Career Counselor

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Has anyone worked with a Career Counselor — to help with a job search or to help work on changing industries?

I’m interested in finding someone who works with adults (not an initial post-college job search).

Any tips? Costs? Anyone to recommend? I’m sure that this can be done virtually, right?

Thanks!

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Bump.

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I can’t answer all of your questions, but yes, it can be done virtually. I think one of the most important things is finding a good fit for you. You might be able to google “career advisor.” A life coach could be another alternative, if you want to work on more than just the job search. There are plenty of people who work with people with established careers. I doubt it’s what you want, but a “head hunter” (can’t think of what they are really called) is yet another alternative. Sometimes it’s about focusing your resume in different ways for different applications.

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It depends on where you are in your career. If you have a long established job history and want to stay in your profession then a career counselor may not be of much help. If you it is the first time in a while that you are doing job search then a career counselor may be able to help you with your resume, linkedin profile, and your interviewing skills.
I changed my jobs quite a few times in the last 10 years, some voluntary and some involuntary. Every time when it was involuntary I was always offered a career counselor for 3-6 months. I didn’t find them to be very useful, other than one who helped me with my resume and linkedin.
I have always found jobs on my own and sometimes through network.

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@1214mom and @oldfort

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I’m trying to get info for my 30yo SIL. He’s in Las Vegas — a very difficult city in the current job market. He lost his gaming-related marketing job early in Covid — without the return of the gaming industry, Vegas is less than stagnant. D had just started a new job in February. While they’d like to move east, times are tough.

I know I need to tread carefully. I’d like to offer to pay for a coach/advisor so that someone can be his cheerleader/accountability coach.

I feel that he is working hard at his job search, but I wonder if someone else could assist/polish/accelerate the process.

He has had many interviews and some companies have had him interview 6 times before he loses out in the final.

I’m a “leave no stone unturned” kind of person — and we can pay for some assistance in this process. If providing assistance could help keep him from getting discouraged, I’d love to do so.

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there a companies that also help with this. When I got laid off from my job of 27 years my company paid for this at Lee Hecht Harrison. may want to look into them.

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Sometimes the college/university you graduated from helps with this years later.

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Pm ing you… please let me know if link doesn’t work.)

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Thank you!

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If your SIL posts on his linkedin profile that he’s looking for a career counselor, he will be INUNDATED with offers. Like anything else- good, bad, indifferent, horrible.

I think the fastest way to find someone good is through any professional association your SIL belongs to…a referral from a colleague likely means getting a counselor who understands your SIL’s industry, can help retool, think out of the box on some new options and directions.

But it is difficult to offer (as generous as your offer is) to someone who hasn’t actually asked for help. Been there/done that!!!