Professional services firms - the value of career management strategies
The second approach used by an increasing number of firms is that of targeted specific interventions. These range from giving career advice to assistants through the provision of general career talks in the firm, to the use of impartial, expert career coaches to help individuals progress their careers, and finally the intervention of psychologists or counselors to help resolve stress situations often initially caused by career issues. Increasingly firms are recognising the value of the middle way of specific targeted, confidential career advice to help individuals resolve issues positively before they become a major cause of stress.
