Career coaching: Tom

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? 

Before coaching I had thought a bit about what might come after uni, but I didn't really have any concrete ideas yet and I hadn't applied to anything.

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

It helped me gain some clarity about what I might want to do next - I found the sheer number of possibilities fairly overwhelming and I wasn’t really sure what would be right for me. We talked a lot about the potential paths I could take after uni, if they might be suitable for me and actions I could take next if so.

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

I’m still figuring out what I want to do in the long term, but thanks to my coaching I found and successfully got into a civil service internship which has proven to be a great experience and is teaching me a lot about what is right for me. Currently, I am looking at what my next step could be. 

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

Definitely - I was unsure exactly how my coaching would work, but I think it’s very valuable to anyone that doesn’t yet have a plan for what comes next, or is unsure what to do. Having someone that can guide you through the process of planning your next steps when you are still uncertain is very helpful.