One of the great things I'd like to highlight is how well-prepared my career counselor was diving into the session. I was able to see that she set time aside to organize and plan the key points she wanted to go over with me, as far as getting a good understanding of my most recent interviewing experience, taking notes, and using that to guide us into the rest of the session.
I really liked that she emphasized the STAR method to answer most of the behavioral questions that I wasn't really sure of, I feel like that method is really effective in shaping the best kind of responses.
She mentioned a few tips that are often times forgotten; for example, sending thank you emails/letters to the employer after the interview. That was a tip I never really thought was important when it came to the application process, but I now understand why it can be helpful in making you a stronger candidate. So I would say to keep mentioning this tip to future clients.
Last, I really appreciated that they took the time to research and look for example interview questions tailored to the job position that I applied to. I honestly wouldn't have thought to look at specific questions the interviewer might ask me related to recruiting roles, so I found that extremely helpful. I feel a lot better having those questions prepared for me so that I can go over them and practice them on my own time.
About the cancellation/tardy policy: I would say to emphasize that with future clients when they are signing up for the career coaching package, probably in bold print or attached to the confirmation/welcoming email.
If they did what I did and canceled with little to short notice, I'd say provide a friendly reminder at the beginning of the session but with a more stern and assertive tone. I feel like if you're too soft-spoken or nice, clients won't take you as seriously and may think it's not a big deal.
Before actually going into the session, I would've liked a brief 1-minute overview/timeline explaining how much time we'd be spending on each component of the session to ensure we don't go over the time. For example, she can say she will spend 5 minutes asking them about their most recent interview experience and xyz. She can then also ask them if there's a component of the session they'd like to spend more time on, e.g., really going over the STAR method as opposed to the example interview questions.
The last minor thing I'd include is sharing the google doc with the next client so they can physically be looking at it as well. If it might be distracting for them (or if it will take up time) then ignore this but personally, I wanted to scroll over the doc she created for me while we went over it together but screen sharing over Zoom was fine as well.
Overall though, I'd say my career coach was really good at what she does in helping other young aspiring professionals. I thought our session was extremely helpful and I could only imagine what it could do for others. read more
