Career Counseling
Guiding you toward a more meaningful career
We may be a good fit if you…
- Want to be intentional about your next career move
- Wonder what comes next in your career
- Seek to align your career with your values
- Are a young professional launching your career
- Need to hone your job search skills
- Are building the confidence to take the next step
- Hope to find your “best fit” career
- Intend to restart your career
Career Counseling
With focus, planning and professional guidance, you can have a meaningful career that is rewarding, aligns with your values, and enhances your quality of life. Job satisfaction affects your happiness, health, well-being, and relationships. You owe it to yourself to make it better. Finding the right career doesn’t just happen. I can help you:
- Complete career assessments
- Explore career options
- Focus your career goals
- Develop an action plan
- Create a powerful resume
- Refine your LinkedIn profile
- Polish interview skills
- Improve networking skills
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary focus of career counseling is to help people make decisions and develop action plans related to their career, educational and life goals and help them build the confidence to pursue these goals. Typically, short-term in nature, individual career counseling is composed of a series of 50-minute sessions that cover topics such as career assessment, career options and exploration, resume and cover letter writing, LinkedIn profiles, networking, job search strategies, interviewing, salary negotiation and work-life balance.
Services are tailored to the specific needs of each individual. Clients select the services that meet their specific needs and determine the number of sessions they would like as the process unfolds. On average clients see me for 4-6 sessions.
Absolutely; I love helping clients with this process! Through a variety of assessments and exercises I can help you identify potential career paths and next steps to guide you in exploring options, hone your focus and advance your search for a career that works for you.
While I am sometimes aware of specific job openings and will share those with you, my focus is to provide you with information and resources and to help you develop your skills so that you can effectively identify and seek out openings on your own. Supporting you in the job search process to ensure you are as prepared and confident as possible is my area of expertise.
No advance preparation is required. However, if you have a resume or cover letter, no matter how old, you can share that at our first session along any career assessments that you have taken in the past.
Yes! At this time all my appointments are being done using Zoom as a starting point. Phone and email assistance are also available for continuing sessions depending on the topics we are working on.
If you do need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please try to allow 24 hours notice. This will allow me the opportunity to offer the appointment time to another client.
“I was having difficulty obtaining a position after relocating. Andrea’s “cheat sheets”, key words, phrases, etc. helped tremendously. I’m so thankful for her wise counsel and tools. She encouraged me to spread my wings, and I excelled.”
— Client relocating to the area due to partner’s job transfer
"I’m so thankful for Andrea’s time and insight. Her expertise gave me excellent guidance and additional structure to help determine my next move. I value what she shared with me!"
— Young professional seeking to refocus their career
“I really liked getting a different perspective and new, practical ideas, all delivered with kindness. And knowing what I shared would be held confidentially.”
— Early career client seeking first promotion
I wanted to share with you the gratitude I feel for Andrea’s help. I know it helped because several times during my interview one of her tips popped into my mind and I’m certain it made a positive difference. One of the interview panelists said I radiated confidence and clarity.”
— Client seeking to strengthen interview skills
“I want to thank Andrea for helping me seize opportunities! With her guidance and expertise, we created a polished resume and cover letter and now I have an exciting new position. Thankful for your ingenuity!”
— Client seeking to modernize job search materials
"Andrea put me at ease and gave me confidence at a time when I was really questioning my next steps. Just by saying that she thought I was competitive for positions gave me the confidence to consider and apply. Now, knowing I have the opportunity to venture out into a different framework and experience, I am filled with excitement and a sense of relief!"
— Client returning to the workforce after a decade of raising children
"I’m really glad that I came to see Andrea. Our conversation gave me courage to apply to [several] positions. Regardless of the outcome, I feel more confident about making decisions for the next step in my career."
— Client seeking first career position after college
"Andrea’s revisions to my resume are brilliant and so spot-on. It wasn’t feeling quite right and she totally polished it up. ☺ A gazillion thanks."
— Client needing to update resume
"Fantastic! I so appreciate Andrea’s guidance with my grad school Personal Statement and Statement of Purpose. It has been calming for me to know that I had a strong opinion I could rely on. Her technique and thoroughness are wonderful."
— Client applying to grad schools
Wherever you are in your career journey, there is a path to something better — reach out today.