Revealed: the 26 Strategies You MUST Master to be a Successful Career Coach Today Career coaching is one of the most lucrative and rewarding businesses to start today. And it is not limited to entrepreneurship - increasingly, companies from the Fortune 500, government agencies and small- and medium-sized private enterprises are incorporating career coaching into their employee development programs too. Discover the secrets known by coaches already using this powerful "Career Coaching Success System," drawing on the expertise of 22-year career coaching veteran Marcia Bench. This newly expanded edition of the only textbook on career coaching in print today is used as a text for the training programs offered by Career Coach Institute, founded by the author. It will help the reader learn how to become a successful career coach by mastering the 26 areas of expertise required in career coaching. The book is divided into four key Parts: the field of career coaching, the Authentic VocationT Model of Career Design, the QuantumShift Coaching Model, and all aspects of Job Search Mechanics - the job search from A to Z. Updated resumes and cover letters, new sections on personal branding and social networking, and much more make this a "must have" volume for any career or human resource professional. This new edition also features coaching examples, dozens of powerful coaching questions, career coaching tips and traps, and a Career Coach's Toolbox containing more than 30 worksheets, exercises, and forms to use with clients and help you build a successful practice. Advance praise includes: "I'm very impressed with the quality of the work you've done. Fantastic job I would be glad to recommendpeople to attend your training program for career coaching. This book represents the exact kind of solid work we need in this field. Here's to raising the bar " --Stephen Fairley, Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching "If you could buy only one coaching book, this practical gem should be it. One of those rare books that beckons coaches to read it not just cover to cover but over and over." -- Richard Lieder, Repacking Your Bags