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	• Career Coaching: An Insider's Guide Marcia Bench Davies-Black Publishing, 2003 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Explanation of the field, from an industry leader

The profession of personal coaching has exploded over the past decade, following the establishment of the field by the late Thomas Leonard, founder of CoachU. A number of sub-categories of the profession have been developed by specialists who began their own educational programs, bodies of knowledge, and certifications. Marcia Bench is one of those specialists, concentrating on the vital field of career coaching.

In addition to her personal coaching of hundreds of clients, Bench formed the Career Coach Institute, a virtual training organization pioneering this part of the coaching field. The Institute was founded in 2001; this book was published in 2003 to share Bench's perspectives, positioning, and body of knowledge.

The first part of the book is devoted to a thorough explanation of coaching and, more specifically, career coaching. While the focus is on individual professionals coaching individual private clients, the concept has broader application in working with students, recent graduates, and corporate employees.

Bench and her followers emphasize what they call "authentic vocations." Their design includes eight factors: life purpose; values; motivators and interests; knowledge, skills, and abilities; work and other expertise; job/career targets; work environment; and business reality. Each of these factors is discussed in a separate chapter.

For anyone in the field of career coaching, or considering the field, this book is a valuable resource.

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Organized and inspiring!

This handbook is a must for professionals in the career development field and for life coaches working with clients on career issues. It is also a very user friendly guide for job seekers and those considering career changes.

It is chock full of step-by-step guides and assessments to help users sort through the often confusing and unsettling process of career change. The section describing the coaching process is powerful and will enhance readers' abilities to communicate with others in all settings - both professional and personal.

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Practical tools that are simple to use

If you are looking for some very good resources to either incorporate or complete your available career coaching portfolio, then this is a great book. You can also go to her website which offers quite a number of tools and training depending on your level of interest in deepening on the subject.

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STERN'S MANAGEMENT REVIEW FINDS THIS BOOK A WINNER!

This book provides: an introduction to the field, the ethics of coaching, the eight factors of a model of career design, coaching tips and resources, and explores a new model of coaching that enables clients to overcome obstacles to finding their ideal work. Seventy competencies associated with certification are presented. A chapter is devoted to advanced coaching skills. The author also discusses the best current thinking on all aspects of job search mechanics. Concludes with self-care and the traits of masterful coaches. Includes worksheets and assessments. It's a pleasure to find a book so abounding in meaningful content. This is really a terrific guide for building a career coaching business. This book's a winner!

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From Consulting to Coaching

I have been in the Career Consulting business for eight years and as a consulting psychologist decided to make the transition into coaching. Marcia Bench's book has served as a handy text for learning a whole new aspect of career transitions. It is well written, easily understood by the layperson and filled with very helpful tools and strategies. Most importantly, she also clearly defines the differences between consulting, coaching and therapy. Any professional would do well to understand this before they take on the role of "coach."

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This book proves to be the ultimate mentor and resource for any coach looking to broaden their own professional horizons as a professional career coach and to develop their client's potential in a practical and spiritual way.

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