The AC Podcast

144: The Role of Self-Assessment Tools in Career Coaching

In this Episode

Rob Nathan, a career coach and trainer with over 40 years of experience, joins host, Mark Crossfield, about the role of self-assessment tools in career coaching. They discuss the benefits of using self-assessment tools in providing focus, managing time, and allowing the coachee to reflect between sessions. In coming for help with their career, clients discover more about who they are and are encouraged to take a longer-term view and a ‘stretching reality.’ This interesting episode provides valuable insights and practical advice for career coaches at any stage of their practice.

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You Will Learn

• Specific exercises that Rob uses with coaching clients and how he determines which assessment tool to use with a particular client or situation
• The five-stage process of career coaching and the different tools used at each stage
• How the use of these tools to aid the coaching conversation often leads to the coachee reclaiming part of themselves they had lost

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Guest Bio

Rob Nathan is the founder and CEO at CCS Career Counselling Services, an organization that provides Accredited Career Coach Training and is a pioneer in the field of career coaching in the UK. Rob is also a supervisor of career coaches, set up the Masters in Career & Talent Management at Kingston University, and is a chartered psychologist. Rob co-authored two successful books on career counselling and unemployment. He continues to write on coaching-related topics and regularly runs workshops for professional groups, such as the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology and the United National Career Development Roundtable. Rob won a National Training Award for training BBC Career Coaches and was a finalist in 2022 and 2023 for the CDI (Career Development Institute) Award, for the use of technology in career coaching and innovative employer engagement.

 

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