Career Coaching: Sharmaine

Did you undertake coaching in your final year or after graduation?

Final Year

Where were you in relation to your career planning/making applications before you applied for career coaching? 

• I had a clear understanding that I did not want to work in the field of my degree and had started exploring options I could go into after graduation.
• I had a specific field in mind (marketing), I applied to graduate schemes that were confused more on the creative side but had no luck after the application process.

What did career coaching involve, and how did it help you?

• It involved specific talks about the field I wanted to go into, and if it was right for me. 
• How I could improve my interview question answers at the first stage of application, so my CV and skills stand out from others in the later process. 
• My coach helped me to get a better understanding of the marketing field by looking at the graduate’s website and seeing the processes of others in the same field and how they got to their current position.
• We created a log of information, which included the information we had jointly understood I needed to take on board to improve.

Where are you in relation to your career planning/making applications now? 

I have found a Job within the marketing sphere 

Would you recommend careers coaching to other students and graduates? If yes, why?   

Yes, it was a good experience, and I was able to explain my fears and worries about the working world in a safe and understanding environment. My coach made me feel comfortable and asked about my university life as well.