Career Coaching

Career Coaching in Brighton with Career Coach Laurel Alexander

Career Change Coaching Returners' Coaching Redundancy Coaching Job Search Coaching Interview Skills Coaching Client Comments Fees & Booking

Laurel is registered as a coach with the Association for Coaching

CAREER CHANGE SERVICES

Sometimes it can be difficult to work out whether you just need a new challenge, or if it’s time to take a completely different career direction. The average person can expect to change careers several times in his or her lifetime. Reasons why you might want a change of direction now could include:

• Life change e.g. divorce
• You want more money
• You have burn-out
• Prospects have worsened
• The work is boring
• You’re experiencing work-related stress

Career change coaching involves these 3 steps:

1. Self Assessment: where we look at your motivation, personal qualities, transferrable skills, interests, values, roles, aptitudes, preferred environments, developmental needs, life realities and preferred ways of working.
2. Exploring Options: Where we identify and evaluate occupations, industries and other possibilities including re-training.
3. Action Planning: Creating your short, medium and long term career development plan.

While I work all kinds of career changes, I specialise in healthcare careers.

CAREER CHANGE COACHING

You may be fed up with your current job, been made redundant or looking to reinvent yourself following retirement. Whatever your reason for a career change, identifying your skills, strengths, values and motivations will place you in a strong position to make a positive change of work direction. Once we know where you want to go, we can then move to get you there. Based on 20 years career coaching and authoring several acclaimed career development books, I have the experience to facilitate your realistic and fulfilling change of career.

RETURNERS’ COACHING

You may be returning to work following a sabbatical, bringing up children or an illness. Whatever the reason, you may be facing a crisis of confidence, a need for a career change or wanting insight into the current job market and how to get back into the swing of things. Returners’ Coaching involves these 5 steps:

1. Self Assessment: where we look at the non-paid skills you have gained, your motivation, personal qualities, transferrable skills, interests, values, roles, aptitudes, preferred environments, developmental needs, life realities e.g. childcare and preferred ways of working.
2. Confidence Building
3. Exploring Options: Where we identify and evaluate occupations, the labour market, volunteering, returning to learning (including funding) and self employment.
4. Job Search Strategy: Where we develop a job search strategy, look at writing your CV and covering letters and preparing for job interview.
5. Action Planning: Creating your returning to work plan.

REDUNDANCY COACHING

“It’s your job that been made redundant – not you”. That’s what I say in my book Turn Redundancy into Opportunity. Redundancy can take a toll on you, both psychologically and physically. Now is the time I can provide you with coaching in practical thinking and positive action so that you move into a working life that provides both the opportunity and fulfillment you need.

JOB SEARCH COACHING

Here, we look at developing your job search strategy including writing your resume, looking for work, gathering company information, composing covering letters, taking the speculative approach and completing application form.

INTERVIEW SKILLS COACHING

You’ve been invited for interview! This type of coaching gives you a thorough grounding in confidence building, relaxation techniques, preparation and interview skills development.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

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Laurel's Coaching Room

COACHING FEES

I offer face-to-face coaching in Brighton, Sussex, tele-coaching, email coaching and coaching via Skype. Evening and Saturday appointments are usually available as well as daytime appointments. If you cancel an appointment without giving twenty-four hours notice, the full fee will be payable.

Face-to-face coaching
I am based in Brighton, Sussex. A one hour session is £45. Or you can have a 2-hour intensive session for £85. You can pay online (here) or pay at the session.

Telephone or Skype coaching
45 minutes costs £45 including email back-up and is payable in advance (here).

Email coaching
One months’ unlimited email costs £120 and is payable in advance (here).

BOOKING YOUR CAREER COACHING

If you would like to book a Career Coaching session, please telephone me on 01273 564030 or email me at info@laurelalexander.co.uk.

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Career Coaching Services :           Face to face 1 hour £ 45

Face to face 2 hour £ 85

Telephone / Skype coaching - 45 minutes £ 45

Email coaching - one month £ 120