Career Coaching Services
Lauren is a career coach who specializes in working with motivated professionals who are in transition. Whether you are looking for a new job, a new career, or to plan a meaningful retirement life, Lauren can help you clarify goals, develop a plan, and take the next step.
Step toward your future. What can Lauren help you with?
Are you trying to decide if career coaching is for you?
Do you need to make a professional change but are unsure where to start? Are you lost, stuck, or confused about your next step? Are you aware of your dream job, but unsure how to get it? Do you need a resume and cover letter that are Applicant Tracking System (ATS) friendly and clearly articulate your value? Do you need a LinkedIn profile that tells your unique professional story? Have you been able to land interviews, but struggle to land the job? Are you so nervous about negotiating your salary that you don’t even try?
If your answer to at least one of these questions is yes, you will benefit from working with a career coach.
What will you get from career coaching with Lauren?
- A career coaching program that is tailored to you and your unique job search or career exploration goals.
- Help understanding assumptions you are making about yourself and the world of work that are standing in your way of success.
- Help creating sharp, concise, and focused marketing tools like a resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile that will grab the attention of recruiters and hiring managers.
- A teammate and follow brainstormer that will help you design a job search and networking strategy which will help you land a job that is right for you.
- Strategies and confidence that will help you effectively explain your value during an interview and offer negotiation.
- Access to assessments that will help you learn how your values, interests, strengths, and personality can inform your career decision-making process and professional development.
Why is Lauren unique?
Lauren is a Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF), Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP), and a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner.
Lauren is an educator at heart. She has a master’s degree in education and infuses effective teaching strategies into her career coaching sessions. This helps clients experience “ah-ha” moments allowing them to remember and implement what was learned during coaching long after their time with Lauren is over.
Lauren has been there. She has hated her job (a couple times, actually). She has felt lost, stuck, and helpless. She has struggled on interviews, failed to negotiate her salary, and made rookie mistakes with her resume. These experiences inform her coaching practice and ensure that she will never judge you.
Lastly, prior to working as a career coach, Lauren worked as a track and field and cross-country coach. Her experience coaching endurance athletes taught her how to support clients when they are struggling, but also provide honest feedback and guidance when they have to work a little harder to achieve their goals.
Lauren is a patient, persistent, and positive coach who tailors her career coaching programs to meet the unique needs of each individual client. Lauren is honored to be a part of a profession that helps others design meaningful lives, and she would value the opportunity to collaborate with you along your job search journey.
What Lauren doesn’t do.
Lauren is not a therapist, psychologist, or mental health counselor. She does not conduct therapy or provide mental health support.
Lauren will not promise to get you a specific job at a certain salary. These achievements can be a fringe benefit of working with Lauren, but she cannot promise these things because only you can achieve your goals.
Lauren does not deal with snakes, spiders, or anything that looks scary and slithers, flies, or crawls.
Job Seeker Coaching Program
The Job Seeker Career Coaching Program utilizes career development and career decision-making theories to teach you how to successfully define and find your dream jobs. This program features a combination of guided independent learning and four one-on-one coaching sessions. Every job seeker is different so this program will be tailored to fit your unique job search needs, but in general, this program will prepare you for your job search by teaching you how to articulate your skills, strengths, and interests, develop a job searching and networking strategy, and update professional marketing tools such as a resume and LinkedIn profile.
Career Explorer Coaching Program
The Career Explorer Coaching Program utilizes career development and career decision-making theories to teach you how to successfully make a career transition or pivot. This program features a combination of guided independent learning and seven one-on-one coaching sessions. Every career explorer is different so this program will be tailored to fit your unique needs, but in general, this program will allow you to explore career ideas, gain clarity around your career decision, develop a realistic action plan, and hone professional development skills (such as resume writing and interview preparation).
Resume Coaching Program
LBCC’s resume coaching program will give you control over the resume writing process. By the end of this program, you will have an employer ready resume that highlights your most valuable strengths and achievements and an understanding of how employers sift through resumes to make decisions about which candidates to interview. Cover Letter and LinkedIn profile coaching programs are also available.
Interview and Offer Negotiation Coaching Program
LBCC’s interviewing coaching program will increase your confidence going into your next interview. By the end of this program, you will know what parts of your background are the most valuable to talk about, and you will feel comfortable sharing powerful stories about your achievements, skills, and value. During our sessions we will research your new employer, develop a plan for answering questions, and practice delivering your answers. We will also cover how to confidently negotiate your offer.
Second Act: Retirement Group Coaching Program
Second Act is a 7-week virtual group coaching program for professionals who have recently retired and are looking for a meaningful way to spend their time (outside of traveling and being with family). As a part of this group, you will examine the principles outlined by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans in their book Designing Your Life.
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