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21.02.2025 Today’s Insights from Forbes: 20 Benefits of Career Coaching for Young Professionals

21.02.2025 Today’s Insights from Forbes: 20 Benefits of Career Coaching for Young Professionals
Dear Students,
 
Isn’t it natural for all of us, including ambitious international students like you, to question the value of a new approach, before you’ve tried it?
 
Even though you may have already joined our program, our coaches recognize that you may not yet be fully “on-board” with the value you can derive from doing so. The amount of self-reflection our coaches advocate, and the array of action steps our coaches recommend, may feel overwhelming at first. Yet, as we know, the benefits of this process are many, and diverse, which our coaches can guide young professionals like you in appreciating.
 
Below, 20 Forbes Human Resource Council members explain how a career coach can help those in the early stages of their careers. From mastering job interviews to unlocking networking opportunities …
www.forbes.com
The special beauty of a student (like you!) or new grad’s relationship with an MCI personal coach (as well as with one or more interview coaches and a resume coach), is the 1:1 personalization of the relationship, wherein the coach can customize and tailor application (no pun intended) of the 20 strategies mentioned here, and more, to your specific needs.
 
Such benefits cannot be overstated, contrasting strongly with the myriad of generic programs, certifications and boot camps that you may feel enticed to join, (because coaching seems to “take longer” and have “less clear” outcomes than the allure of a badge or mastery of a specific hard skill). We get it!
 
Especially during this time of year, as the major push for campus recruiting is wrapping up, our coaches are working collectively to keep students like you focused on your longer-term development (both personal and professional), rather than succumbing to the allure of tactical tips and tricks displayed on social media, to do everything they can to ensure successful outcomes for you, both this season and into the future.
 
Remember – it’s only February! Hang in there!
 
Best,
 
Amy-Louise