Career Coaching Process
Partnering with a Career Coach offers emotional support, practical guidance, and a greater sense of accountability in doing the work to achieve your goals. Here’s an overview of the Career Coaching client experience with JobStars.
The Intake Consultation comes after completing the Introductory Questionnaire. Intake is your opportunity to connect with your Career Coach for an initial discussion about your job search goals, challenges, and criteria (industry, salary, seniority, etc).
After completion of the intake process, your dedicated Career Coach is available for in-person sessions in Chicago or virtual meetings via MS Teams. Each engagement is one-on-one and fully personalized to support your goals with focused, direct guidance.
About Career Coaching
Connect with your dedicated Career Coach in person (Chicago) or virtually. Whether meeting at our downtown Chicago office or connecting remotely via MS Teams, it’s a one-on-one relationship.
Optional homework assignments are assigned after each session to help advance your goals. Receive MS Teams recordings of all virtual coaching sessions to reflect on your conversations.
Career Coaching Services
Making a Career Change ($495) – Making a Career Change is our signature service for guidance with making a career change.
Mock Interview Prep ($495) – Mock Interview Prep is our signature service for guidance and support with preparing for interviews.
A La Carte Sessions (Starting at $150) – A La Carte Sessions are our signature service for 1-on-1 counseling with a Career Coach.
Career Coaching Posts
Understanding AI Scored Interviews
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Career Coaching FAQs
Career Coaching sessions are offered both in person and virtually.
In-Person: Meet face-to-face with your Career Coach at 10 S. Riverside Plaza, #875, Chicago, IL 60606, in the West Loop. Enjoy private, one-on-one coaching in a professional office setting with hands-on collaboration and real-time feedback. The location offers easy access by Metra (near Ogilvie and Union Station).
Virtual: Connect with your Career Coach from anywhere in the U.S. via MS Teams. Sessions are recorded, and you receive a full video recording to review and reflect on your conversations. Virtual coaching provides the same personalized guidance as in person, with flexible scheduling and no commute required.
Between sessions, you can communicate directly with your Career Coach through written messages in the dedicated client portal.
Our Mock Interview Prep program involves working 1-on-1 with a dedicated Career Coach to better understand how interviewing works, learn effective techniques, and get practice in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
If you’re uneasy about interviewing – whether addressing a sensitive topic or negotiating a higher salary – partnering with an expert Career Coach offers fresh perspective and a knowledgeable approach to improving as an interviewer.
Our Making a Career Change program involves working 1-on-1 with a dedicated Career Coach to take a step back, explore your career options, and develop a plan.
If your career is in flux – whether it’s the occupation or industry you’re in – partnering with an expert Career Coach offers fresh perspective and a knowledgeable approach to making a change.
Included in this program is the Keirsey™ Career Temperament, an assessment tool for mapping your skills and interests to potential career paths.
A La Carte Sessions are nonthematic, flexible, and agile 1-on-1 Career Coaching for any career-related issues you’re facing. This includes interviewing, career transition (quitting, getting laid off, or being fired), dealing with a difficult boss, salary negotiation, and more.
Partnering with a Career Coach offers emotional support, practical guidance, and a greater sense of accountability in doing the work necessary to overcome any career obstacle.
Between sessions, you may be assigned voluntary “homework” which involves completing various DIY exercises and worksheets from our collection.
By participating in this program you have full access to our entire library of exercises, guides, and worksheets which are available for download in the client portal.
Career Discovery Worksheets & Exercises
- Career Discovery Pondering Questions
- Career Values Identification Workbook
- Researching Occupations Exercise
Goal Setting Worksheets & Exercises
- 3 Month Vision Worksheet
- Annual Goal Setting Worksheet
- Rocking Chair Life Visioning Exercise
- SMART Goal Setting Exercise
- Understanding The Why of Your Goals
- Wacky Wild Goal Brainstorming
Job Search Worksheets & Exercises
- Company Target List Worksheet
- Job Search Fundamentals Checklist
- Job Search Tracker (excel)
- Monthly Goals Worksheet
- Requesting an Informational Interview
Self Improvement Worksheets & Exercises
- Boost Your Strengths Exercise
- Weakness Zapper
Self Reflection Worksheets & Exercises
- 360 Feedback Exercise
- Find Your Hidden Treasure
- Get Perspective Worksheet
- Job Focus Grid
- Personal SWOT Exercise
- Sample Values List
- Top 10 Cognitive Distortions
Interviewing Worksheets & Exercises
- Elevator Pitch
- Interview Cheat Sheet
- Interview Recap Worksheet
- Interview Script
Job Search Guides
- Guide to Applicant Tracking Systems
- Guide to Behavioral Interviewing
- Guide to Comparing Job Offers
- Guide to Cover Letters
- Guide to Customizing Your Resume
- Guide to Explaining Why You Left A Job (During an Interview)
- Guide to Facing Unemployment
- Guide to the Hidden Job Market
- Guide to Job Search After Age 50
- Guide to Job Search Letters (Letters of Acceptance, Refusal, and Resignation)
- Guide to Knowing When It’s Time For A Career Change
- Guide to Networking
- Guide to Professional References
- Guide to Quitting Your Job
- Guide to Salary Negotiation
- Guide to Salary Transparency
- Guide to What to Do After the Interview
Post Program Messaging allows you to keep the conversation going with your Career Coach for 30 days after your final session concludes. This keeps you in touch with your Career Coach for help with questions or issues you run into.
Please allow 1 business day turnaround time for each round of replies.
Yes. Night and weekend sessions are available upon request and mutual availability.
The Keirsey™ Career Temperament is a popular career assessment tool which provides suggested career matches based on research surveys conducted across a wide spectrum of industry. This tool is well known for assisting career professionals, job seekers, and students in the career exploration process. The findings and takeaways are helpful for aligning career choices with your innate strengths and preferences.
It also offers tips on communication and interpersonal skills, based on individual personality type. This information is useful for refining and improving your performance during job interviews. By understanding your own personality type, you possess the knowledge to convince the interviewer why you’re best suited for the open role.
Here is a sample completed Keirsey Career Temperament Report.
