What happens in
Career Counseling?

There are many steps in facing this storm, but the first step is in knowing yourself.

This includes assessing your interests, values and skills among other very important factors including personality type. It will lay the foundation for the next steps in the process of career exploration.  There are many necessary elements to be able to make an effective career decision which include self-knowledge (components like your values, interests, skills and preferences) as well as an understanding of the economy, education, labor markets and employment practices.

Once we have more personal insight about you, we can brainstorm options for specific jobs and industries. The next step is to research these options which will provide more clarity about those jobs. Once you know yourself more completely and your available options, you can then begin to make an informed decision about your career goals.

As a professionally trained career counselor, I can help coach you through self-doubt, fear, confusion and other barriers that come with the territory of making changes in your life. The role that I will play is to facilitate the process of career exploration or career transition and decision making in collaboration with you.

Upon initial contact, I will conduct an intake session to gain an understanding of your specific needs and goals. If we are a match, then you will take a battery of assessments prior to your first counseling session.  Then, we will meet for four one-hour career coaching sessions and, if necessary, additional follow up sessions.

One important distinction about hiring me, besides having been trained specifically in career exploration with people who lack career direction, is that I am the type of career coach and counselor who will give you 150% whether you are a student, a top executive or simply an individual who is struggling with their career identity and feels lost. If this sounds like the kind of coach you would like to work with, you are already in a place of awareness that will allow you to take your first steps toward embracing a more fulfilled life.  My hope is that we will become true partners as coach and client.  For immediate information regarding this process, please email me directly at mindy@thomascareerconsulting.com

Career Assessments

Some of the career assessments that we will be utilizing to launch our in-depth discussions include:

The Strong Interest Inventory
This assessment will identify your top interests and is a very powerful tool to help you make good decisions about your career.
It is one of the top career planning instruments used in the world and focuses on the kinds of careers and key skills required for you to work successfully. It will also pinpoint the most satisfying career and educational choices for you.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Report
The MBTI Report is the most widely used personality assessment in the world. As a certified Myers-Briggs practitioner, I have used this assessment for years. When we are able to accurately identify your personality type, we can determine occupational choices for you that match your same personality type. Individuals and organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies, use more than 2 million assessments worldwide each year.

FIRO-B
The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation–Behavior assessment helps people understand their own behavior and that of others in interpersonal situations. For more than 40 years, it has been used internationally to clarify human interactions in both business and personal situations. It explores three basic interpersonal needs (Inclusion, Control, and Affection).

CPI 260
This assessment objectively describes individuals the way others see them. It measures two dozen scales in such areas as dealing with others, self-management, motivation, thinking style, personal characteristics, and work-related characteristics.

Contact Thomas Career Consulting for Career Services
For a quote for career services consulting, please call Mindy directly at 610.937.5632
or email mindy@thomascareerconsulting.com.