| Most career or interview coaches end up in this line of | | | | your friend. Discourage idle chat and too many |
| work because they love working with people and | | | | personal stories. Provide honest feedback with tact. I |
| have a gregarious personalities. These traits can help | | | | would rather hurt someone's feeling then not help them |
| network and land clients but need to be tempered | | | | and get them prepared. |
| when it comes to coaching. Coaches all have different | | | | Every job opening should be viewed as a strenuous |
| styles when it comes to techniques but providing | | | | competition. There are so many job applicants for so |
| honest and feedback is paramount to help candidates | | | | few jobs and no silver medal for second place. |
| land the job or get to the next level. | | | | Competitors in this type of market need coaches to |
| We had a client show up for a mock interview session | | | | get them prepared, help train them, help present |
| this week in a running suit. We sent her home. Our | | | | themselves and be their best. Also, for those who |
| client was enraged and tried to remind me that she | | | | have been on numerous interviews get worn down. It's |
| was my customer (the customer is always right). I | | | | depressing getting to the final steps in the job process |
| made the point that if you are not going to take this | | | | and come away empty. Do not expect an interviewer |
| seriously, then we can't help you. To quote George | | | | to be sympathetic to your situation. Sympathy does |
| Halas, the famous football coach, "don't do anything in | | | | not win jobs and a dejected candidate is a turn off. |
| practice that you wouldn't do in the game". A mock | | | | You need to get "pumped up" and excited for each |
| interview session should be handled by both the coach | | | | interview. |
| and the client with as much realism as possible. Be | | | | Unfortunately, the career and interview coaching |
| ready for tough interview questions. Point out and deal | | | | business is about trying to make your client not need |
| with weaknesses. See how you hold up under | | | | your services. We are the mother birds that must push |
| pressure when grilled about your skill set. | | | | our clients from the nest to take flight. If we do a great |
| I like chatting with clients on the phone to find out more | | | | job your client will ace the interview, land the job and |
| about their personalities, what is going on with their job | | | | make you obsolete at the same time. We are our |
| search and what their goals, dreams and aspirations | | | | own outplacement service but the rewards are |
| are for the future. But when it comes time for | | | | tremendous. |
| coaching, they should know that the interviewer is not | | | | |