Too many people stay in careers or jobs they don’t enjoy, or where they are undervalued, when they could be doing something they love instead. That’s where career coaching is important, especially the Career Discovery process.

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As Melita Long says “In my experience often people aren’t willing to change until the pain of the current situation outweighs the fear of change and the unknown.” 

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At Careers on Purpose we offer a full range of end-to-end career coaching programs for professionals including:

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Career Discovery Programs:
 

The following Career Discovery Programs are for people who want to change their careers and need help to make it happen:

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• Comprehensive Career Discovery program:
  Ideal for people who have been considering a career change for a while and need a lot of guidance on how to identify the career that is right for them. This is a comprehensive program with a high level of success involving online testing, workbooks and practical activities with personalised support to help you identify your ideal career based on your needs and show how you can achieve it in a career plan. This 6-session program is most effective completed face to face and is also available online.
   

• Express Career Discovery Program:
  Ideal for people who may already have an idea of what their new career could be or are just very time poor and want a faster solution. This is a 3-session program using online assessments and less in-depth career coaching over 2-sessions and a 1-session career plan.
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• Career Plan
  Included in the above programs, or if you already know your ideal career direction, the career plan maps out your career strategy step by step, including any training you need.

 

Career Transition Programs:
 

These programs are designed to help you change jobs in the easiest way and we have two versions, depending on your needs:

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Comprehensive Career Transition Program:

This is the most popular as it covers everything you need to have and do to apply for and gain a new role including:

• Personal branding in your resume/CV.

• LinkedIn profile.

• Cover Letter writing. 

• How to job hunt and using the hidden job market.

• Networking, as well as interview preparation coaching.

• This program also offers a free salary negotiation session.
   

Express Job Change Program:

 This shorter version will suit if you're comfortable with job hunting and interviews. It covers personal branding in your :

• Resume/CV

• LinkedIn profile

• Cover Letter.
   

Each component of the Career Transition Programs are available individually so that you can pick and mix to suit your needs: ​

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• Resume/CV Writing – We have a proven competency-based resume/CV structure that beats 90-95% of job seekers and delivers results for career changers and career achievers. We don’t write your resume for you, we write it withyou. We help you draw out and quantify achievements you didn’t know you had, so we are often told.
   

• LinkedIn Profile Writing and Coaching – More than 90% of hiring managers review candidates LinkedIn profiles before hiring, yet most people’s profiles are not complete. We help you write your LinkedIn profile, coach you on your personal branding and how to leverage LinkedIn to its full advantage.
   

• Cover Letter Writing – Most people struggle with cover letters – let us take the pain out for you. Our proven process in our 1-page cover letter has been hailed by independent recruiters and hiring managers alike as the best they have seen and is guaranteed to make you stand out amongst a sea of job applicants.
   

• Job Hunting and Networking – Job hunting has become increasingly more complex and networking is critical. We help you create job hunting and networking strategies to tap into the hidden job market where many unadvertised roles hide.
   

• Interview Preparation Coaching – The secret to successful job interviews is 80% preparation and 20% delivery on the day. We have a proven formula to help you prepare for even the toughest interview and deliver your own achievement-based answers with confidence.
   

• Salary Negotiation – Using our knowledge of salary rates, negotiation techniques and steps to determine your unique selling proposition we help you to negotiate a better deal on your salary and working conditions.

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Career Progression Program:

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The Career Progression Program helps you to get ahead in your career with the following components, which are also available separately:

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• Career Plan – The career plan maps out your career strategy step by step, including any training you need, networking, mentors and sponsors and how you need to position yourself to achieve promotions and climb the ladder of your career.

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• Personal Career Branding – We help you determine the career brand you want to present and how to integrate it across all social media, offline media and in all aspects of your personal presentation. 
   

• Performance Reviews or Promotion Discussion – Performance reviews are a critical time for you to negotiate a promotion, salary increase or improvement in your working conditions. We help you prepare for performance reviews by identifying and quantifying the value of your achievements and create strategies to improve your position in your current organisation.