What's Nurse Career Coaching, Anyway?

When I encounter nurses online, or at meetings and nursing conferences, they often want to know what career coaching for nurses is really about and if it can truly help them. I generally reply that, yes, career coaching can be a powerful resource for most nurses, and I describe what I actually do in my role as a coach.This post is about pulling back the curtain on career coaching for nurses, and spelling out exactly what working with me is like and how nurses benefit from such services. Sometimes, describing how a career coach can help is enough for a nurse to spring into action, hit the books, do his or her own research, and make it all happen without the help of a coach at all! It's all good; when coaching is what you need, it can truly change the course of your life, even one conversation!Meanwhile, click this link to listen to a companion podcast based on this blog post. Straightforward career coaching is significantly different than life coaching in that it focuses on, well...your career. Many mainstream career coaches help with resumes, interview skills, cover letters, and other nuts and bolts, with little or no attention on the client's life outside of the workplace.In my world, I offer holistic career coaching; that means that we can, of course, address the nuts and bolts like resumes and interview skills, but we can also delve into aspects of your lifestyle, not just your workstyle. If your stress levels are through the roof and you're completely u...
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