Individual Services

Career Discovery

“I want to make a change or discover what I want to do, but I don’t know where to start”

If you’re stuck in a career and don’t know what to do, Kate will help you find a new direction by clarifying your strengths, passions, values and skills. She will use empirically proven assessments and value clarification exercises that will move you toward your goal.

Kate will connect you with people in the fields you are considering, so you can gather the information you need to evaluate possible options. This type of exploration will help you to match your talents with marketplace opportunities.

You’ll work together to develop a plan to move forward. Your plan might include additional training or re-creating your resume to emphasize your transferrable skills. You will learn job search strategies that are based on sound marketing strategies. Based on your needs, you will have the opportunity to strengthen your salary negotiation and interview skills.

Career Search Skills

“I need a job NOW!”

If you have been laid off or your search is taking much longer than you had planned, Kate will utilize her wide network of contacts to get you moving now!

Together you will create a marketing strategy that targets specific companies and industries. Scheduling informational interviews and creating targeted job proposals and resumes will be priorities. Interview practice and salary negotiation support will follow.

If your job search is taking longer than acceptable, you’ll develop a “Plan B”, which may include finding stop-gap work, contract work, retraining, working with a staffing agency or a combination of jobs (a portfolio career).

Workplace Coaching

“I’m currently working in a difficult environment. I need some support so I can make the best of this situation and survive”

Perhaps your current job utilizes your skills and talents but you need support working with a difficult boss or staying on track in a dysfunctional political atmosphere. Kate’s workplace coaching can help you learn new skills that will help you to thrive, rather than just survive your current job.

Kate will utilize valuable assessments that will help you understand your emotional intelligence and your communication style. She will help you to discover the most effective ways to communicate with team members.

Many clients consult with Kate on an “as needed” basis throughout their careers. Some corporations will pay for these services as an employee engagement tool.

Coaching for PTSD from the Corporate Workplace

“I just left a horrible corporate situation where I felt targeted and bullied. I am resisting jumping back into my job search because I’m afraid this will happen again.”

Kate specializes in helping clients identify the red flags that inevitably come up early in these debilitating situations. You’ll learn about your role in this dynamic and determine if earlier family or work situations have made you vulnerable to becoming targeted.

Finally, Kate will help you take “baby steps” toward re-engaging in the job search process. You’ll learn how to become a strong and “centered” contributor to a team and less vulnerable to potential bullies.

Personal Branding

“I’ve been working for the same company for several years and I don’t seem to be going anywhere. I always receive positive or solid performance appraisals but I am rarely given choice assignments or promotions”

As a former Marketing Executive, Kate utilizes her years of experience in creating sound branding strategies to gain “name recognition” and customer loyalty for emerging companies.

Many employees become “silent warriors”, valued by leaders to get the work done but seemingly ignored. This often makes employees vulnerable when inevitable layoffs happen. Personal branding is an essential tool in becoming known within a company.

Kate will help you identify the traits that co-workers value in you. You will learn to communicate how you are better or different from others in your group. Kate’s step-by-step plan starts with identifying your target market, or the influencers at the company, and then determining how best to promote yourself to these stakeholders.

You’ll learn the importance of taking charge of your career by having a solid branding strategy.

Coaching to Identify and Eliminate Career Sabotaging Behaviors

“I’ve been laid off three times even though my skills are up-to-date and I always exceed performance requirements. I’m beginning to think my behavior in work groups may have more to do with this than my job performance.”

Take Kate’s Career Sabotaging Behavior Assessment and find out if your hunch is correct.

Perhaps you’re a perfectionist, who isn’t able to sense the urgency required for today’s workplace. Or, you could be a “pot stirrer”, which is the employee who questions everything management is presenting, often doing so in team meetings.

There are eight major types of self-sabotaging behaviors. This type of behavior will repeat throughout your career until you own it and change it. Kate will support you during this challenging process.

Professional Packages

Package #1
Four 1-hour sessions

This package includes extensive processing and coaching. It is recommended for clients who have chosen their direction.

Depending on the client’s needs, interview coaching and salary negotiation support are included. This package is most effective if the four sessions take place within a one-month time frame.

Sessions can take place in person, on the phone, or a combination of the two.

Investment = $425
Additional sessions @ $100 each

Package #2
Four 1-hour sessions
Plus 3-4 Assessments Tests

This package is for clients who are not sure of what positions they want to target. They often have been very dissatisfied with their former career but aren’t sure where to start finding something that utilizes their talents in a meaningful and positive way.

These sessions can take place in person, on the phone, or a combination of the two.

Investment = $495
Additional sessions @ $100 each

Package #3
Resume Creation & Editing

Depending on the extent of reworking of your resume, this service is available for an extra fee. Please contact Kate for pricing.