Career coaching
Are you…
- Treading water and stuck in a rut, with no real sense of direction?
- Facing redundancy and looking for help to work out what’s next?
- Grappling with a career crossroads and in need of inspiration?
- Leaving full-time education and unsure of what to do next?
- Daunted by the prospect of returning to work after taking time out?
- Dispirited by a job search that’s not getting the right (or any) results?
- Exploring the possibility of a new career direction?
- Treading water and stuck in a rut, with no real sense of direction?
- Facing redundancy and looking for help to work out what’s next?
- Grappling with a career crossroads and in need of inspiration?
- Leaving full-time education and unsure of what to do next?
- Daunted by the prospect of returning to work after taking time out?
- Dispirited by a job search that’s not getting the right (or any) results?
- Exploring the possibility of a new career direction?
Career coaching will provide the support, challenge, insight, encouragement, and safe space you need to figure things out and work towards achieving your career goals.
Over a series of thought-provoking, engaging, and practical sessions, I’ll help you to take stock of your situation and think afresh. Together we’ll explore your core values and career motivators. We’ll identify your strongest transferable skills, and develop a positive and achievable plan for the future.
“Lucy is one of those rare individuals who is an absolute shining light. She inspires confidence and trust, and yet is able to challenge when needed. I’d recommend her to anybody who wants to make change in either their personal or professional life.” Fellow coach
According to Victorian polymath John Ruskin:
“In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed:
They must be fit for it.
They must not do too much of it.
And they must have a sense of success in it.”
One hundred-plus-years later, these sentiments still ring true.
Coaching with me will enable you to determine solutions to those knotty career challenges, grow your self-confidence, and boost your motivation to crack on with your career.
Celebrating success stories
I’ve coached many people to find job happiness and career success and here are some of the inspiring success stories:
Leaving full-time education and unsure of what to do next
“Joining forces with Lucy may just have been one of the most important decisions of my life. I came out of University with an Arts PhD and unsure what to do with myself: that academic career I had always envisioned for myself turned out to be the only thing I knew I didn’t want…
From our first session together, [Lucy] gave me the confidence in my skills and motivation. The work with her has changed my whole attitude towards finding a job and a career I actually want. Rather than chasing it, I feel much more in charge now… And I had the interview for the job I accepted within 10 days of focusing on the search full-time. Thanks again for all your invaluable help!”
Exploring the possibility of a new career direction
“You helped me explore a potential new career, at a time when I was considering giving up…It felt like my last chance to find a job that I could really enjoy, be good at, and feel confident in. I’d been struggling for so long in jobs that didn’t suit me…I thought you’d like to know that I am now happily working in my first job as a software engineer in Sheffield.
It feels incredible to me that I can have found a way of life that is not only sustainable from a mental health point of view, but is also stimulating, interesting, and pushes me forward to achieve things I never thought I could. I feel like I’ve been given a second chance at life. I wanted to say how hugely grateful I am to you…for being the one person who helped me to believe that I could really do this. I really can’t thank you enough!”
Grappling with a career crossroads
“I’ve had a year of uncertainty in my current position and career. The sessions with Lucy helped bring focus to what I really want from my career. This in-turn has brought me confidence and made me more self-aware of how I need to be to get career I want.” Quality manager
Stuck in a rut
“It has been really helpful to externalise and articulate things that have been swirling around in my head for a while, and formulate a rough plan based on these. I’ve been able to be open in a safe space without judgment, and get a better understanding of what I genuinely want from my career. Knowing that I wasn’t embarking on this journey on my own, leaving my success to chance and to my own strategies and ideas.” Charity grants manager
If you’re looking for support in thinking afresh about your career, contact me today for an initial conversation.