Are you stuck in a rut at your current job? Are you searching for a new career but don’t know where to look? Maybe career coaching is the answer. Whether you look into hiring a career coach to help you reach your career goals, or you investigate how to start your own career as a life coach, career coaching is a growing phenomenon that may offer great prospects for your future.
Career coaching is similar to life coaching, which involves coaches helping clients determine and achieve personal goals. Life coaches help their clients focus on the future rather than dwell on problems of the past. CNN’s “Getting ‘unstuck’: Does your life need a coach?” is a great article that explains life coaching in more detail. Read the rest of this entry »


Your job should provide not only a paycheck, but some measure of reward. You probably spend at least 40 hours per week there. A promotion may be the key to getting more reward out of your working hours. But earning a promotion can be more work than you think. Your workplace may be very competitive, or there may not be much room for advancement. Regardless, keeping these tips in mind may be the boost you need to keep your name at the top of upper management’s list of candidates. These tips are courtesy of Kate Lorenz, editor at CareerBuilder.com.