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title: Career Coaching Spikes Says CNN Money
description: On September 29th, CNNMoney wrote, "Should You Hire a Career Coach?" It says career coaching spikes in an economic downturn.
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# Career Coaching Spikes Says CNN Money

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#### ![CNN Money Logo](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/file-14048807-gif/images/cnnmoney_logo.gif)**On September 29th, CNNMoney wrote, ["Should You Hire a Career Coach?"](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2009/10/01/105855722/)**

In it, Christopher Metzler, associate dean for human resources studies at Georgetown University, says, **"Any time there's an economic downturn, career coaching spikes,"**

**With job searches now averaging 25 weeks, it's no surprise that the out-of-work are looking for every competitive advantage they can find.** And while career coaching is not cheap,  one session averages $161, it more than pays for itself, if you land a great job a few months earlier than you would have otherwise.

**There are pitfalls, however.** As the article points out, not everyone who calls him/herself a career coach is skilled or qualified to help you reach your goals. And the quality of coach certifications varies widely. [Some coach certification training programs take only a weekend to complete](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/19722/6-Reasons-to-Run-Screaming-From-a-Coach-Training-School), with every participant guaranteed a certificate just for showing up. (I recently spoke to a coach who completed one such program. She confirmed that it was "pretty much a joke.")

**Two places you can find career coaches who have pledged their professionalism, are the coaching trade organizations, [IAC](http://www.certifiedcoach.org/) and [ICF](http://coachfederation.org/).** Each has a Find-a-Coach feature. You can also find career coaches at [Mastery Coach Exchange](http://www.masterycoachexchange.com), where you can easily connect with and find out about your coach, before trying them out.

Other coaching specialties that do especially well in economic downturns are [business and corporate coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/25751/Demand-for-Coaches-is-Steady-Says-The-Wall-Street-Journal), [executive coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/23994/Everyone-needs-a-coach-Says-Google-CEO), and money coaching, but [even fields like life coaching do surprisingly well, especially now that there are lower-cost options.](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/24437/Extraordinary-Low-Cost-Life-Coaching-Watch-This-How-to-Video)

[**Here's the full CNNMoney article on career coaching.**](http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2009/10/01/105855722/) Check out their sidebar for more interesting information about it.

[**Read the Coaching Commons article on the same subject here.**](http://coachingcommons.org/news/cnn-money-should-you-hire-a-career-coach/)

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