Career Planning

Those looking to have a career in the public sector might feel concerned about the work environment they’re entering. The public sector can be very different from work in the private sector. However, with career coaching services, you can find not only your place working in the public sector but also direction and drive to help you have a highly successful career.

Career coaching services for the public sector can be vastly different from that for the private sector. In the private sector, you have the choice of working for numerous businesses with various corporate identities and cultures. In the public sector, there are fewer differences and the opportunities aren’t as numerous.

Therefore, you need to carefully plan your career, with the right development and learning to help you move up the career ladder, securing new roles, better compensation, and improved prospects.

Public Service Interview Coaching: Your Path to Success

While there is lots of advice online, such as on blogs and YouTube channels, it is hard for people to get ahead in the public sector using generalised advice. Instead, you need a tailored career coaching plan where you can build an effective strategy to help you achieve your specific career goals.

A personalised career consultation can help you see what you need to achieve those goals with your current skills and experience. 

However, generalised advice online, which knows nothing about you, can’t help you as well.

A personalised service isn’t just about the next step either. It’s about creating a path to success for your entire career, helping you to secure short-term goals now while planning for and helping you to achieve the longer-term aims of your career.

How Career Coaching Helps to Increase Employment Opportunities

Career coaching is not just about helping you to secure the jobs that you see on a job board. It is about helping you find and realise employment opportunities hidden beneath the surface.

Many career opportunities arise because of networking, even within the public sector. When you network and secure connections with people throughout the public sector, you can secure new job opportunities and career progression that you might not have otherwise got.

In addition, many niches within the public sector might not be realised at the moment. You can have public sector career coaching to help you find and secure those new opportunities.

Types of Career Coaching Services

There are several types of career coaching services that you might find useful in your public sector career, these include the following.

One-on-One Coaching

Those who are looking for a truly personalised experience will have one-on-one coaching. Here a public sector career coach will talk through with you your career goals, aspirations, skills, and more to help you develop a plan to help you build the next short-term steps and long-term strategies to secure your dream career.

Group Coaching

Sometimes working one-on-one doesn’t help you get perspective of what you need to do. 

Learning in a group can be an effective way to learn from the mistakes and successes of others who’ve been in a similar experience. Group coaching can also be more cost-effective for entry-level candidates.

Executive Coaching

When you move up into the higher levels of government work, getting specific executive coaching for public sector roles can be an excellent choice to secure high-earning positions. 

Executive coaching is about taking your career to the next level by taking on more responsibility, and demonstrating that you have the skills and knowledge to help government agencies achieve their strategic goals.

Career Transition Coaching

For those who are looking to move departments or change careers completely, being able to demonstrate why and how they can do this can be extra challenging. Therefore, using career transition coaching can be an excellent way to help secure new roles and find happiness in a new career path.

Why Choose Our Career Coaching Packages

Our career coaching services are perfect for those who want to work in the public sector but have limited confidence in securing roles. We can help you find the roles that you will love while also planning for your future, helping you secure better opportunities in the long term.

Our career coach packages are cost-effective, helping you to secure better compensation and benefits in the long term while also finding a work-life balance in the public sector that will make you love the work you do.

What to Expect from Public Service Career Coaching Sessions

There are several parts of the public service career coaching sessions that you have. These include the following.

Initial Consultation

We start with an initial consultation where we learn more about you, your goals, and your skills. These consultations are about helping you find out more about your career aspirations so a personalised, tailored service can be delivered that will support you exactly where you need the help.

Personalised Career Plan

We then offer a personalised career plan that helps you to achieve both short and long-term goals for your career. We help you with what jobs to apply for, what training you need to progress, and when you should look at moving up the career ladder.

Ongoing Support and Accountability

Our services come with ongoing support and accountability, helping you not just secure that first step into public sector work, but also secure better work in the future. Our accountability is one of the fundamental benefits of using our service.

Outcome Tracking and Adjustments

Your career is tracked and we can help you make adjustments based on changes of circumstances, new aspirations, new working realities, and more, therefore, your plan is never out-of-date: it is helping you to secure the best role possible.

Public Service Career Coaching in Australia

Public service career coaching in Australia is one of the first steps to secure a public sector role. It provides confidence and direction that places you above the competition.

We have helped clients secure great roles in locations across Australia including career pathways which are sought after and very competitive.  

Tailored Services for Australian Public Sector Professionals

Our service offers personalised, tailored services for public sector professionals. What we advise you will be based on your needs and goals, not a generic set of advice that isn’t going to help you.

We provide several key services such as intensive interview preparation, career transition planning, graduate support, and more. We help you to develop an irresistible pitch to hiring managers that makes the next step in your career easier to achieve.

Cities we provide Career Coaching in Australia

We provide our career coaching services across Australia so you can be sure that we can offer you the services you need to make your career a success. While we cover the major cities of Australia, we’ve also had success supporting clients to secure hard-to-get regional postings and coveted international roles for the Australian government. Our results span the following locations: 

• • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Adelaide
  • Australia wide and international postings

Career Coaching Client Success Story

Not sure whether our career coaching services will be a success for you? Then read some of our success stories below.