A handy directory of top career coaches who let you try before you buy.
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Why do top athletes have coaches?
Simple: to get better results, faster.
Similarly, in 6 Reasons You Might Need a Job Search Coach Now, job seeker coach Rita Ashley said that having a coach helps in “securing a better job, reaching it faster and gaining the intangible benefit of control over” your job search.
Who doesn't want that?
But then, how do you find a good career coach who can get you that?
You could try googling ‘career coaches near me', but where you live will largely decide how useful that is. Plus the fact that a career search coach is local in no way guarantees they're any good.
You could try asking your network of contacts for recommendations, and if you're lucky, someone you trust will actually be able to speak from experience. But what if they're in a different industry, or at a different stage in their career?
It's not so easy to find the best career coach for you, which is why I've compiled this list of career coaches from around the world who offer a free consult upfront.
Most of the coaches here offer initial phone or Skype consult calls you can use to explain your situation and discuss their coaching services and pricing, while some give free resume and CV reviews.
Use the free call to see if there's good chemistry with the coach to be, and try to understand if you'd enjoy working with them.
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Coaches who offer free phone consultations
Name: Thea Kelley
Based in: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Consult: Phone consultation
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: Professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the USA
Name: Shayna Lee
Based in: New York, New York, USA
Consult: Phone consultation
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: High level professionals, CURRENTLY EMPLOYED but seeking to make a career transition or an up level into a role that fulfills their passion and nurtures their talent either at their current company or a different company.
Name: Sharon McCormick
Based in: North Carolina. Sharon has a virtual practice and serves other cities around the USA.
Consult: Free consultation to assess our fit in achieving your career goals
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: Consists of mid-career changing professionals who want to advance in their jobs or make a career change. I work with my clients virtually, so I work with clients across the country. I assist clients from most industries including Government, Non-profit, Corporate and Higher Education.
Name: Kevin Tucker
Based in: Ohio and Arizona
Consult: Strategy Session
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: mid-career professional going through a life and/or career transition
Name: Tina Monk
Based in: Neutral Bay NSW
Consult: Coaching Introduction
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: job seekers – people who have been made redundant or are looking for a new/better job, they know what they want but don’t know how to get it; career changers – people who are not happy in their current career and want to make a change but don’t know what to; and people who want to achieve life goals, such as relationships; and leaders who want to improve their leadership skills. They are Sydney-based with a median level income or above.
Name: Simon Scantlebury
Based in: Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and Wiltshire and other locations across the UK
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 2 hours
Target audience: executives, directors, managers, and professionals in southern counties of England.
Name: Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck
Based in: Howell, MI, USA
Consult: Career Services Consultation
Duration: 20 to 40 minutes
Target audience: “individuals who think they could benefit from professional career coaching/counseling, and who are ready to invest financially in professional career services.”
Name: Margaret Buj
Based in: London, UK
Consult: Needs Assessment Call
Duration: 15 minutes
Name: Ford Myers
Based in: Haverford, PA, USA
Consult: Career Breakthrough Session
Target audience: Senior Executives and Accomplished Professionals (residents of the US and Canada only)
Name: Mark Anderson
Based in: Brighton and Sussex, UK
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 10 to 15 minutes
Target audience: school leavers and adults who are looking for a career transition.
Name: Erica Sosna
Based in: Bletchingley Road, Godstone, UK
Consult: Initial coaching consultation
Duration: 40 minutes
Target audience:
✓ Female, mid to late thirties, infant children, London, south-east or home counties, university education, professional – has worked long hours to achieve high status role in a profession but this is no longer compatible with having a young family.
✓ Male, creative, arty type in a job that is not creative or arty. Early forties. Live in Home Counties. Young family. Wants to do something with the next chapter of his life that keeps income level high but doesn't destroy his soul.
✓ Single female professional, ambitious, focused, expert in her field. Wants to move into a different industry or a different company but has been in one company all of her career. Early forties. Change feels scary. Doesn't think she can have what she wants without going back to uni. Well-read, like nights out with the ladies, good independent cinema, pop up restaurants, travel.
Name: Leonard Lang
Based in: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: anyone who wants to discover what their most fulfilling career and job would be and a way to achieve it. This is a creative, individualized 4 step process. It works best with people willing to determine what they’d like first, and then figure out what they need to do to get there. It’s not a good match for people who want to start with their skill set and see who’s asking for that set. It’s also not for people who prefer to use standardized assessments. Can meet in-person if in Twin Cities, Minnesota area.
Name: Julia Sinclair-Brown
Based in: United Kingdom
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: healthcare professionals – I offer Skype or face-to-face in Cambridgeshire
Name: Jill Huggett
Based in: North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “Ideal for those who are changing careers, reentering the workforce, looking for a promotion, wanting greater satisfaction out of their career, or needing a better work/life balance. Ideal for Executives that need strategies to build and manage teams, navigate corporate politics or get to the next level.”
Name: Hallie Crawford
Based in: Atlanta, GA, USA
Consult: Career Strategy Session
Duration: 20 minutes
Target audience: “career seekers wanting to find their passion and career path for life.”
Name: Adrian Klaphaak
Based in: San Francisco, California, USA
Consult: Career Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “We’ve helped thousands of people find work they love and build successful careers.”
Name: Adriana Llames
Based in: Chicago, IL, USA
Consult: Consultation
Target audience: “executives, professionals and executive assistants to pharmaceutical sales reps, newly discharged military personnel, fashion photographers and union plumbers. With clients across the U.S., Europe, Central and South America, she enjoys coaching professionals and creatives at all levels and in every industry.”
Name: Pat Kendall
Based in: Portland, Oregon, USA
Consult: Job Search Coaching
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “If you have been unemployed for more than one year, you qualify for a free coaching session.”
Name: Brittany Knapp
Based in: USA
Consult: Complimentary intro call
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: “If you are not experiencing career joy, it’s time to find out why. We have helped a number of people like you.”
Name: Bob Weingartner
Based in: New Jersey, USA
Consult: Career Coaching Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “assisting entry to mid-level career and job seekers in attaining their career goals.”
Name: Ros Toynbee
Based in: London, UK
Consult: Career Review
Duration: 45 minutes
Target audience: “Professionals (not new graduates) ready to make changes in their career at this time and serious about investing their time and money in receiving independent, professional support to achieve that aim.”
Name: Lindsay West
Based in: London, UK
Consult: Coaching
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “helping people to feel a sense of fulfilment in all aspects of their lives and she has had great success coaching clients to achieve their personal, career and life goals.”
Name: Seven Coaching
Based in: London, UK
Consult: Coaching Consultation
Target audience: “helping professionals since 2009 and has now helped hundreds of happy clients to find their next role, make big career changes, start businesses, develop confidence, get promoted and noticed, and much much more.
Name: Mo Faul
Based in: Florida, USA
Consult: Clarity Call
Target audience: “Anyone in a leadership role should be required to take this program.”
Name: Ashley Stahl
Based in: UK
Consult: Phone consultation
Target audience: “20somethings and 30somethings around the world to discover their authentic careers, land more job offers and launch their dream businesses”
Name: Mark Franklin
Based in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Consult: Career conversation
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: “People from all walks of life.”
Name: mba Mission
Based in: USA
Consult: Consultation: Career Coaching
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “Business school students”
Name: Hoi Talent
Based in: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Consult: Career Consultation
Target audience: “We've helped thousands of international talents with their careers in the Netherlands”
Name: Paul White
Based in: UAE
Consult: Telephone Consultation
Duration: 20 minutes
Target audience: “Anyone, worldwide. There are no geographical boundaries. We would be pleased to talk with you about career coaching and explore together how it might benefit you.”
Name: Hamza Zaouali
Based in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Consult: One-on-One Job Search Coaching
Duration: 30 to 60 minutes
Target audience: Mid-management to top executive level. I coach professionals around the world so no geographical restriction. I specialise in Job Search Coaching, CV Writing, Interview Preparation and Salary Negotiation (or Re-negotiation)
Name: Stefanie Zizzo
Based in: Apex, NC, USA
Consult: Coaching Consultation
Name: Naren
Based in: Melbourne, Australia
Consult: Coaching Consultation
Target audience: “International student or skilled migrant and struggling to get a job in Australia”
Name: Grad Careers Coach
Based in: United Kingdom
Consult: One to one careers consultation
Target audience: “We help international students secure top graduate jobs by providing graduate careers advice and professional coaching on a one to one basis. ”
Name: Church Jobs TV
Based in: Bryan, OH, USA
Consult: Video phone consultation
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: “churches and individuals during their search process”
Name: Michelle Flint
Based in: USA
Consult: Initial consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Name: Annie Little
Based in: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Consult: Complimentary Consultation
Duration: 15 minutes
Target audience: “I work with lawyers like you to discover the career you want and rebuild the confidence you need to make it a reality.”
Name: Career Creators Consulting
Based in: Austin, Texas, USA
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Name: Tessa Armstrong
Based in: United Kingdom
Consult: Consultation
Target audience: “individuals in the UK and abroad to achieve the career that suits them best.”
Name: Jeff Neil
Based in: New York City, NY, USA
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 15 minutes
Name: Gabrielle Bill
Based in: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Consult: Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Name: Bethany Wallace
Based in: North Central Arkansas, USA
Consult: One-on-one call
Duration: 10 minutes
Target audience: Every candidate/job seeker
Name: Mashaal (muh-SHAWL) Ahmed
Based in: Washington, DC, USA
Consult: Phone Consultation
Duration: 30 minutes
Target audience: “I help DC overachievers find and communicate their inner awesome, whether they are looking for that next step in their career or aiming for greater things where they already work. I have worked with clients from a variety of backgrounds, including business, advocacy, public policy, public relations, and international development.”
Free resume/CV reviews and critiques
Name: The Resume Centre
Based in: Australia
Consult: Resume Review
Target audience: We are international company with websites in 12 countries servicing anyone that requires our services in English, German or French and we work with anyone of any age, looking to further their career.
Name: The CV Squad
Based in: United Kingdom
Consult: CV Review
Name: Jean Cummings
Based in: Concord, MA, USA
Consult: Resume Consultation
Target audience: “I create executive resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles specifically designed for IT executives.”
Name: Bernadette Innes
Based in: Melbourne, Australia
Consult: FREE Assessment: Résumé, Cover Letter, Key Selection Criteria and/or LinkedIn Profile
Target audience: Australia and Worldwide
Name: Jeff Flannery
Based in: Paradise Valley, AZ, USA
Consult: Resume Review
Name: Kamara Toffolo
Based in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Consult: Resume Review
Target audience: “established professionals at all levels from mid-career to executive across a diverse range of industries, specialties, and roles.”
Name: CV Now
Based in: UK
Consult: CV Critique
Free coaching services
Founder: Ebru Ulufer
Consult: Coaching
Target audience: “Our coaches offer free coaching on various topics: Career, motivation, limiting beliefs, relationships, confidence, family, parenting, work-life balance, well-being, healthy living, fitness, change, habits, and many more. Therefore, we don't have a specific target audience. Anyone who wants to improve their lives can work with our coaches.”
Question of the article
If you've used a job hunting or career coach in the past, what was most helpful?
If you haven't used one, what was the main reason why? Tell us in the comments.
Bonus: When to invest in Career Coaching
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