Coaching for Individuals
How can individuals take control of their own career development?
We offer one-to-one career coaching, encouragement and support. Our career coaching or counselling services are generally short-term and "solution-focused", with clear outcomes agreed from the start. Career-coaching isn't just about changing organisations — it is helping anyone who feels "stuck" where they are. If you start to dread Mondays then it's probably time you invested in your own career! As a Second Careers client, you will get:
- Feedback on your strengths
- An understanding of how to leverage those strengths for your next career move
- A sense of direction
- A personal mission-statement defining what you can offer potential/current employers
- Skills for managing your career
- Skills for job-hunting and networking if you need them
- An increased feeling of fulfilment and satisfaction
Our coaches all have recruitment and/or HR backgrounds. We are specialist career coaches, experienced in helping people find out what they have to offer in the employment market and helping them to capitalise upon their uniqueness.
Reference: Nathan and Hill (2006).
"When I finished my doctorate I had a number of different career options to consider. It was really helpful to spend time with Zena and to have an impartial advisor to use as a sounding board. She helped me focus on what I wanted to achieve and gave me great feedback on how to approach interviews. I now have a fascinating and fulfilling role at Tate Britain, leading the development of its new Young People's programme, Illuminating Cultures." — Dr Emily Pringle.
"Recently I needed some support in a transition I was making as a Recruiter. I was working on more senior level placements as well as finding myself overwhelmed with a really busy desk. Zena's coaching helped me to regain my natural confidence with candidates and also to feel in control over my workload again. I knew what to do, but it really helped to have someone challenging me and asking the right questions so I could see what the solution was. I only had four sessions with her spread over a couple of months and it was amazing the difference the coaching made in such a limited time." — Alice Hay, Recruitment Co-ordinator, Investment Bank