Return to Work Coaching Support
Our team of qualified coaches have supported many professionals in your position to get back to work, overcoming both the psychological and the practical barriers that career returners face.
Is your return-to-work lacking clarity and focus?
Are you thinking about changing careers to better fit your interests and/or your family life?
Are you feeling low in confidence when you consider your return to work options?
Are you wondering how to write your post-break CV or to tackle interviews?
Are you feeling nervous and unprepared for your return to a new role?
Our team of qualified and experienced coaches have supported thousands of people in your position to get back to work, overcoming both the psychological and the practical barriers that career returners face. Our coaches are all highly experienced in working with returners and are well aware of both the challenges and rewards of returning to work after a long break.
Our most popular coaching programmes are listed below. We can also support you with coaching on other topics such as building your self-belief and the process of finding a role. We will work with you to define your precise needs and select or design a programme to match. Meetings are virtual.
“My career coach was incredibly helpful in getting me to do an introspection of what exactly would make me happy at work. She asked me questions I had never thought of asking myself and got me thinking. She was extremely professional, and flexible in terms of working the sessions as per the convenience and availability of both of us. She also helped me throughout the recruitment journey and was lovely and extremely supportive. I cannot thank you enough for your unmatched support – for helping me get back to work and be happy with what I’m doing!”
To set up a consultation call, please email info@careerreturners.com
“Investing in the Return-to-Work Coaching Programme is one of the best decisions I have made. My career coach understood my needs and was able to get the best out of me straight away. Her calm and encouraging nature and ability to hone in on specific points helped me picture my goals and visualise my future career.”
If you are looking to return to work but lacking clarity on where to start, what to do and even what you can do after a career break, then this programme is for you. Over the course of six one-hour tailored career coaching sessions we will help you to build your confidence and gain clarity and traction in your return to work.
We will work with you to help you to develop your self-understanding, deepen your insights, overcome specific barriers, create exciting options to explore and develop a clear action plan for your return to work.
We will use a combination of different coaching tools and techniques as well as introduce you to AI tools where appropriate to enhance your thinking.
The content is tailored to meet your needs based on your circumstances, and we will help you to think through and gain clarity on your next steps and options for a successful and sustainable return to work.
A typical programme might include:
- Understanding your motivations to return to work
- Developing a clear view of your strengths, transferable skills and experience to help you build your self-confidence
- Clarifying your interests and assessing your values and priorities
- Identifying and addressing your barriers to a successful return
- Generating and prioritising alternative career options
- Understanding how AI can assist you with ideas and routes back to work
- Considering flexibility and how to plan for an effective work/life balance
- Developing your networking skills and articulating your career story, including owning your career break
- Understanding the various routes back to work, including strategic volunteering, contract work, returnships and supported hiring
- Creating a motivating return-to-work action plan
Return to Work coaching (6 hours total): £1260
“The 1-2-1 return to work coaching programme worked well for me on a number of levels. My coach helped me to crystalise what my strengths were, what’s important to me professionally, how I would be able to appropriately communicate this and where I am most interested in directing it. She quickly got to grips with who I am and how I work. My coach was very adept and quickly understood context, opened up new perspectives and thoughts for me and enabled me to be the best I can be.”
Your essential marketing tools, CV and LinkedIn are covered in this three-hour coaching programme. The purpose of this programme is to help you review and own your career story, including your career break, and identify how to best present your strengths, transferable skills and experience in your CV and LinkedIn Profile.
You’ll learn how to position yourself strongly for the work you are seeking to attract, considering the use of keywords and the role of Applicant Tracking Systems in your applications. We will discuss the use of technology in your return to work and how Artificial Intelligence can enhance your CV and LinkedIn when used alongside traditional CV writing techniques.
CV & Linked-in (3 hours) £630
“Re-entering the workforce after an 11-year break is intimidating, but seeking the professional guidance of my coach at Career Returners has been instrumental in my transition. My coach transformed my CV and LinkedIn profile, helping me incorporate my self-employment experience in a value-added manner. Her reassuring manner and expert advice boosted my confidence significantly and justified the investment. The proof of its effectiveness came when I was invited for an interview for the first returnship I applied for. I wholeheartedly endorse Career Returners coaching to anyone finding it challenging to navigate their return to professional employment.”
Are you interested in applying for a returner programme but need some help in positioning yourself well in the application? This two-hour session supports you in tailoring your application for a returnship or supported hiring programme in the most compelling and impactful way. We will support you to position your career break in the best way to meet the programme criteria and at the same time, ensure that you are clear on the value that your skills and expertise will bring to the employer.
Returner Programme Applications (2 hours) £420
Do you have an interview coming up, or are you feeling rusty having not interviewed for a while? This two-hour programme provides a safe environment in which to practise and refine your career story and interview technique. You will become familiar with different questioning styles and learn how AI can assist you in your interview practice. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a mini mock interview and receive well-balanced feedback from your coach.
“I cannot thank Career Returners enough for their support and all the information they provide to help us get back to work. Participating in their interview coaching programme was an amazing and worthwhile experience! The interview programme not only helped me better prepare for the interview, but also helped me reconnect with myself and my strengths and rebuild my confidence. Thank you!”
Preparing for Interviews (2 hours) £420
FAQs
The process is flexible and depends on your particular issues. During the initial introductory discussion we will identify whether this three-stage process meets your needs or whether an alternative programme would be more beneficial. It is sometimes possible to include CV preparation within the Return to Work package, depending on how you wish to use the time provided and how clear you already are about what you’re offering and what you want.
Please note that career coaching is a collaborative process and, to be effective, requires your commitment to devote time to post-meeting reflection and action such as home assignments between meetings. Your coach will act as a guide and a sounding board. For the coaching to have significant impact, it is important for you to take your own notes and take responsibility for making positive changes to your life.
For Return to Work Coaching, meetings are usually arranged at intervals of at least two weeks to provide you with time to reflect and complete the home assignments. They are usually between 1.5 and 2 hours in length. Depending where you are based and if we can match you with a coach in a nearby location, the meetings may take place face to face. Alternatively, meetings may take place by phone or via Skype/Zoom.
NB: Please note that in order to keep coaching costs as low as possible we cannot usually offer private meeting room space but will be able to suggest a suitably appropriate venue for any face-to-face coaching to take place. Alternatively, we can organise a private meeting room at extra cost (usually about £25 per hour) if you prefer.
If you decide to commit to coaching, you will start with a free 20-30 minute introductory telephone or Skype conversation with your coach to discuss what you hope to achieve from the programme, to answer any of your questions and to discuss practicalities. This is also an opportunity for you and your coach to decide if you are happy to work together.
Contact our Coaching Team
To set up your consultation call, please email info@careerreturners.com
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The above coaching prices are inclusive of VAT
