What is career counselling and coaching?

Career counselling includes:

Self evaluation

• Values, interests, skills and attributes – auditing values, interests, skills and attributes is an important foundation to career counselling and coaching.
• Identify hopes and dreams – exploration of hopes and dreams provides a framework on which to build your career action plan.

Considering options

• Personal circumstances - plays a large part in your career action planning. From a holistic perspective, we aim to incorporate a whole life approach which takes into account all facets of your life, not just your career.
• Labour market – an understanding of the current and future world of work is an important factor in career planning.
• Opportunities - knowledge of available opportunities enables broader choices

Decision making

• Make decisions – taking into account self knowledge, personal circumstances, labour market and opportunities.
• Identify strategies – identifying effective and achievable strategies to achieve goals.
• Set short, medium and long term goals - setting short, medium and long term goals

Career coaching includes:

Decision making

• Make decisions – making decisions that take into account self knowledge, personal circumstances, labour market and opportunities.
• Identify strategies – identifying effective and achievable strategies to achieve goals.
• Set short, medium and long term goals - sets an agenda for change

Action planning

• Set specific tasks – identifying and delegating specific tasks that lead to action
• Identify resources – identifying all possible resources that can be utilised
• Set timeframes – setting achievable time frames to make things happen

Reviewing and revising

• Respond to change – strengths-based encouragement and suppor
• Review progress – measuring success and identifying areas for improvement
• Revise as necessary – revising goals and setting new agendas were necessary

FAQ

How many sessions will I need?

The number of career counselling sessions required varies from person to person. There is no obligation for you to commit to a set number of sessions although many people feel they benefit greatly from some level of ongoing support and guidance.

How much will it cost?

The cost of your career counselling will be discussed with you and confirmed before your first appointment. If you are currently experiencing extreme financial hardship please let us know.

What if I live in another country?

We provide career counselling services to clients all over the world. We use web-based technologies such as Skype, instant messesaging and email so geographical location is no barrier. Of course, you will need to have access to a computer with internet access.

If I receive assistance online how do I pay?

We have two payment online payment options available. Visit our payments page for details on how to make a direct deposit or to pay via PayPal using your credit card.

Career Development Practitioners at CareerWorx are professional members of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA). This means our staff are suitably qualified and experienced as well as being bound by a high standard of ethical guidelines.

Contact us for further information or to make an appointment