Marcia Bench, a veteran in the world of career coaching, addresses the training and methodology needed to help working professionals make real transitions in the face of layoffs or downsizing, discover the core values that motivate them to work, and become managers of their own careers.

Career coaching is an exciting and fast growing profession in the job market. With so many different types of career counselling, client coaching and professional training services, how can career coaches distinguish themselves and best serve their clients' needs? Marcia Bench, a veteran in the world of career coaching, has developed methods of training professional career coaches to address the changes in corporate climate, as well as their clients' desires to find an "authentic vocation" that is both financially viable and spiritually fulfilling. Far different from the coaching books that solely solve executive dilemmas, this work addresses the training and methodology needed to help working professionals make real transitions in the face of layoffs or downsizing, discover the core values that motivate them to work, and become managers of their own careers.