Individualized Support to Help You Find the Right Job or Career, Get Hired, and Be Successful on the Job
Whether you are exploring careers, looking for work, or are experiencing challenges at your current job, coaching can help you develop the skills and strategies that you need to succeed.
Career/Job Research: Identify a job or career that will be satisfying, and emphasize your strengths. Career exploration can include: interest and aptitude assessment, defining the ideal work environment, clarifying your skills and abilities, and understanding how Asperger’s Syndrome/autism spectrum disorder or Nonverbal Learning Disorder impacts you on the job.
Interviewing: Learn strategies for responding effectively to questions. Detailed, step-by-step interview preparation focuses on: understanding the purpose of common questions; brainstorming responses; planning what to ask the interviewer; how to project confidence and enthusiasm; dressing for success; mock interviews and more! (Click here to find out more about the Interview Intensive package for job seekers.)
Organization and Time Management: Learn how manage your job search or workday with techniques for prioritizing tasks; accurately estimating how long tasks will take; creating a realistic schedule; understanding employer expectations; and staying focused.
Stress Management: Discover tools for managing anxiety; controlling anger, frustration and other strong emotions; addressing conflict; and avoiding sensory overload.
Communication: Increase your confidence and ability to: recognize situational context; interpret and respond to nonverbal cues; build workplace relationships using small talk; and understand the perspective and infer the mental state of others. Specific skills practice can include: presenting your point of view clearly; communicating on a team; disagreeing without angering colleagues; dealing with conflict; and avoiding language that is too blunt, direct.
Disclosure & Accommodation Strategy: Determine if, when, and how to disclose to your employer, and what accommodations may be needed.
Schedule a free, 1⁄2-hour information session to find out if coaching is right for you.* Call 617-690-2127 or email Barbara@ForwardMotion.info. There is no obligation.
* Free session is for prospective new clients, and limited to one session per individual or family.