Career Development
Blue Oyster's core competencies are assessment and coaching. We have a successful
track record of working with individuals who need support and guidance in
terms of moving onto the next stage of their career. Often individual clients
are unable to secure the support of their employer for career development
or are unwilling to involve their employer in the process and need professional
external support. We provide career development coaching support tailored
to meet the specific needs of the individual client. The components of support
include, face to face meetings, telephone and e-mail support and on-line
profiling tools.
Life Coaching
The following is typical of the kind of cry for help that we hear almost
every day. “I am at a crossroads but haven’t got a clue which
road to take. If I’m honest I’ve been at the crossroads for
sometime, believing that ‘something’ would turn up (like it
always has in the past”). This time I need some help”. We
at Blue Oyster have many years of experience in life coaching and this
involves taking the broadest possible look at an individual's life. This
holistic approach is all about balance, and in addition to the techniques
used in career development, we also focus on what we like to call the
‘wheel of life’. There’s no point in preparing yourself
to become the next CEO of your organisation if you want to sell up in
six months time and sail around the world! The components of support include:
face to face meetings, telephone and e-mail support and on-line profiling
tools.
Managing Interpersonal Relationships
Many people want a deeper insight into themselves than their self perception
will allow. We have frequently been asked to ‘hold up a mirror’
in the form a personality profile to help these clients become more self
aware. We have a variety of tools at our disposal to do this and will
select the most appropriate framework for each given situation . This
process has been particularly successful with couples who have been seeking
a legitimate framework for discussing and managing differences in their
relationship. This insight is equally helpful in managing work place relationships
and managing personal change.
Career Transition Support
This service is designed to augment the career development and life coaching
services that we offer and enables individuals to proactively seek out
the most appropriate career opportunities: how to market oneself effectively
and prepare for the selection & interview process.
Ongoing Coaching Support
Many of our clients find it very beneficial to maintain a relationship
with us whilst they are in career or life transition and benefit from
regular ongoing coaching support for a period of a few months. We do not
believe in commoditising our services and therefore the level of support
and investment will vary from client to client dependent on their requirements.
Typical components of this support package include, monthly face to face
meetings (lunchtime and evenings are a particular favourite), telephone
and e-mail support.
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