?? Top Free Consultation Questions To Ask Job Coaches

?? Top Free Consultation Questions To Ask Job Coaches 40 Choose the right coach by asking the right questions. Photo by Jordan McQueen Many job search and career coaches offer free consult calls as a way to connect with you. But the free consult isn't really a chance to get a lot of free advice. Instead, it's a way to explain your situation and then flip the tables around to interview the coach and see if you should hire them to help you get hired. To make the best choice, you need to know the best questions to ask during a free consultation. I polled coaches from my 50 Career Coaches Who Give Free Consults On Every Topic You Need for their favorite job seeker questions, and here's what they suggested.eval Have you ever had a paid coach of any kind? Yes No View Results Free bonus: Download JobMob's Free Coaching Consults Guide which contains a directory of coaches offering free consults, and a list of the top questions to ask them during those consults. eval 17 questions job seekers should ask in a free consult Name: Thea Kelley Based in: San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA “Based on what I’ve told you about my situation, how can you help me get more interviews and then succeed in those interviews?” “Why do I need interview coaching now? I’ve just started my job search.” (Answer: A phone screening or informal “conversation about an opening we might have soon” could happen any minute.) “What’s your approach to interview coaching?” (My answer is: It’s proactive: not just “how to answer common interview questions” â€" and we will cover that â€" but knowing what you want to emphasize, why, and how.) Name: Ford Myers Based in: Haverford, PA, USA “Here are a few great questions clients have asked during the initial consultation: â€" How do I figure-out what kind of work I’d really like to do and how I’d ideally like my career to be? â€" How can I identify what’s holding me back and getting in the way of reaching my career potential? â€" How do I close the gap between where I am now and where I want to go in my career?” Name: Shayna Lee Based in: New York, NY, USA The best question any job seeker or person can ask a coach is, “How are we measuring the progress I make by working with you”. While the client is the one doing the work and generating the results they desire, it is the coach's job (in my view) to hold that client accountable to the process and help them to stay on task. So tracking and monitoring tasks/milestones will be a key factor for defining success! Name: Sharon McCormick Based in: North Carolina, USA The best questions are when my clients tell me that they care about people and our planet, and they want to know HOW to make a career change to do more for humankind. They want to know HOW to develop as greater leaders. I LOVE that. I looked through my client communications and those questions are a common theme and the best in my opinion. I love people who think like that â€" like how to help others! Name: Tina Monk Based in: Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia I think that the best question to ask is: How do I get the most out of our time together? Name: Hamza Zaouali Based in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Towards the end of the consultation, the #1 question I would ask a coach if I was a job seeker is: “I need to tell you that I'm currently in touch with other coaches as well and I want to make sure I make the best choice. In your opinion, why do you think I should choose you?” If the answer is not convincing, move on. If you feel your question irritates him/her, I wouldn't pursue either. Name: Naren Chellappah Based in: Melbourne, Australia The typical questions we get asked are “why can’t I get interviews and why won’t the recruiters/companies offer me the job?” The other common questions are â€" “Is there something wrong with my profile stopping me from getting a job?” After we have assessed the person’s profile, we can advise them on the issues holding them back â€" such as poor quality job application, no local experience, poor interview skills or competition from stronger candidates (which we need to help them match). Name: Michelle Flint Based in: USA The best question (which I frequently get) is, “Can I really do this?” Many times, my clients come to me discouraged because they are really stuck. Perhaps they have no idea what they want to do with their lives, or perhaps they have been job hunting for a long time with no results, or perhaps they have a terrible, critical boss who has left them completely without confidence. As a result, they are afraid they will never find a good job that makes them happy. I appreciate when clients bring this question to the table right away because then I can talk to them about what we're going to do differently together that will get them where they want to go. Usually clients leave that initial consultation with a lot more hope about their worth and their futureâ€" that's why it's such a great question to ask. Name: Bethany Wallace Based in: North Central Arkansas, USA The best question job seekers ask me during an initial free consultation is: “What is the next step I should take as a job seeker?” In my opinion, this is the best question because it demonstrates a willingness to learn and grow, and it's not just asking for facts (like how much I charge as a career coach). It's gathering real advice. Name: Mark Anderson Based in: Brighton and Sussex, UK 1. Can I contact any of your previous clients to discuss their experience? 2. What makes you different from any other Career Coach? Question of the article What do you think is the best question to ask in a free consult? If you've asked it, did you like the coach's response? Tell us in the comments.

Ethical Responses Fairness

Ethical Responses Fairness Bruce Weinstein is the author of Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond.   He talks about the idea of “Ethical Intelligence” being the equivalent of “Emotional Intelligence” that became the rage in the 1990s.   His five guiding principles of Ethical Intelligence are: Do no harm. Make things better. Respect others. Be fair. Be loving. Nothing could be simpler, or more difficult. Fairness is a concept that is elemental in business; it’s the presumption that makes commerce and workplace transactions possible. We expect fair pay, a fair price, a fair offer, fair treatment and fair trade. But what happens when something is not fair? Humans regard fairness as an important virtue, but dont get a big head we’re not alone.   According to a 2008 New York Times article, even dogs get disgusted when they perceive uneven treatment. “Scientists in Austria report in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  that a dog may stop obeying a command if it sees that another dog is getting a better deal.” Dogs in the study (as dogs always are) were happy to “shake paws” all day long for absolutely no reward. That is, until the researchers started giving one dog a treat when he shook paws. The remaining dogs took longer and longer to respond to the command, and eventually stopped responding at all. This followed a 2003 study in which monkeys exchanged rocks for a cucumber treat. The monkeys became insulted when some of them started getting better treats (highly coveted grapes) instead of the cucumbers. The one who got cucumber became very agitated, threw out the food, threw out the rock that we exchanged with them, and at some point just stopped performing, said one of the researchers. I can relate. Workplace humans throw similar tantrums when they perceive unfairness, whether it’s over salary or perks, office location, or the length of their walk from the parking lot. In management, the Equity Theory says that individuals judge the fairness of their treatment based on how others like them are treated. Individual temperaments and upbringing will also make a difference in how strong a person’s response will be to perceived unfairness. If you have strong reactions to what you see as unfair behavior or treatment, author Bruce Weinstein suggests that lashing out may not be the best response. Here are his suggestions for an ethically intelligent way to handle injustice. Realize that the other party is to blame, not you. You don’t deserve to be (insulted, discriminated against, or ignored) but it’s not your fault. In fact, it may not even be about you; it may not be intended personally at all. Refuse to let the situation get the best of you. Rage is not a good look on anyone, and if you can remain calm in the face of injustice, you will gain respect and a reputation for rising above petty issues. Respond in a way that brings out the best in you. You can choose from a number of classy responses: icy politeness, gentle forgiveness,    or loving reprimand (“I’m sure you didn’t intend to play favorites; you’re a much better manager than that.”) Being able to assume goodwill when possible will help keep you from overreacting. Nothing is more embarrassing than overreacting to a perceived slight and then having to backtrack. Hanlon’s Razor cites: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” It’s this philosophy that has allowed me to remain, well, philosophical, when life seems unfair.

3 Ideas To Help Attract New Customers To Your Niche Business -

3 Ideas To Help Attract New Customers To Your Niche Business - As a niche business owner, you will likely be familiar with the fact that you can follow a lot of generic business advice and still see some decent results. However, when it comes to actively growing your customer base, there are a few strategies that are particularly useful to businesses with a niche, specialist focus, such as… Attending trade shows  While some generic trade shows, open to all types of business regardless of their specialization, do exist, for the most part trade shows tend to focus on specific types of business car dealership trade shows, gadget trade shows, and so on. As a result, finding a trade show that is dedicated to your niche should ensure you can elevate your company’s profile and appeal directly to customers who are definitely interested (as evidenced by their attendance at the trade show) in companies such as yours. Set up a “refer a friend” scheme  Humans tend to share interests; we all naturally gravitate towards people with whom we have things in common, and can enjoy shared experiences. It therefore makes sense that existing customers of your niche business will know someone who may also be interested in your business. Setting up a generous “refer a friend” scheme (such as offering a discount to both the referrer and the referred friend)   that encourages your existing customers to refer your company to friends and family can capitalize on these shared interests, and bring new customers to your business as a result. Advertise on niche websites or trade-specific publications  Advertising your business more will always be a good way to draw the attention of new customers, but where you advertise that business also matters. Rather than focusing on very standard, appeals-to-all advertising, you will usually see better results by advertising directly to an interested audience. The infographic below showcases how advertising on a niche eLearning website benefited businesses who produce eLearning-related software, and the same principle applies to any niche business area advertise on websites (or trade publications or magazines) that will be visited by people who most likely to be interested in your company, rather than seeking to appeal to the general public as a whole. Infographic Design By pop up ads infographic 2019 edition for eLearning companies