Career coaches help with career planning, career changes, career advice, and other career decisions.
It’s so important to take the time to really understand the client and what they are actually looking for. Once you know the “big picture” it becomes easier to coach the client into helping themselves achieve their goal. Do not solve the problems for them, instead, be there for support as they consider different solutions on their own.
I have learned effective techniques to coaching students both to address their motivation and to prompt action. I have also learnee practices to avoid so as not to tell student what to do but rather encourage their generation of ideas and solutions.
Hello everyone,
I've gained some valuable insights on the topic of Career Coaching in Action, and I'm excited to share my thoughts and intentions.
One of the key takeaways for me is the importance of active listening and empathy when working with clients. Understanding their unique career goals, challenges, and aspirations is crucial for providing tailored guidance. I plan to apply this by dedicating more time to truly comprehend my clients' needs before formulating strategies.
Additionally, the concept of feedback and its significance in career coaching stood out to me. Constructive feedback can be a powerful tool for growth, and I aim to incorporate it into my coaching sessions more effectively. I'd love to hear from others about their strategies for delivering feedback that resonates with clients.
Lastly, I'm interested in discussing time management techniques for both coaches and clients. Balancing multiple clients and helping them navigate their career paths efficiently is a challenge. If anyone has tips on this aspect, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts.
Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussions and learning from all of you!
Right away I found myself falling into my old trap of sending a student job leads and I thought to myself, "What area you doing"? I regrouped and asked him if he could possibly think of anywhere that he might go in person or on the internet to apply for jobs and I asked for him to email me back his thoughts.
I've learned that modeling positive behaviors and applying affirmations are actions which can uplift a student struggling with motivation, for example. I will work on remaining supportive and co-constructing solutions when assisting a student on a job search.
Sometimes the best way to support someone is by allowing them to support themselves, with you on the sidelines cheering them on. Affirmations and role modeling/pretending seem to be the most efficient ways in getting a student to believe in themselves.
In this module, I learned the three important motivational techniques. It is important to be conscious of the fact that effective coaching consists well planned scaffolded progression and achievement of mutually established goals based on realistic expectations.
I really learned a lot from the traps to avoid in coaching and techniques to prompt motivation. The cartesian questions are a great structured manner I can incorporate today with my jobseekers.
I like the chart on Cartesion Questions. A blank form to help students think through things in a structured manner will greatly help them overcome those imagined barriers. It's a great personal reminder, too :)
I learned not to get pulled into coaching traps such as creating false expectations and not actively listening to students. It is important to listen to your students and allow them to participate in setting goals and determining which actions to take to achieve those goals.
Helping the student develop their skills at motivating themselves has a high ROI of your time invested with them. Do it. Invest the time. Autonomy mastery and Purpose are my three key principles for motivation and the ones I try to instill in students.
I think the quote from Daniel Pink stood out to me the most. Drive comes from something internal not external. We want to control our path and connect to each other. That's the critical piece that motivates us.
It is important to help the student form their own decisions. Steer the conversation by asking questions and using varying techniques to improve motivation. Do not do the work for the student which can cause dependency instead coach and guide them to their own conclusions.
Words have power, so use them for GOOD. As coaches for our students we have the ability to help them work through their concerns/problems/insecurities so they can achieve and be who they are meant to be. I really like the techniques presented to Prompt Action & Addressing Student Motivation…I will be incorporating Affirmations more intentionally with my kiddos and work to weave them in throughout the day via notes/emails. I love this work and it’s a privilege to do this work with our students.
It is important for the students to know what they are going into and getting them motivated to do so...
Do not make decisions for students.
I gained alot from the steps to avoid and the Quesrioning Techniques. Those purposeful questions elicits more in depth thinking, problem solving for students. This is again important in allowing students to set and achieve more meaningful goals. Working with students who are motivated is important, and working with students who lack motication is just as important.
Career coaching is mainly about empowering others to tap into their desires or what gives/will give them a sense of purpose in life by utilizing different techniques such as visualization or role modeling. I plan on using these strategies to help students achieve their career goals.
Flipping the script and asking students what they would advise is a good method to get them to come up with several options for job seeking methods.
