Career Transition Coach (Marketplace Contractor)

Respiris
Madison, WI
Category Human Resources
Remote
Job Description
Role Overview

As a Career Transition Coach, you will work one-on-one with candidates who have lost their jobs, meeting with them weekly to provide support and guidance throughout their career transition.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities will include understanding each candidate's career story, strengths, motivations, values, and goals, and helping them develop a Career Prayer, build and strengthen resumes, and activate their network.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We are looking for coaches who are intellectually curious, adaptable, and able to understand that people are complicated, and who can think independently, make connections quickly, and hack the transition with the candidate.

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree
  • Meaningful professional experience across more than one company, environment, industry, or stage of business
  • Strong understanding of how careers are built, changed, and reinvented
  • Experience navigating organizations, leaders, teams, hiring processes, or career decisions
  • Exceptional listening, communication, and relationship-building skills
  • High emotional intelligence and self-awareness
  • Ability to build trust quickly and ask thoughtful, sometimes difficult questions
  • Strong judgment and ability to operate without a rigid playbook
  • Comfort adapting approach based on individual in front of you
  • Ability to recognize patterns, identify obstacles, and help candidates find creative paths forward
  • Strong follow-through and reliability
  • Comfort working independently while staying highly collaborative with the Respiris team
  • Availability during business hours for candidate sessions

Benefits

  • 1099 independent contractor role
  • Pay $38–$50/coaching session/hour
  • Opportunity to build own book of business in partnership with Respiris
  • Potential to earn additional revenue through business development and marketplace growth beyond coaching hours
  • Mentor other coaches and help shape the candidate experience
  • Partner directly with the Respiris founder on market development, community, and growth
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