How Do You Know When It’s A Good Time to Have Some Career Coaching?

Over the course of our lives, a major chunk of our time and energy is dedicated towards our work. It’s estimated that the average person in the UK works around 1676 hours every year! Since our careers play such an impactful role in our lives, it’s important for us to find fulfilment in the work we do. An excellent way of setting the plans in motion to achieve this, is with some career coaching.

Deciding when to see a career coach might be a tough decision to make. You may be questioning whether it’s truly necessary or if it’s the right time – or perhaps you’ve not realised that it could help with your current situation.

Although each of us have our own unique career paths, there are certain situations that call for some career coaching,that are common to us all. In each of these common scenarios, the benefits of having some career coaching far outweigh your hesitation.

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Career Coaching When Choosing A Career:

Choosing which career path to pursue is possibly one of the most important decisions we need to make throughout our lives. Unfortunately, there’s a good chance of making the wrong choice, since this decision happens so early on in our lives when we may not be fully self-aware.

At this point in a young person’s life,whether they are deciding what to study, or feel they may be headed down the wrong path, it is a good time to have some career coaching.Career coaching at this stage can help in making informed choices about the future.  

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Career Coaching When Developing Your Career:

Throughout our working lives, we encounter new opportunities, periods of transition and change as well as times that test us and push us to our limits. Whether it’s taking on a new leadership position, dealing with changes to your role, struggling with managing work relationships with colleagues, or perhaps feeling stuck but wanting to climb the ladder – these moments are a great time to seek guidance from a career coach.

Reaching new heights in your career often comes with intimidating change and possibly some daunting obstacles. A career coach can help you tackle these challenges, set goals for achieving your growth and career progression as well as find fulfilment in your role.

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Career Coaching When Changing Careers:

Sadly, many people in the UK wake up every morning to go to a job that doesn’t fulfil them. There are many reasons why we may end up in a career that doesn’t satisfy us or isn’t aligned with our authentic selves. In these situations, it’s common to feel uninspired,unmotivated, bored or resentful towards your work. If your career is not aligned with your core values, skills, and passion, it may be time to start thinking about change - this is one of the most crucial times to have some career coaching.

Change is never easy, especially a change of this magnitude and the truth is, a career change can be traumatic. A career coach can help figure out if a career change is the right move and assist on the journey towards a new path.

Career Coaching When Facing Redundancy:

Being made redundant is something we all hope we never face in our professional lives, however it’s not uncommon. Although it may be one of the toughest situations faced by both individuals and companies alike, it is a crisis that can also create unprecedented opportunity with the right action plan and guidance. It’s a good idea to have some career coaching in this case as it can help you deal with your emotional responses, plan going forward as well as re-engagement with your work.

Making decisions regarding your career is not always easy and knowing when to see a career coach may seem tough. However,regardless of where you are at in your career, if you are experiencing feelings of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, demotivation or negativity towards your work,it’s likely the perfect time to see a career coach.

At Careers in Depth, our experienced career coaches have years of experience guiding people through the cases above and can help you navigate these difficult decisions. Everyone deserves a meaningful and fulfilling career – we’d love to chat to you and explore how career coaching may help you. Book a free phone consultation with us to discuss if now is the right time for you to have some career coaching.

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