Coaching Programme
Coaching is the process of helping individuals or people identify their career goals and develop strategies to achieve them. Talent SSD is offering you an opportunity to accelerate your career growth and development through experienced career development coaches and industry experts.
Why hire a career coach
To be Noticed by Recruiters
Hiring an experienced career coach with background in international development in various sectors with worth the investment that will let you be noticed by recruiters and earn you your dream job.
To identify your Dream Career/Job
The coach helps you understand the sector, identify your options, and positions yourself as a strong and talented candidate for jobs in the sector or industry.
To understand Job Market
You will gain a deep understanding of the dynamics of different development agencies, job functions, hardship locations, recruitment criteria, and career paths.
Importance of coaching careers
Translate your experiences and background to fit the development sector
It becomes crucial to understand what aspects of one’s experience and background can be translated in development/humanitarian terms so that to increase your chances to be considered in the selection process.
Find the right work-life balance
The international development sector is a world in itself with thousands of organizations across the globe with differing mandates, sizes, operations, and outcomes.
Many of them have operations in conflict zones where families cannot go. This, not only makes the decision to which companies to join overwhelming, but also, creates a bigger challenge to finding the right balance between personal satisfaction, financial compensation, and flexibility to enjoy a private life.
It is very important to have clear career objectives in order to narrow down your search. A career coach with experience in the sector will help you determine what your real goals are and how you can achieve them in the sector.
Finding your optimal career path
Interpret rules and regulations / Eligibility
The recruitment process tends to be very specific in terms of its requirements and the success factors differ across companies and certainly from the private sector. International Development organizations have very particular rules and regulations when it comes to eligibility to apply. Understanding these rules and regulations can help you target which jobs to apply by narrowing down the search.
Help determine your salary level
Their salary structure of International organizations is very specific, integrating many components depending on the operation, grade, and type of work. The coach can guide you to sort all that out.