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Career Coaching

Career Coaching for staff members 

Human Resources’ Talent Development team offers career coaching for staff members at UC Merced. Professional career coaches are skilled and trained in helping staff members create a personalized plan designed to meet their goals. 

Career Coaching is an online and in-person three-step process.  Step one and two require you to think about yourself and your goals by completing personal assessments and tutorials on My UC Career.  Once completed, you’re then ready for step three and to meet with a career coach.

If you’re interested in working with a career coach, please follow the 3-step process outlined below.

  1. To begin, use your UC email address to register for an account.
  2. Complete (3) personal assessments, update your resume and create a pitch statement.  Coaches use My UC Career as a starting point to help staff members prepare for the in-person consultation sessions. 
  1. Personal Assessments:
  • Identify Your Personal Preferences: This interactive assessment will analyze your values, interests and personality to identify positions that may be a good fit for your personal preferences.
  • Identify Your Strongest Skills: Take this assessment to identify the skills you possess, the skills you enjoy the most, and the skills you do very well.
  • Assess Your Temperament: Your temperament identifies your natural approach to life and the conditions in which you are most comfortable. Knowing your temperament will serve you well in all aspects of your career.
  1. Update Your Resume: Use the  tools and samples to update and/or build a resume tailored for your next position.
  2. Create your pitch statement: Write a personalized elevator pitch that will convey who you are, and what you do.
  1. Sign-up for career coaching.  Staff members are eligible for three 1-hour consultation sessions each academic year. By signing up for career coaching, you grant your coach access to your My UC Career information. Over three 1-hour consultation sessions, your career coach will work with you to help you define your career development plan.  Sign-up for an appointment with your career coach. You will upload your personal assessments, resume and pitch statement to the form.
  • Session 1: Meet your career coach and review your personal assessments, resume and pitch statement. You will define what you want to work on and what you hope to accomplish by beginning your career development plan. Homework: continue to define your career development plan.
  • Session 2: Bring with you your first draft of your career development plan. You will work with your career coach to fine tune your plan. Homework: continue to define your career development plan.
  • Session 3: Bring with you your final draft of your career development plan. You will work with your career coach to finalize your plan.