Navigating the professional world can feel like an intricate maze.
Nowadays, it's not just a journey of getting started in a company, grinding your way up the ranks by working hard, and then you'll get to where you want to be.
Competition is fierce, and it’s hard to know which route you’ll take. Do you need a social media presence or a personal brand? Should you go into a mentor or internship? Should you aim to climb your existing company or move from place to place?
Which opportunities will deliver the best results?
It's hard work, and it's easy to get lost in the fog of it all when you're living it day to day.
This is why so many professionals opt for the assistance of a career coach - someone who can help guide and mentor them over obstacles and through hard times and set a clear direction and game plan moving forward.
Then again, this opens the door to a whole new range of questions, most notably, what are you actually supposed to ask your career coach to get the best help and the most effective guidance?
That's what we're talking about in this guide, deep diving not only into what a career coach is but how you can question them to support them best and offer guidance and an objective perspective to help you make informed decisions about your professional journey.
Let's get into it.