Giving Focus, a career advisory firm, is the brainchild of Mary Louise Fazzano's over 20 years experience as a business professional in recruiting, corporate philanthropy and consulting within the Fortune 500 sector. She has developed the dynamic Giving Focus process and combines it with her perspectives and insights in one-on-one sessions.
As principal of the firm, Mary Louise draws on her career knowledge and business background, “I have had incredible advisors and champions in my life. Several taught me the difference between shortchanging myself, being realistic, or overly optimistic. These mentors gave me confidence, allowed me to listen and learn, and offered a trusting environment to learn both professional and social communication techniques.”
Early in her career Mary Louise was a recruiter and interested in the career tracks of the people she interviewed. The core skill she fine-tuned then, and uses to this day, is detective work: who, what, when, where, why do clients pursue certain careers over others.
What is a Career Advisor
A career coach is an individual with a breadth of practical business and life experiences to draw from when developing a trust-based relationship with a client. The result is open communication and give-and-take where career plans and goals can be flushed out, discussed and put into action. Then your coach becomes your personal champion so you are not alone in the search.
What Does It Mean to Work with a Coach
A coach offers you added insights and knowledge throughout the career change or job search process. In choosing Giving Focus as an advisor you will benefit from Mary Louise's years of experience covering a broad spectrum of corporations, board service, and not-for-profit disciplines from entry-level to senior executive positions.
