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Career Coaching
One-on-one career coaching with Kara Panebianco, an IAP Certified Career Coach with 25+ years of recruiting and career coaching experience. Based in Annapolis, MD. Sessions are held over Zoom, so you can work with Kara from anywhere.
Career coaching is not a pep talk and it is not someone handing you a plan they made for a hundred other people. It is structured, honest thinking about your working life with a partner who has spent 25+ years reading resumes, running interviews, and watching who gets hired and why.
We start with clarity: what success actually looks like for this season of your life, what your strengths, values, and non-negotiables are, and what has been keeping you stuck. Then we build a focused, realistic action plan and I hold you accountable to it. You leave each session with next steps, not just a good feeling.
If you are still deciding whether coaching is the right move, the coaching quiz is a quick way to check, and a free 10-minute Discovery Call is the no-pressure way to find out for sure.
Most people who want a career change do not need to throw away everything they have built. They need a clear read on which of their skills transfer, which stories from their background matter to the new field, and how to position both so a hiring manager sees the fit instead of the gap.
That is where a recruiter's perspective earns its keep. I can tell you plainly how your resume reads to someone who has thirty seconds to spend on it, and what to change so your pivot looks intentional. If you are still asking whether it is time, this post on knowing when it is time for a career change is a good place to start.
Applying to everything and hearing nothing back is the most common frustration I hear. It is rarely a talent problem. It is usually a positioning problem: a resume that lists duties instead of results, a LinkedIn profile that does not say what you want next, and a search built entirely on job boards when most roles are filled through people.
We rebuild your resume so it tells your real story, shape a LinkedIn presence that attracts the right opportunities, and put together a networking approach you can actually sustain, even if you hate networking. If you were recently laid off, we start with a calm 30-day plan instead of panic applications. When interviews start landing, interview coaching picks up from there.
Not every career goal involves leaving. Many clients come to coaching because they have outgrown their current role and want to make the case for more responsibility, or because they are stepping from individual contributor into leading people for the first time. We work on the conversation with your manager, the evidence that backs it up, and the mindset shift that leadership requires. Two short reads if that is you: Ready to Lead? Signs You Have Outgrown Your Current Role and How to Ask for a Promotion.
Every engagement is built around your goals, but these are the most common threads.
Three options clients most often choose for career work. Full pricing and every package are on the Services page.
$150
One 45-minute session. We untangle what is overwhelming you and create a clear path forward, with a follow-up summary email. If you enroll in a package within 7 days, it is credited toward your package.
$700
Six coaching sessions with a customized roadmap, career material review, and ongoing accountability. Consistent support for a full job search or career change.
$950
Eight coaching sessions with deep clarity work, intentional goal setting, weekly accountability, and personalized growth tools. For when you know it is time for real change.
Prep, practice, and negotiation once the interviews start.
For the changes that are bigger than a job title.
Local to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, virtual everywhere else.
How to tell when it is time to step up.
The honest signals, and what to do about them.
Build the case before you have the conversation.
A career coach is a trained thinking partner for your working life. Together we clarify what you want, build a realistic plan, and hold you accountable to it. Because I spent 25+ years in recruiting, I can also tell you plainly how hiring managers read your resume, LinkedIn, and interview answers.
You deserve confidence. You deserve clarity. You deserve someone who believes in you — you don't have to do this alone anymore.