Training for career coaches, created by someone who has done the work.
Custom workshops and series for workforce and career services teams. No open cohort right now. Every engagement is scoped for your staff, your caseload, and the outcomes you have to report.
Pick the format that fits your team, then we tailor the curriculum.
Single workshop or academy
A focused half-day or full-day session for counselors, supervisors, or a conference audience. Past academies for NAWDP members and U.S. Department of Labor partners have covered resumes, assessments, and coaching for underserved jobseekers.
Multi-session series
A sequence of live sessions over weeks or months so staff can practice between meetings. IRCO ran 12 trainings for 50+ counselors and network partners. Custom series for community action and workforce agencies follow the same pattern: a scoped curriculum, not a one-off webinar.
Self-paced curriculum
A program you own after we create it together. Henry Street Settlement worked with Andrea over a year to create 40+ modules for career counselors, so new staff can be trained without waiting for the next live date.
Sample topics
What teams typically ask us to cover
Drawn from workshops, academies, and masterclasses Andrea has led for workforce, higher education, and career services teams. Every engagement is tailored, so we pull from these and add what your staff needs.
AI and digital tools
How to get people hired in the age of AI
AI for career exploration and pathway planning
AI resume products: what to trust and what to skip
Resumes and cover letters
Resume development strategies counselors can teach, not templates they hand out
Translating inconsistent work history and transferable skills
Escaping the resume black hole
Assessment, planning, and transitions
Career assessments and matching without over-promising a pathway
Career planning and pathway mapping for the year ahead
Navigating career transitions and pivoting from public service
Interview, LinkedIn, and coaching craft
Using storytelling to win the interview
Leveling up LinkedIn and personal brand
Coaching underserved and first-generation jobseekers
Supervisor sessions: reviewing counselor output and keeping quality consistent
Organizations we've trained
What partners say
From workshops, series, and staff academies.
Dan Salemson
WPTI
Managing Director
Digital Learning & Technology
Among the most effective trainers I have observed in 20+ years.
WPTI partnered with Andrea Gerson on a virtual workshop, Career Coaching for Underserved Communities.
Kathleen Hoag, M.A.T
IRCO
Training and Development Manager
Andrea Gerson led a series of 12 trainings for 50+ of our counselors and network partners over a six-month-period.
Andrea's style of training was very personable and calm, providing ample time for questions from the participants. The activities were engaging and the materials relevant for our staff.
The attendees consistently responded that the trainings were informative and actionable, and they were able to leverage their learnings to improve the impact and efficiency of their services.
Kiana Walbrook, MPA
Henry Street
Director of Learning & Development
An extensive training program of over 40 modules.
Henry Street Settlement collaborated with Andrea to develop a self-paced digital training program for career counselors. Throughout the span of one year, our organization worked closely with Andrea to create an extensive training program consisting of over 40 modules.
KM
Kimberly Meadows
NAWDP
Training Director
100% of attendees said the academy was valuable.
Andrea facilitated a 3-day, 8-hour Virtual Career Academy for members of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). Andrea was extremely knowledgeable in the content that she presented, and was well-prepared and engaging. Andrea's presentation was given high reviews from both the attendees and staff of NAWDP. In the follow up survey of attendees, 100% of those completing the survey stated that the Academy was valuable to them!
Request a training for your team
Tell us about your staff, the format you need, and what you want coaches to do differently afterward. We will follow up with a scoped proposal, not a public cohort waitlist.