AI tools claim to ‘supercharge’ your productivity and efficiency - but they can’t help with any of the deep, personal work that comes with being an effective career coach. You’ve come to me for guidance. Perhaps you’re considering a career change, but you’re not sure where to turn. Maybe you’re wondering why you’re not able to advance in your chosen career and looking for support and strategies. Maybe you’re pursuing your job search but not hearing back, and want some extra support.

You didn’t come to me so I could type your problems into Google. I assume you already tried that.

I consider it a basic tenet of human respect that I understand your situation, show up, and work with agency and accountability to move you forward in your career. There is a new phase already floating around in tech circles, “cognitive debt”, describing what happens when people become disengaged from the process of their work. I do not want your career coach to be disengaged.

As part of my work, I might connect with my (human) network to find real leads and supports, offer reflection on your journey so far, and make an action plan from a place of true understanding and empathy for your situation.

AI tools claim to ‘supercharge’ your productivity and efficiency, but they can’t help with any of that deep, personal work.

Even when it comes to word processing, I’ve yet to find an AI tool that can understand a person’s situation accurately enough to find the right words. You’ve probably read an AI-generated resume - it doesn’t say anything at all. It can only provide a vague picture or a pastiche of your experience. You deserve better. That’s why you came to me.

Every time I have used AI, it was because I didn’t understand how to do something. If it solved my problem, it did so by generating an answer, not by enhancing my understanding of the problem. I don’t want to spend my life walking around in a state of confusion - I want to help people to move forwards.

That’s why I don’t use AI.