Career Counselling & Coaching Perth
Our Perth Career Counselling & Career Coaching Service is designed to help you identify the careers, courses and jobs that best suit you, and give you the tools and knowledge you need to achieve your career goals. If you are unhappy in your current role, unsure of your future career direction or would simply like career advice to help you choose a course, our Career Coach in Western Australia can help!
Our Perth Career Coach and Career Advisor has extensive experience in her field and has worked with clients from a wide range of industries. She works with people at different stages of their career including:
- High school students who need advice on their career, course and subject options
- University graduates who are looking for help in kick-starting their career
- People who want to change careers and need help establishing their future direction
- People who would like to enrol in further study and need help choosing the right course
- Professionals who would like to move up the ranks and fulfil their potential.
Whether you are looking to change careers or are just interested to know which careers suit you best, our Career Advisor can help! She will start by identifying your goals for the session and the outcomes you are looking to achieve. She will then prepare a customised session for you, tailored to suit your individual needs.
Our Perth Career Coach provides career counselling and career coaching services via Phone/Zoom and in person at the following WA location:
- City Beach
Please note: We also provide career counselling services in other locations across Australia.
To view a list of our other locations, please click here
Career Counselling Program
Step 1 – Online Career Assessment
In this program, we start by assessing your interests, values and personality to identify potential career paths for you to consider. The career assessment includes:
a) Career Interests Profiler
The Career Interests Profiler assesses your interest in a variety of activities, industries and occupations to identify potential career paths and areas of study. It is designed to help you discover the type of work you are most likely to enjoy. Duration: Approx 20 minutes
b) Career Personality Profiler
The Career Personality Profiler is based on the theory of psychological types described by Swiss psychiatrist C.G Jung and Isabel Myers. It assesses four aspects of your personality based on the following scales: Informer-Reflector, Producer-Creator, Analyser-Helper and Planner-Adapter. Duration: Approx 10 minutes
Step 2 – Career Consultation
Once you have taken the career assessment online, your Career Coach will prepare detailed information for you on your career options. At your consultation, they will go through your results and give you advice on your career, course and employment options.
During your consultation, you will:
- Discover the careers that best suit your interests, values and personality
- Explore your career options and get help identifying the career that best suits you
- Learn about your course options at TAFE, college and/or university
- Get advice on any careers and courses you are currently considering
- Get feedback on your resume and advice on how to tailor it for different positions
- Develop an action plan to help you on your path to a fulfilling career.
PLEASE NOTE: This program is suitable for high school students, graduates and people who are working in non-management roles up to the mid-level tier. If you are working in a senior role, management role or executive position, please see our Executive Career Coaching Program.
Options
1. Face-to-Face Consultation
Prior to your consultation, your Career Coach will email you the instructions for the online career assessment. You will receive your reports at your consultation.
Fees:
- Online Career Assessment + Face-to-Face Consultation (1 ½ hours): $395 including GST
- Follow-Up Consultations – Optional (1 hour): $295 including GST
Payment is due on the day of your consultation by cash or credit card (Visa or Mastercard).
2. Phone Consultation
To proceed with a phone consultation, click here to take the online career assessment. Your reports will be emailed to you once you complete the assessment. Your Career Coach will then contact you to arrange a time for your phone consultation.
Fees:
- Online Career Assessment + Phone Consultation (1 hour): $295 including GST
- Follow-Up Consultations – Optional (1 hour): $295 including GST
*Payment is due prior to your phone consultation by credit card (Visa or Mastercard). Calls can be made via SKYPE or alternatively your consultant can provide you with their landline number to call at the time of your consultation. You will need to cover the cost of the phone call to your consultant.
Proceed with a Phone Consultation
PLEASE NOTE:
The rate for follow-up consultations applies to career counselling consultations taken within 6 months from the date of your initial consultation.
Perth Career Coach
Sharon Carr
City Beach, Perth
*Available office hours, after hours and Saturdays
As an experienced Career Consultant with a background in Executive and Board-level leadership and local and international coaching, Sharon is passionate about helping individuals and teams find their best career fit and achieve professional success.
As an experienced Career Consultant with a background in Executive and Board-level leadership and local and international coaching, Sharon is passionate about helping individuals and teams find their best career fit and achieve professional success.
In addition to multi-industry experience across the education, FMCG, mining, retail, IT and telecommunications sectors, Sharon was the Director of Coaching and Training for a global HR firm based in China and has occupied several sales management and marketing positions.
Sharon brings multi-faceted, hands-on career experience and is able to provide informed guidance to people at all levels and from all walks of life. Following extensive experience in people development in the workplace, she furthered her Learning and Development studies and moved into career consultancy. Sharon is MBTI and Strong Certified and holds Business Management and Training and Development qualifications. She is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA).
Sharon believes very strongly that the first step and the key to longevity on any career path is to clearly understand oneself. Utilising world-class assessment tools and proven career strategy processes, Sharon will provide you with the best possible chance to achieve career fulfillment, not just career success.
Testimonials / Reviews
Dear Helen,
Both my father and I greatly appreciate the help you have given me and I thank you for the follow up information. Thank you for your career guidance and I will not hesitate to contact you in the future or refer you to anyone I come across.
Aaron, Perth
Hi Kendal,
Thank you again for all your career help and guidance. When I came to see you I couldn't make up my mind on anything. Now if you asked me how satisfied I was with the direction I was heading with my career choice, it would be 10/10.
Sam, Perth
Hi Helen,
Thanks for the career coaching session. I'm looking forward to following my path. I know I'm on the right one finally. Thank you and Katie for this wonderful service. Sometimes we all need a little direction in life.
Melissa, Perth
G'day Helen,
Just a quick one to let you know I had some success with my resume and picked up a full time plant operator position with Company X and will be able to start Cert. III in building and construction. The first thing the interviewer commented on was how professional my resume looked! I ended up applying for 5 jobs and have heard back from 4 about an interview. So thanks again for helping me out and I wish you all the best.
Nathan, Perth
Dear Kendal,
After a couple weeks of research into different careers I narrowed down my choice to one. I have decided to go back to university next year to study Human Resource Management. Having the information about my personality and also some future careers made my searching a lot easier as I was able to really focus on my strengths. Using the reports I was easily able to narrow down my choices in a future career. Again I would like to thank you for the meeting as I found it to be very helpful for my future.
Adrian, Perth
Hi Helen,
I just wanted to sincerely thank you for your coaching, it really helped me and completely changed my life for the better. I now love my life because I'm not dreading each and every day!
Jessie, Perth
Hi Kendal,
Thank you very much for your assistance and advice. It was useful to spend the time with you focussing just on me and my needs. It is something that I haven’t done for a long time, and made me realise how important it is to stop and reflect, not only on the job but on other areas of life.
PS, Perth
Hi Kendal,
Thank you for our coaching session and follow up resources. As a result of your assistance I was able to break down, assess and confidently decide on my future career direction, resulting in my acceptance this week into the UWA Full Time MBA, coupled with the early stages of setting up a promising business with a trusted colleague. These two opportunities are incredibly exciting and I am thrilled to be on this new path. Your coaching and counselling was essential in this process, and I utilised all of your unbiased advice, processes and tools to make a clear and confident set of decisions. I thank you greatly for your help.
SY, Perth
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