A custom-built, process-driven approach to navigating career changes.

Get a partner and a roadmap to help you unlock new opportunities and achieve lasting career success.

Navigating a career change is overwhelming without a strategy and process.

If you don’t have a coach:

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You pursue positions that don’t align with your goals.

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You spend time applying for jobs you don’t really want.

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Your progress stalls, you get ghosted, and you can’t pinpoint why.

And that leads to a frustrating lack of direction, confidence, and momentum.

I don’t want that for you.

Shannon Parris Consulting coaches nonprofit professionals as they navigate career changes and job transitions, helping them find fulfilling roles that align with their skills, interests, and values.

I can help you land your dream job, too.

Most job seekers know they want to leave their current roles but don’t know what to seek out instead.

At Shannon Parris Consulting, I understand that navigating a career change requires more than just ambition. It requires a clear strategy and supportive guidance to make confident decisions and achieve your career goals. In order to do that, you need to change your approach.

The problem is that you’ve learned one way of conducting a job search, and it feels like wandering alone in the dark.

I believe that every career transition is an opportunity for growth and transformation.

I understand that it’s hard to strive for growth when you just want to move on from your current situation, which is why I offer personalized career coaching that goes beyond traditional methods.

My approach is rooted in understanding your unique strengths, aspirations, and challenges. By providing tailored strategies and actionable steps, I empower you to navigate your career change with clarity and purpose.

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Searching for a new job is overwhelming. You shouldn’t have to do it alone. You need a coach.

“Shannon offered much needed advice that helped boost my confidence and made me look at my job search in a new way. She provided the kind of direct and constructive feedback every professional deserves, which I had not received elsewhere in my career or when working with other coaches.”

-Lauren Shalek, STEM Coding Lab

Ways I Can Help

Each proposal I create is customized and co-created with my clients in a thorough but efficient process. This results in a “right-sized” engagement for your budget and capacity - no “one size fits all” plans here!

We’ll work together to identify a way to work together that fits into your budget and meets your needs, from application material audits when you want to put your best face forward to hourlong coaching sessions when you need to prepare for an interview or negotiation or brush up on your networking skills.

Here is a small sampling of ways I can help you level up your job search:

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Skills and Values Alignment

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Application Materials and LinkedIn Audits

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Interview Preparation

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Negotiation and Networking Coaching

Ongoing support, retainers, and ad-hoc strategy sessions are also available. Need help with something else? Contact me, and we’ll co-create a plan to work together!

Here’s how I do it:

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Schedule a Consultation

Your first 30-minute consultation is free! Let’s feel each other out and look for a mutual fit.

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Bring Your Tough Challenges
& Big Ideas

Come to your consultation ready to tell me about what you’re working on and where you’d like to go next.

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Co-Create a Plan or Chart
Your Next Steps

Your consultation will result in a plan to work together or next steps you can take on your own.