Career coaching is all about equipping individuals with practical guidance on how to move up, across or into a completely new field altogether.

You are the only person responsible for your career development. Surveys show that by taking a proactive approach to managing your career development you are highly likely to achieve your career aspirations.

Some people already know what they want whereas others have no idea; they just know they want something different to what they have already.

To know what you want, you first need to know where you're going and how you want your career to develop in the future. You can then decide on the practical steps you need to take in order to make it happen.

Whatever stage you are at in your career, working with a careers coach will help you focus, evaluate your skills and strengths and more importantly establish whether the values you hold around work are being met.

SMART edge coaching can help you develop your career by:

• Evaluating your current situation (everyone's circumstances are different).
• Working with you to elicit what it is you really want in your career.
• Identifying your skills, experience and any gaps in relation to your job.
• Enhancing your salary negotiation skills.
• Supporting you through redundancy.
• Reviewing your CV and the job search techniques you are using.
• Guiding you through the interview process with practical tips and rehearsals.
• Helping you manage the recruitment process, dealing with agencies and headhunters.
• Supporting you through the transition into your new job.