Not Everyone Should Call Themselves a Career Coach
I’m not sure if I’m the only one who feels this way, but it bothers me when people call themselves career coaches without actually having helped anyone. Not because of competition, but because it hurts the industry. When someone positions themselves as a coach without real experience, it creates skepticism for everyone else. And we already have enough of that. From my point of view, there are a few things that actually matter if you’re going to do this seriously: • You understand how the job market works today (not 5 years ago)• You’ve either been there yourself or been close to the hiring process• You’ve helped at least a few people get real results• You can explain your process, not just your story That doesn’t mean you need 20 years of experience coaching. But there has to be something real behind it. Otherwise, it becomes theory. And theory doesn’t help someone land a job. I broke this down more in a video (attached below) where I talk about the prerequisites before going all in on a career coaching business. SIDE NOTE: I’m hosting a workshop on the simplest way to scale your career coaching business to $20K/month in 2026 on Wednesday, March 25th at 7:00 PM EST We’ll connect the dots between foundation and scale. You can register for the workshop here