You have probably heard of a career coach, but do you know what they do and what they can do for you?\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is common to hire a career coach, but luckily here at Washington State University they are a free resource for you! But do you know what they do? How they can help you? And why would someone go as far as hiring one after their education? All these questions and more will be answered\u202fin this blog.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s\u202fall be honest;\u202fwe need a little help here and there in our life. Academic counselors guide us and provide educated direction on what courses to take\u202fin order to\u202ffulfill our desired careers,\u202fand which courses will fulfill graduation requirements. Personal counselors guide us in our life choices and help us understand our emotions.\u202fWellness\u202fcounselors\u202fguide us to make more appropriate decisions that can help us get to where our set goal is. The point is a counselor is someone\u202fwho\u202fhelps you when you are stuck and hoping to have some guidance on what decision to\u202fmake.\u202fSometimes it can be intimidating asking for help, but we all need it from time to time. But who do you go to, to get professional help on your resume, interview skills, or job searches? That is where a career coach can help. Career coaches specialize in the job searches, interviewing environments and current resume tips.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might be wondering why would someone hire a career coach? As a student\u202f at\u202f WSU, you are lucky to have a career services\u202foffice\u202fthat provides\u202fthose workshops,\u202fseminars,\u202fand career coaching\u202ffor free. But once you have left the education bubble, it can feel very isolating to make a new resume after 10 plus years on the job. Things change and those changes\u202fare not\u202falways evident when you are out of the loop. For\u202fexample,\u202fit\u202fwas\u202faccustomed\u202fto put your mailing address\u202fat the top of the resume, but that is really a thing\u202fof\u202fthe past.\u202fA career coach can make sure your\u202fresume is with the times. The hiring workforce is forever\u202fchanging,\u202fand a career coach is someone\u202fwho\u202fcan\u202fensure\u202fthat you are up to date and have the best possibility of getting hired for the job you want and the pay you\u202fdeserve.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So,\u202fwhat are you waiting for? Get out there and perfect your resume, ask your burning interviewing questions and get guidance on landing a job you love from your career coaches at WSU. Please visit\u202fthe <\/a>Voiland College Internships & Career\u202fServices\u202fVirtual\u202fZoom Daily\u202fDrop-In\u202fHours 11am-4pm.\u202f<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You have probably heard of a career coach, but do you know what they do and what they can do for you?\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7793,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[546],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7793"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2949"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7437,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions\/7437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2949"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2949"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}