Personal and professional development

Coach CV: example and template

This example is for business coaches, career coaches and executive coaches working on their own, at consultancies and in HR departments, and for trainers and managers who have completed a coaching school.

The client and company want to know who you work with, which processes you run, how many practice hours you have, which certificate you hold, whether you use supervision and what results your clients achieve. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: coach

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Pawel Majchrzak

Business coach

Poznan +48 123 456 789 pawel.majchrzak@example.com

Professional profile

Business coach with 7 years of practice and over 900 hours of sessions, previously a manager at a manufacturing company for 10 years. I run coaching processes for middle and senior managers, new leaders and people changing careers, work for companies and with individual clients and use supervision regularly. Over 80% of the companies I work with order further processes for their managers.

Work experience

Business coach

03.2019 - present

Self-employed, Poznan and online

  • Over 900 hours of coaching sessions.
  • Processes for managers, new leaders and people changing careers.
  • Work with HR departments on development programmes.
  • Regular supervision of my practice.
  • Over 80% of companies order further processes.

Department manager

04.2009 - 02.2019

Manufacturing company, Poznan

  • Team of 40.
  • Developing change leaders.
  • Development conversations.

Education

Master's degree, management, and a coaching school

2004 - 2009

Poznan University of Economics and Business

Skills

  • Running coaching processes
  • Coaching managers
  • Career coaching
  • Contracting and process goals
  • Work with the HR department
  • Work style assessment tools

Certificates

  • Coaching certificate accredited by an international coaching organisation
  • Coaching school, 2018
  • Career preferences assessment tool certificate, 2021

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Sessions in Polish and English

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a coach CV

Professional summary

Write who you work with, which processes you run, how many practice hours you have and which certificate you hold. Add a result, for example returning companies. The client is looking for a coach who has experience, works ethically and helps achieve specific goals.

In-house trainer with 5 years of experience in an HR department, after a coaching school, with 150 hours of sessions. I run development conversations and programmes for new managers. I am looking for work as a coach at a consultancy.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the clients, types of processes, number of hours, form of work, supervision and work with companies. Show results in numbers. Add your certificate and tools. Also say whether you have management experience, because business clients value it.

Weaker: Experience.

Better: Over 900 hours of coaching sessions.

Weaker: Clients.

Better: Processes for managers, new leaders and people changing careers.

Weaker: Results.

Better: Over 80% of companies order further processes.

Skills worth listing

List coaching processes, coaching managers and careers, contracting, work with HR and tools. In your soft skills show listening, empathy and asking questions.

Professional skills

  • Coaching processes
  • Coaching managers
  • Career coaching
  • Contracting and goals
  • Work with HR
  • Assessment tools

Personal skills

  • Listening
  • Empathy
  • Asking questions
  • Discretion
  • Patience

Certificates

List your coaching certificate with its level and organisation, coaching school and number of practice hours. Add supervision, because it shows you care about the quality of your work.

How to become a coach

Most people complete an accredited coaching school and gather practice hours under supervision. On your CV show how many hours you already have.

Add work experience that helps you understand clients, for example in management or HR.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A consultancy looks for coaching managers and business experience, an HR department for leadership programmes, and an individual client for career coaching and flexibility. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a coach CV

Questions and answers

What should a coach put on a CV?

The clients, types of processes, number of hours, certificate, supervision, work with companies and work experience.

Is a certificate needed?

The profession is not regulated, but companies usually require a certificate from an accredited coaching school.

How is a coach different from a trainer?

A trainer teaches a group specific skills, while a coach works one-to-one and helps the client reach solutions on their own.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of hours, returning clients and companies that order further processes.

Create a coach CV in the builder

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