Coachology A new feature on Brazen Careerist

Coachology A new feature on Brazen Careerist Today is the first of a weekly event where someone gets free coaching. The coaches will be different each week, and they will address a variety of aspects of work and life. Im calling this feature Coachology because I think we all are going to learn a lot about the wide range of coaching that is available, and which types can help each of us the most. Im a big fan of coaching. I have learned something from every coach Ive had, and coaching has been a great way for me to get out of a rut, get up to speed on something faster, and know myself better. Also, its an important skill in life to learn to be coachable. You need to learn how to take advice, incorporate new input into your old plans, and make changes in yourself. Youll be a better person if you are coachable youll be more of the person you want to be. So the first coach is Debra Feldman of JobWhiz. The person who first told me about Debra said, She cold calls and gets you a great job. Fantastic, right? So I called her up, and not only interviewed her, but asked her to role play how she does a call so I could figure out if I thought I could do what she does. In fact, I probably could, if she trained me. Thats why I thought shed be good for Coachology. What Debra is great at is understanding the groundwork you have to lay in order to call someone and get the job. She knows which person to find, how you have to pitch yourself, what research you need to do before you call, and how to show that you bring significant, immediate value to an organization. I have recommended in many columns that people hire Debra. But her expertise is not inexpensive. So someone will be lucky to get to work with her a little for free. But listen, the people who will work well with Debra will already have great communication skills. This is not for underperformers. This is for if you are good at what you do, and you know what job you want, but youre not sure how to get it. So how do you get ninety minutes with Debra? Email me three sentences about why you think this sort of coaching would be good for you. Put Coachology in the subject line. I will look through the emails and pick the person who will benefit the most from working with Debra. Please note, though, that Im sure there is a better way to pick the person who gets the coaching. So if you can think of a better process, let me know before next Friday, when we do this all over again with a new coach. Update: Email submisssions close Sunday, March 4.