Career Coach

Parailabs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Parailabs in the United States is seeking a Career Coach contractor to support our customers' professional development projects. You will simulate real coaching conversations and provide actionable guidance to help professionals plan their careers and prepare for interviews.

This remote, contractor role emphasizes strong listening and communication, with sessions conducted in paired conversations. No AI experience required—domain knowledge in career coaching is what matters.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Career Coach, Counselor, Advisor, or similar role.
• Several years of hands-on coaching, counseling or mentoring preferred.
• Strong verbal communication and active listening skills.
• Ability to conduct natural, engaging one-on-one coaching conversations.
• Experience guiding career planning, job searches, interviews, or transitions.
• Comfortable working remotely and in paired conversation sessions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in one-on-one career coaching conversations.
• Simulate career coaching scenarios such as planning, job searches, and interviews.
• Provide practical guidance based on real-world coaching experience.
• Demonstrate active listening, questioning, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Adapt conversations to different goals, backgrounds, and needs.
• Follow project guidelines to keep conversations natural and professional.

Skills

Career coaching

Active listening

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Remote work

Job description

Role Title: Career Coach

Role Type:

Contractor, Remote

Location:

United States

micro1 is engaging Career Coachs to contribute to a customer's project focused on enhancing professional and career development resources. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

• Participate in realistic one-on-one career coaching conversations with other professionals.
• Simulate common career coaching scenarios, including career planning, job searches, interviews, professional development, and career transitions.
• Provide practical, thoughtful, and helpful guidance based on real-world coaching experience.
• Demonstrate strong active listening, questioning, communication, and interpersonal skills throughout coaching conversations.
• Adapt conversations to different career goals, professional backgrounds, and individual needs.
• Follow project guidelines to ensure conversations are natural, professional, and representative of real career coaching interactions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Career Coach, Career Counselor, Career Advisor, Professional Coach, or similar role.
• Several years of hands-on experience in career coaching, counseling, mentoring, or professional development preferred.
• Strong verbal communication and active listening skills.
• Ability to conduct natural, engaging, and helpful one-on-one coaching conversations.
• Experience supporting individuals with career planning, job searches, interviews, workplace challenges, or career transitions.
• Comfortable working remotely and participating in paired conversation sessions.