Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Below are some of the most frequently asked questions I receive. Click on a question and the answer will open up for you. If you have a question that you don't see an answer for, don't hesitate visiting the contact page and submitting your question to me. Depending on the schedule of my day and my travel committments, I am usually able to get an answer back to individuals within 24-hours.
By giving you a knowledgable and unbiased assessment of your professional persona, a career coach can provide you an honest perspective on how you could best portray your professional strengths and how to best
address any weaknesses. Through personalized one-on-one sessions, you can work with your coach to clarify your long-term career goals and create a career plan that will help you achieve them.
A career coach can help you develop a strong personal brand demonstrated through your resume and social network profiles and help teach you how to network authentically and deepen your professional relationships. Through interviews, practice, and polishing, a good career coach can help you build confidence in yourself that will allow you to put your best foot forward in your career.
A career coach can help you develop a strong personal brand demonstrated through your resume and social network profiles and help teach you how to network authentically and deepen your professional relationships. Through interviews, practice, and polishing, a good career coach can help you build confidence in yourself that will allow you to put your best foot forward in your career.
I've interviewed and hired hunderds of IT professionals into various roles over my working lifetime. I can't tell you how many times I've conducted an interview and quietly
thought to myself "If someone had only helped them prepare!" I know what organizations are looking for in an IT hire and I can provide you insights into how to best tailor
your experience and presentation to help advance your career plan.
There are many generic career coaches out there with little to no real-world experience - and very few with enough IT experience to even comprehend what an IT job description is really asking for. In the end, HR people don't hire IT people - other IT people make the final decision on who to hire. As a CIO, I can help provide you with those insights you aren't going to find elsewhere.
There are many generic career coaches out there with little to no real-world experience - and very few with enough IT experience to even comprehend what an IT job description is really asking for. In the end, HR people don't hire IT people - other IT people make the final decision on who to hire. As a CIO, I can help provide you with those insights you aren't going to find elsewhere.
As your coach, no one wants to see you succeed more than me! My clients become my friends and with that friendship comes honesty and transparency. I'll work hard to help give you the tools you need to succeed.
I may also give you some unsolicited, direct feedback on areas for improvement that may hurt a little at first but will help you in the long-term. Self-awareness is a critical ingredient to success, so let’s identify any blind spots together.
While many of the coaching tips and advice I provide can be used across industries and professions, I specialize in providing these services solely
to Information Technology professionals and Project Managers. Whether you are trying to get started in an IT profession or already have an established IT career
and are wanting to move up into a leadership role, I can help provide you with an experienced perspective and advice you won't find elsewhere.
No, I can’t be the one to interview for you! But, I will work with you to build a strategy to achieve your goals, enabling you with the tools you need to
succeed. If you put in the hard work and are committed to achieving your potential, you will see results!
Given that relationships take years to build, I do not facilitate introductions for my clients. However, I equip all of my clients with the tools and
skills they need to build their own networks.
You can rely on strict confidentiality regarding your employment, employer, background, social profile personas, personal strategy and personal information. We will never contact anyone
regarding you or on your behalf without first receiving written permission from yourself. The only times we would release information you provide us is if it was requested by law enforcement
agencies or if you have granted that permission to us in writing.
A normal coaching session is 50-minutes in length, however, I understand that everyone's needs are unique, so session duration can be adjusted as needed.
The cost of career coaching varies depending on the length of the partnership, and the customized needs of the individual. I always start with a no cost 20-minute
introductory consultation to get to know a client and what their needs might be. From there, we plan our next steps. Each session runs $150 and the number of
sessions a client needs will vary greatly depending on where they are professionally, where it is they are wanting to go, and what they feel they need.
All sessions must be pre-paid via our website prior to start of a session or they session will be re-booked for a later time.
Unless you live within the Tampa, FL metro, all our sessions are conducted virtually via video conference.