Career Coaching
Pivot’s career coaching programs combine smart strategy and personalized support to help job-seekers and career changers find fulfilling work.
If you’re like most of our clients, this might sound familiar:
You’ve have more bad days than good days at work.
You want a new job, but you don’t know where to start.
You know you need a change, but don’t know what kind.
You’re considering changing careers entirely—but to what?
You’ve fallen into past roles without much of a strategy.
You don’t even know what motivates and inspires you.
You’re sick of endlessly scrolling through job boards.
Job interviews make you want to run and hide.
Your resume, cover letter and LinkedIn profile need work.
You’re thinking about graduate school, but not sure what kind of program.
We get it. And we’re not like most career coaches.
Most career coaches make big promises to help you “discover your dream job” or “find your passion.”
We don’t think that’s realistic, so we take a different approach.
With a highly personalized, step-by-step process grounded in design-thinking and strengths-based psychology, Pivot Journeys empowers professionals with the concrete tools they need to make strategic decisions about their work.
Finding satisfying, rewarding work shouldn’t be a magical, mysterious process.
When you were starting out in your career, you might have fallen into jobs without much strategic thought or guidance about what kind of work matches your strengths and motivations, and without considering what that work could lead to in 10 or 15 years.
Even if you started out with a solid plan and have enjoyed a successful career thus far, you might now find yourself waking up in the middle of the night knowing it’s time for a change. Either way, you might be feeling totally overwhelmed with questions about what to do next.
That’s where Pivot’s personalized coaching comes in.
Working one-on-one, we’ll support you to get clear about where you’re headed, excited about what’s possible, prepared to put yourself out there, and ready to move toward work you enjoy.
Our coaching curriculum is structured, strategic, and action-oriented.
Get Clear.
You need to understand where you are and where you've been in order to make informed decisions about where you're headed. Our diagnostic tools help you discover what makes you special and how to align your future work with your strengths.
Explore Your Options.
We help you walk through the various options open to you and analyze which ones will maximize your fulfillment and success. Our exercises help you zero in on what's really important to you and help you identify work that’s the right fit.
Polish Your Story.
You need eloquent answers at the ready to questions like 'Walk us through your resume' and 'What are you looking to do next?' We help you uncover the unique thread that runs through your story so you can network and interview confidently.
Ace Your Application.
Get your application materials in great shape. We’ll give you all the tips and tricks and help you update your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile to highlight your strengths and maximize your chances of nabbing that interview.
Pivot’s Personalized Career Coaching Supports You To:
Take stock of where you are and where you've been.
Discover how to align your unique talents, gifts, and motivations with opportunities that you'll excel in.
Map out where you want to go next with a strategic analysis of career-path options.
Shift from awkward and painful 'informational interviews' to authentic, productive networking.
Communicate a polished narrative and story.
Learn basic and advanced strategies to upgrade your application materials and LinkedIn profile.
Get accepted into your top graduate program by making sure your application stand out.
Create an action plan for making your pivot happen.
Get the accountability you need with ongoing email support.
“When I started working with Emily, I urgently needed to leave my job. A few months later, I accepted a new job in a slightly different industry. Working with a coach through my career change process to get to where I am now was life changing.”
SALLY B., COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
The Pivot Journeys Team Includes:
Emily Lamia
As Gallup-Certified Strengths & Designing your Life coach, Emily loves helping others map out career path options that leverage their strengths - and creating proactive strategies to make their plans reality. She also works with mid-level managers to boost their confidence and effectiveness.
Kate Williams
A former recruiter, Kate is a pro at polishing resumes and cover letters - powerfully spotting career narratives that create confidence. She’s got loads of targeted tricks for using LinkedIn. She’s also our go-to coach for folks looking to explore and apply to graduate programs.
Smita Vadakekalam
Want to make a major change and need ongoing support? We’ve got you covered.
Need just a session or two to prep for a big interview, or to polish your graduate school application?
We do those too.
We’ll match you with the right coach and customize a coaching package to meet your specific needs.
Sample Coaching Programs:
Small Pivot
3 Months of Support
with 7 Coaching Sessions
Investment: $3250
Medium Pivot
5 Months of Support
with 10 Coaching Sessions
Investment: $4500
Large Pivot
8 Months of Support
with 15 Coaching Sessions
Investment: $6500
Depending on your needs, your package might include some or all of the following:
60-75 minute coaching sessions.
A personalized Pivot folder with session docs and other resources like videos, templates, worksheets, and more. We create customized pre-work for every session for you so we maximize our time in our sessions.
Access to the Pivot Journeys Resource Folder with templates, worksheets, videos and tons of other resources.
Edits and tracked changes on your master resume.
Edits and tracked changes on your LinkedIn profile.
Edits and tracked changes on tailored resumes and cover letters for specific applications.
Edits and tracked changes on graduate school personal statements & applications.
Edits and suggestions on written materials like email templates for networking, thank you notes, follow up emails, and more.
Free access to upcoming Pivot workshops and programs during your coaching package.
Free access to recordings of past workshops and programs (like our Interview Skills Course, Career Mapping Workshop, Career Navigation Roundtables, and much more).
Access to our confidential Pivot Client Database so that you can connect with past Pivot clients in industries or roles of interest.
General email support for other questions.
A certified ICF and brain-based coached, Smita helps others tap into powerful insights and identifying where they want to grow next. She loves to borrow the tools, techniques, and inspiration from design thinking, coaching, consulting and change management to facilitate individualized career change journeys.
All packages can be paid in full or in installments.
Prices do not include the cost of any diagnostic tools that may be used.
Ready to Pivot to The Next Phase of Your Career?
Get on our calendar.
Find a time on our calendar for a free 45-minute exploratory call.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
Answer some questions so we can get to know you and understand how we can help.
Get started.
If Pivot coaching is the right fit for you, we’ll come up with a plan that’s tailored to your needs.