NEXT Summit — Coaching Circles Guide

Before You Start

So your coach can find your responses after the session.

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Coaching Circle 1

Career Direction

A simple framework to help you navigate your career with greater clarity — starting with the Career Diamond.

The Career Diamond

Career decisions are rarely about finding one perfect answer. They come from continuously understanding yourself, exploring the world of work, connecting the two, and making informed decisions about what comes next.

Self

Who am I?

Build greater self-awareness by exploring:

InterestsMotivating skillsCareer valuesPersonality traits

The clearer you are about yourself, the easier it becomes to recognize career possibilities that may fit you.

World of Work

What is out there?

Explore the opportunities around you:

RolesIndustriesCareer pathsEmployer expectationsRequired skills

Move beyond assumptions and understand what different careers actually require.

Connection

Where might I fit?

Bring both sides together. Compare what you know about yourself with what you're learning about opportunities. Ask:

What do I have?What gaps to close?What to explore?

This is where career possibilities begin to become clearer.

Decision

What is my next move?

You don't need to decide your entire career today. Your next step could be to:

ExploreLearnBuild a skillGain experienceConnectApplyExperiment

The goal is to make your next career decision with greater awareness and intention.

Use your NEXT experience Throughout the coaching, mentorship and career-readiness experiences at NEXT Summit, keep coming back to four questions: Who am I? What opportunities exist around me? Where might I fit? What do I need to do next?

You don't need to leave with everything figured out. Leave with greater clarity and one meaningful next step.

My Career Direction Reflection

Use your Career Interests and Motivating Skills results as a starting point for exploration — not as a label or a final career answer.

1. My Results at a Glance

Top 3 Career Interests (RIASEC)

My 10 most motivating skills

2. Make It Real

Where have you already seen these interests or skills show up — in your studies, work, volunteering, projects, or life?

What kinds of tasks give you energy, even when they are challenging?

3. Connect the Dots

I am most interested in work that involves…

I feel most energized when I get to use…

What patterns or overlap do you notice between your interests and motivating skills?

4. Turn Insight into Exploration

Based on this conversation, what 2–3 career directions, roles, or fields are worth exploring further?

What do you want to learn or validate next before making a career decision?

Coaching Circle 2

CV, WUZZUF Profile & Interview Readiness

Bring forward your direction and any market insights or skill gaps you've identified. This circle turns them into positioning, evidence and interview communication.

1. DiscoverWho am I?

2. ExploreWhat's out there?

3. ConnectWhere do I fit?

4. PrepareAm I ready?

Core question If the right opportunity appeared tomorrow, would your CV, WUZZUF profile and interview story clearly show why you are a fit?

1. Start With Your Target

Use the direction you identified earlier in your NEXT journey as your starting point. You don't need a perfect career decision — only a role or opportunity to test your readiness against.

The role / opportunity I am currently targeting is

I want a recruiter to immediately understand that I can offer

The strongest evidence I already have is

2. Quick CV + WUZZUF Readiness Scan

Look at your CV or WUZZUF profile and rate each statement.

	Clear	Needs work
Someone can tell what type of role I am targeting.
My most relevant experience, skills or projects are easy to spot.
I show evidence and results, not only duties and responsibilities.
My wording reflects the kind of role / skills employers look for.
My CV and WUZZUF profile tell the same current story.

Remember Your CV, WUZZUF profile and interview should all tell the same professional story.

What did you notice? My strongest area is

The area that needs the most attention is

3. Turn Evidence Into an Interview Story

Choose ONE line from your CV or WUZZUF profile that you would want an interviewer to ask about.

The line / achievement I chose is

Now turn it into a simple story using STAR

SSituation — What was happening? What was the context?

TTask — What was your role or responsibility?

AAction — What did YOU do specifically?

RResult — What happened? What changed? What did you learn?

TipYour CV earns the question. Your interview proves the claim.

4. Prepare Your 60–90 Second Introduction

Use this simple structure for: "Tell me about yourself and what you're looking for next."

Present

Who are you professionally today?

Evidence

What experience, strengths or achievements are most relevant?

Direction

What type of opportunity are you now pursuing, and why?

Draft your full response below

After practice, reflect — what part of my answer felt strongest?

What part needs to become clearer or more specific?

One Action I Will Take After NEXT

Rewrite one experience bullet using action + task + result. Update my WUZZUF experience, skills or career interests. Review several target job posts and note recurring skills / role language. Prepare three STAR stories from real experiences. Practice my professional introduction out loud.

My one action is

Coaching Circle 3

My Next Career Move

Career Action Planning — bring together the insights you've gathered across NEXT and turn them into a focused, realistic next move.

1. What I'm Carrying Forward

About myself: what did I learn or confirm?

About the market / career direction: what did I learn?

About my fit and readiness: what do I already have, and what needs attention?

2. My Current Direction

The direction, role or field I want to move toward is

Right now, I am ready to

PursueActively move toward this direction. ExploreLearn more and gain exposure before deciding. ValidateTest whether this direction is actually right for me.

What makes this direction worth pursuing, exploring or validating?

3. My #1 Priority

Which area would make the biggest difference for me now?

Career clarity — I need to understand or validate my direction. Knowledge / skills — I need to learn or practise something specific. Experience / exposure — I need real-world application, projects or experience. Positioning / readiness — I need to improve my CV, profile, portfolio or interview communication. Access / network — I need stronger connections to people, employers or opportunities.

Core question Based on what I now know about myself, the market, my fit and my readiness — what will I do next?

4. My Career Action Plan

Action	By when	Evidence it's done

5. Support & Obstacles

People / resources that can help me

A likely barrier

If that happens, I will

6. My First Move

Within the next 7 days, I will

Within the next 30 days, I want to have

My Commitment

I know the direction I am moving toward, the priority I need to work on, and the first actions I will take.