Are you looking for your first job or are you thinking about a career change? You have been advised to consult a job coach , but you don't really see how they can be useful for your professional future?
Job coaching includes many combined or à la carte services, depending on your needs: help with writing a CV, skills assessment, job interview training, etc. You still need to find the job coach who will be able to meet your needs. That's good, we have tested several career change coaches to help you in your choice.
In this article, you will discover:
- Why use a job coach?
- Our criteria for choosing your employment coach
- Our selection of career change coaches and our opinions
Why use a job coach?
Also called a career change coach or work coach, this employment professional helps beginners or people in career change to determine their professional objectives and identify their strengths.
Unlike life coaching, professional job search coaching is oriented towards the world of work. The support focuses on the different aspects of the person's professional life. Or on all of its aspects. For example, a person is looking for a coach to:
1. Preparation for the job interview
A job interview coach helps the candidate become aware of their skills and qualities, in accordance with the recruiter's expectations.
2. A skills assessment
Skills assessment coaching is intended for everyone. It gives the professional a clearer vision of their project, guides them or validates their objective according to their personal abilities.
3. A professional reconversion
A career change coaching session facilitates the search for a job that matches the professional's skills and personal interests. The aim is to maintain a certain consistency in one's career.
4. Proofreading and optimization of CV
A true expert in recruitment, the coach knows the expectations of recruiters for the selection of CVs. Help in optimizing the CV considerably increases the applicant's chance of being seen in a job interview. The CV coach gives advice and helps to promote the skills expected by the company.
5. Preparation for an interview for a competitive examination for the Grandes Ecoles
Getting into a Grande École is sometimes as complex as finding a job. The coach helps the candidate prepare for an oral exam and to express themselves in front of a jury. He indicates the qualities that should be highlighted on the day of the exam.
6. Help with writing a cover letter
Cover letter writing coaching makes it easier to structure the content of the letter. It allows you to highlight your own motivations and avoid going off-topic.
7. Help with motivation
Certain events in our personal life, such as burnout or being fired, can make us lose all desire to re-enter the job market. The job coach helps to have better self-esteem by, among other things, enhancing our personal skills.
As you will have understood, calling on a job coach makes it easier to get hired. They guide you towards the professional path that best suits your skills.
Coaching is a profession with a future. Many employment specialists have opened their own coaching firm in recent years. How can you find your way around?
6 criteria for choosing your job coach
The job of recruitment coach is open to everyone. However, not everyone is able to provide good job search coaching. Here are the criteria to pay attention to in order to find the right coaching.
Certification and eligibility of coaching for the CPF
A career coach eligible for the CPF is a guarantee of quality. Just like their registration in the National Directory of Professional Certifications.
The RNCP is a guarantee of the validity of the coach's certification. The professional who is registered there has followed professional training registered in the directory and recognized by the Ministry of Labor. At a time when anyone can improvise as a coach to find a job, this certification illustrates the true expertise of the professional.
The Personal Training Account offers partial or complete financing of training by an organization registered with the RNCP. Thus, choosing your coaching eligible for the CPF can allow you to benefit from advice from a real recruitment professional at no cost (or with a small contribution depending on the amount accumulated on your CPF).
Coaching Team Qualifications
If you can, look at the coach's LinkedIn before you hire him. Significant experience in human resources will make all the difference.
A job coach for a job interview, CV optimization or even help with professional retraining must know what he is talking about. And what is more educational than having been a hiring professional?
Some professional coaches have worked in human resources for several years before launching their careers. Among them, there are also consultants or trainers who wanted to add new skills.
Don't hesitate to ask about their training. A good professional coach adapts to changes in the job market. He follows a new training every two or three years.
At least 10 years of experience in coaching and human resources
Even if you are looking for a simple job interview coach or CV coach to optimize its content, make sure that he has at least 10 years of experience.
So many years of professional experience attest to an in-depth knowledge of the job market, recruitment techniques and HR services. During these 10 years, the coach will have followed several training courses. He will have had time to sharpen his knowledge in all aspects of the world of work.
And finally, it seems obvious, his sense of adaptation is much more developed than a coach with one or two experiences. He will be able to respond more effectively to your problem.
One-to-one or video format
If a skills assessment coach offers you a telephone interview, this is not ideal.
Even though the telephone remains a practical tool in case of distance, it does not allow for total interaction with the coach. Non-verbal communication also plays its role in coaching sessions. Gestures are sometimes a motivating factor. It is also important that the relationship with the coach is exclusive. Telephone contact can quickly take on an impersonal turn.
Eye contact is therefore very important. Even if one-to-one is preferred, video coaching remains a good alternative. From home, you feel more comfortable talking about more personal things. The prices also remain the same.
And by phone, there is not always a guarantee of reaching a certified coach.
Positive customer reviews and post-coaching results
As with any service provider, customer reviews matter. Don't forget to check out the reviews to get a better idea.
If you are looking for a recruitment coach in Paris, for example, you will come across different profiles that will all offer the same type of service. To better find your way around, go directly to the reviews tab to evaluate their success rate.
The most important testimonials are those that detail how they managed to find a job or how the coach went about helping them. Favor reviews from clients whose problem is similar to yours.
Beware of false promises
CV coaching does not guarantee an invitation to an interview, just as interview coaching does not promise success in the job interview.
Your success always depends on you. The job coach is simply there to facilitate this success for you and not to guarantee it. Thus, you must remain vigilant against false promises.
Now that you have all these criteria in mind, it is time to move on to selecting your job coach.
Online coaching platforms
Jobtimise (review)
The Jobtimise platform connects you with a personalized coach according to your coaching project. You benefit from support for help in finding a job or professional retraining.
Services and prices ✏️
- Job search (support in all procedures)
- Skills assessment (Assessment with individualized monitoring until hiring)
- Professional retraining (support for career change)
- Thematic workshops (help with creating a CV, cover letter, job interview coaching, etc.)
- Prices: on estimate (CPF eligibility)
Our opinion ✅
Jobtimise is a platform that chooses the job coach according to the expectations of the clientele. Personalized support until success is very appreciated. It adapts to all requests, even the most specific.
CNC Orientation (advice)
CNC Orientation is specifically dedicated to students or future students, from middle school to university. School guidance counselor Tony Laurino guides future professionals to find their way.
Services and prices ✏️
- Career assessment (€350): helps the student find their career through 4 interviews for different phases of project construction
- Reorientation assessment dedicated to students wishing to reorient themselves at the end of their first university year
- Parcoursup coaching: helps high school students find their future post-baccalaureate orientation
- Recruitment coaching (€220): different coaching packages from help with writing a CV to help with a job interview
- Other possible à la carte options: from 50 euros
Our opinion ✅
This platform offers services from a real guidance professional. What is appealing is the possibility of choosing a coaching à la carte that focuses on your weak points. In addition, it is possible to benefit from free sessions in case of dissatisfaction.
Professional coaches
Mila M.Elhamdi (review)
On her site Mila Coach , Mila helps professionals land the job they are looking for, through various skills development coaching sessions.
Services and prices ✏️
- Prepare for a job interview (€135/session): several practice sessions accompanied by advice until success
- Write a winning CV (110€): CV audit and correction until the perfect CV
- Succeed in your oral civil service exam (230-320 euros): 2 to 3 sessions to face a jury and pass your oral exam
- Write an attractive Linkedin profile, from 140 euros to 270 euros (depending on package)
- Skills assessment (620 euros) in 5 sessions
Our opinion ✅
The human character is very important to Mila, just refer to her “About” section. With 14 years of experience in professional development, this certified coach is ideal to support you.
Helene Picot (review)
Hélène is a specialist in professional retraining. On Helene Picot Coaching , we find an innovative method (Dream, Dare, Go For It) aimed at helping professionals in their professional retraining process.
Services and prices ✏️
- Retraining coaching (with the Dream, Dare, Go For It method including NLP, sophrology and visualization)
- Online training (several online courses on the subject of professional retraining)
- Prices: on estimate (not eligible for CPF)
Our opinion ✅
Hélène Picot conveys a lot of dynamism through the content of her site and her videos. The method she created is a real alternative to classic job coaching.
Sandrine Durant-Clarini (review)
Its Leman-RH site presents a number of services intended for professionals of all levels. These services cover all aspects of the job search (cover letter, CV, interview, etc.).
Services and prices ✏️
- CV coaching, from 250 to 350 euros
- Coaching Cover letter, from 120 to 260 euros
- Preparation for the job interview, from 170 to 200 euros (per session)
- LinkedIn optimization (300 euros)
Our opinion ✅
Sandrine's advice has helped many candidates get their dream job. Job seekers can count on her expertise to properly showcase their skills.
See further (review)
Unlike most career coaches, Seefurther is comprised exclusively of former HR managers. See Further offers several optimization programs to help job seekers present perfectly optimized applications and prepare for your job interviews with advice from real experts.
Services and prices ✏️
- CV proofreading (60 euros): detailed audit sent in PDF format with a commented video of a few minutes to understand the general feedback.
- Job interview coaching (105 euros): 1.5-hour session to help you gain confidence for your job interviews with role-plays on your weak points.
- Application coaching (105 euros): 1.5 hour session around your CV, cover letter or Linkedin profile.
Our opinion ✅
Loetissia and Francine provide valuable advice, both on designing a beautiful CV or a rewarding cover letter, as well as good behavior during a job interview. Some job seekers are particularly satisfied with their professional coaching session.
Anne Gibert (review)
Anne Gibert is a professional coach based in Luxembourg. Her services of support on the professional path, self-confidence in the professional environment or realization of projects are intended for Luxembourg and cross-border workers.
Services and prices ✏️
- Support (on all aspects of a professional project from job search to reorientation and taking up a new position)
- Help to bring a project to fruition (from clarifying the objective to developing communication)
- Feel better (helps improve standard of living in the professional environment)
- Prices: on estimate (not eligible for CPF)
Our opinion
The many references make Anna a very competent job coach. Her services around the personal sphere are particularly interesting for the success of professional objectives.
Julie Guillaumin (review)
Julie Guillaumin offers MBTI coaching, assistance with self-knowledge and personality enhancement. This coaching contributes to the effectiveness of the job search that matches the candidate's expectations.
Services and prices ✏️
- Career development
- Stress management
- Decision making
- Leadership
- Communication
- Prices: 150 euros (2-hour MBTI workshop)
Our opinion ✅
We appreciate Julie's adaptability at all levels. Quality individual interviews allow for personal introspection to better free one's professional aspirations. The little extra: her advice on personal balance is free.
YouTubers specializing in recruitment
Karen (review)
On her website Embauchezmoi , Karen offers three training courses to help all candidates assert themselves better when looking for a job.
Services and prices ✏️
- Interview (197/session): one-hour individual coaching to help you succeed in your job interview
- CV (€300): writing a professional and enhancing CV
- Salary negotiation (€250): help to increase the salary margin
Our opinion ✅
Karen's advice is particularly useful for people who are having difficulty in their job search. She offers CV writing that meets the expectations of recruitment agencies and helps the candidate to be more dynamic in their approach.
LMJ Conseil (opinion)
The LMJ conseil job search support agency is made up of a dynamic team that responds to all employee requests, from the first job search to career development.
Services and prices ✏️
- Training (from €197 to €487): from creating a CV to improving your LinkedIn)
- Coaching (from €297 to €997): looking for a first job, retraining or professional development)
Our opinion ✅
Each coach in this agency is specialized in a particular field. This guarantees a high quality of service. Personalized support can be done over a full year. Their coaching is very comprehensive.
Yves Gautier (review)
On entretienemploi.tv , several kits are made available, covering many needs of professionals looking for or improving their professional career.
Services and prices ✏️
- Preparation kits (from €50 to €500): training courses to read, listen to or watch
- Personalized job coaching, from €300 to €2,000
Our opinion ✅
What is interesting is the possibility of choosing online training or coaching, two offers meeting the same demands, but with adapted budgets.
