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CareerPoint Tools
Explore coaching phases and tools to support your career coaching journey.
CareerPoint Coaching Phases
- To start career coaching with these tools connect with a workforce development agency specialized in CareerPoint at one of the following organizations.
- West Michigan Works!
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Hispanic Center of West Michigan
- Mercy Health West Michigan
- Urban League of West Michigan
- West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Phase One: Self-Understanding
- Self-Understanding uses an evidence and strength-based approach that assists a participant through a process of self-discovery. It focuses on a participant’s greatest assets and strengths that contribute to the work readiness and preparation for their next phase in the career journey. The purpose of self-understanding is to develop a clear and accurate self-understanding through assessments, work, and education experiences.
Phase Two: Option Exploration
Use the strengths identified during the self-understanding step to explore job families and their occupations that are congruent and achievable. Use labor market data from various sites below to facilitate your search. The downloadable tool “CareerPoint Option Exploration Question” below is a great to gather thoughts and ask hard questions for optimal exploration success. CareerPoint encourages individuals to utilize www.CareerNavigation.org and www.onetonline.org to explore career options.
Phase Three: Decision Making
Begin to reflect on steps that brought to this occupational decision through critical thinking. Provide clarity regarding education, credentials, and supports needed to obtain this target along with its placement in your Grander Career Pathway Map. The tool below can help you compartmentalize your target and what is to come in your near future.
Phase Four: Action Planning
Put your decision into motion with a solid action plan. Identify the type of role or roles you will be taking to as you further your career. Consider the specific tasks and actions you will be taking in those roles and begin to set Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time Bound goals. The tools below identify 3 specific roles you may take as you begin to further your career, click on the links below to download each tool.