Career counseling has an educational approach to finding a job. A career counselor can also provide employment information such as industry trends, employment statistics, salary expectations and more. They also provide tactical support to find a job, e.g. refine your resume, write a cover letter and help you get into the interview.  Focuses more on your personal strengths, talents and values and helps you build your ideal career path based on these fundamental factors.  Works with you to find your true calling, the career that will give you true meaning and purpose. Career coach helps you find a job that you love and get joy. Will take the time to really listen to you.  Uses a variety of tools, exercises and activities to help you identify your career goals and, critically, take action toward achieving them.  After only a few sessions, you will have a much clearer sense of what type of career will give you the most joy and satisfaction, at which point you’ll be in the position to start developing an action plan to get there. Along the way a career coach helps you identify the obstacles and get over them. A coach helps you get rid of fears, take responsibility and actions in order to get what you want.