Posted under Career Management on May 16th, 2007
How sweet it is to be affirmed in the venerable New York Times!
David Koeppel’s recent article, To Land a High-Paying Job, Some Try an Executive Coach offers anecdotal evidence of the return on investment that candidates can expect from employing a qualified career coach or resume writer.
A few points are worth emphasizing:
- Choose a reputable coach and rely on your instinct to select someone with whom you have good rapport. The NYT author recommends Coach U; readers can also use sources such as: Career Masters Institute, National Resume Writers Association, and the Professional Association of Resume Writers
- Executives understand that search firms represent the interest of their customer, the employer. For those seeking 6-figure salaries, the services, support, and motivation provided by career coaches is a worthwhile investment.
- Candidates must be willing to do his or her part; it is not reasonable to rely solely on the expertise and energy of the coach.
The author interviewed Kate Wendleton, president of the Five O’Clock Club in New York, who reaffirmed the additional benefits candidates can achieve through participation in group strategy sessions.
The most important take-away from this article is that utilizing the services of a career professional should save an executive candidate time in what is likely to be a 6-month search process.
Posted by Karen P. Katz
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