want to keep building a relationship with to support them get to their ideal state. Coaching the students to empower them rather than to manage them was insightful.
Students and coaches can address several areas, including making a career change, preparing a job application, negotiating an offer, or reflecting on what's working in their current role. This partnership will lead to great success.
Career coaching has many components, and several identified critical factors can have immense impact on its effectiveness.
The course reminded me that mentor-student communication thrives the same as in most interpersonal relationships; proceeding with curiosity instead of preconceived notions is the key to growth.
I learned that the career coaching process has little to do with managing student behavior or telling them what to do, rather it is guiding the individual to take action on their own and providing the proper support on the way to achieving their professional goals. This requires an assessment of their interests, motivations, and barriers to action, in order understand how to best assist them in doing so.
This module emphasized the importance of establishing rapport with students. It highlighted that comprehending their individual personalities and requirements is essential for effectively guiding them through their job search process.
Building a relationship with the students is a plus when helping to assist them.
Just starting this course and finding it helpful to fill gaps of techniques for engaging students building rapport and trust, to get to know them and help find the right placement for them and their future.
I’ve found that modeling myself as an effective listener and compassionate advisor has made a real difference in how my students respond to me. Many of them are more receptive when they feel truly heard and understood, so I focus on building that trust through empathy and active listening. I’ve also learned that no single coaching style fits every student. Each one has their own personality, background, and pace, so I try to adapt my approach to meet their individual needs. Whether it’s offering encouragement, helping them set goals, or simply giving them space to express frustration, being flexible and supportive helps create stronger, more productive relationships.
I feel my coaching style is a cross between managing and coaching. Relationship building should really be under managing & coaching because without the relationship, there is no real engagement from the student. Listening is key, but I also think it's necessary to sometimes read between the lines of what the student is saying. Often times, they don't know how to either explain what they want or need or know how to effectively express themselves, especially when they are frustrated or upset about not getting 'the job' they want or responding to other things going on.
Overall a career coach must build genuine relationships and have an understanding of their students needs, interests, values and assets in order to best assist when it comes to their students career- decision making
Be sincere and attentive when a student is talking about his frustrations, dreams, goals and strategies to achieve his success.
Being a nurse educator involves being a career coach to nursing students, as well.
The ability of the students can be impacted by two types of variables to make informed choices.
En líneas generales, he aprendido lo relativo a los fundamentos del coaching, alguas características del proceso, el modelo y principio planteado en el marco de los autores que lo sustentan.
By mastering career coaching fundamentals, such as active listening, goal-setting, and empathy, coaches can empower individuals to make informed decisions, navigate challenges, and reach their professional aspirations with confidence.
Overall, genuine connection with the student is going to help them most. Put your own biases aside and don't be judgmental.
