CPC CPC Career & Life Transition Coaching 2

Question 1

How should a life coach approach a client experiencing burnout?

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Explore contributing factors, assess severity, and collaboratively design recovery and sustainable work strategies while monitoring for clinical signs requiring referral

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Immediately refer the client to a therapist without having any coaching conversation

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Tell the client to push through and stay focused on their goals

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Diagnose the client with a burnout disorder

Question 2

What is the 'Holland Code' (RIASEC) theory and how does it support career coaching?

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A model categorizing people and work environments into six types to predict career satisfaction and fit

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A privacy law protecting career coaching client data

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A coding language used to build career coaching software

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A proprietary coaching framework trademarked by a US coaching organization

Question 3

What is a 'portfolio career' and how might a coach support a client pursuing one?

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A non-linear career involving multiple income streams, projects, or part-time roles rather than one full-time job

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A career in financial portfolio management

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A strategy for building a career from a strong investment portfolio

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A coaching package that includes multiple coaching service types

Question 4

What is 'the gap analysis' technique in career coaching?

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Assessing the difference between a client's current state and their desired career goal to create a development roadmap

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Identifying gaps in a client's resume to avoid during interviews

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Analyzing the competition gap between job seekers in a market

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A technique for identifying gaps in a coach's service offering

Question 5

How might a life coach help a client navigate a major life transition such as retirement?

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By helping the client explore identity, purpose, and new structures for meaning and connection after leaving full-time work

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By providing financial planning and investment advice

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By referring the client only to a financial planner and ending the coaching engagement

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By advising the client to delay retirement until financial goals are fully met

Question 6

What is 'decision fatigue' and how can a career coach help clients experiencing it?

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Exhaustion caused by having too many career options, impairing the quality of decisions over time

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A condition caused by a client making too many appointments with their coach

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Fatigue caused by reading too many career books

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A coaching technique that overwhelms clients with choices to test resilience