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I'm thinking of getting a career coach.  Has anyone dealt with one?  How did you find them? And what should I expect from them?  I'm 54 and my job has changed drastically over the past few years. And I'm bored. I need a new challenge but haven't looked for a job in about 20 years.

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I have had a great deal of experience with executive coaches over the past 2 years.  I currently work with 3 different coaches--one for my executive team, one for me as CEO, and one that was provided by a CEO group in which I participate.  I first retained the coach working with my executive team.  I found him through a google search--his firm was the only result that contained ALL of my search terms.  I scheduled a meeting with him at a local coffee shop where we learned more about one another and I opted to retain his services for the team.  We contracted for 12 months in 2019 and renewed for 12 months in 2020.  The exec team has come a long way under his guidance and I think we are nearing 'release from the nest.'  We work with him on a monthly basis, with 6 hour meetings quarterly. Just before the pandemic sent everyone home in mid-March, I contracted with a coach to work one-on-one with me.  She was a speaker at a business breakfast I attend quarterly, and her message really resonated with me.  I introduced myself after the breakfast, we exchanged business cards and I went back and learned more about her offerings.  We met and discussed my needs and her approach.  She offers 3 month contracts that allow us to evaluate progress and ensure that I am comfortable with the progress.  I meet with her for 50 minutes weekly.  The third coach I work with is not one I retained, but one that was hired by another organization to help a team of CEOs through an initiative.  While I think this coach is knowledgeable about the subject matter, I find him patronizing in our interpersonal interactions.  I spend time with him only as it relates to this project.  My COO also works with this third coach with a different team on the same initiative and he really appreciates this coach.  I am trying not to see this as a gender issue, but choosing to see this as different personalities appreciating different skills in different coaches.  Not everyone is a good fit.  I would ask around for references.  Try to negotiate a short term arrangement to evaluate the fit.  Don't be afraid to make a change, different individuals bring different approaches and all of this can be helpful.

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