John Hutchings

I SUPPORT CAREER CENTERS TO READY STUDENTS FOR A SEAT AT THE MANAGEMENT TABLE You’re leading a graduate business career center with a smart, dedicated team full of heart, vision, and empathy — but not enough hands. You're doing all you can to deliver on the career promise of an MBA or MS degree, but the bandwidth isn’t there. Maybe your budget can’t stretch to full-time hires. Or you can hire, but can’t find someone who truly understands the needs of part-time, evening, and online students. I’VE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES For 20 years, I led career services for an Evening and Online MBA program and an MS Business Analytics program. I managed strategic planning, CSEA outcomes, staff leadership, curriculum design, workshop delivery, programming, and 1:1 coaching. I know the relief that comes from hiring the right contract coach. HERE’S WHERE I MAY COME IN I’m a career coach with 22 years of experience coaching 3,000+ MBA and MS students—especially in working professional and online formats. Many of them enrolled to "earn a seat at the table"—and I’ve helped them do just that through promotions, job transitions, mid-career reinvention, and leadership growth. I understand their goals because I’ve walked alongside them for two decades. Just as importantly, I understand your world—its pace, expectations, constraints, and stress. I’ve designed workshops, built curriculum, coached execs, debriefed assessments, and contributed to mission-driven programming. My goal is to support your team, not replace them. AS A FLEXIBLE, AFFORDABLE CONTRACT COACH, I OFFER: * Executive-level coaching (job search strategy, promotion prep, career shifts, interviewing) * CareerLeader and CliftonStrengths debriefs * Custom workshops (e.g., Two Hour Job Search, storytelling, pivots, personal branding) * Interim support during staff transitions or peak periods * Curriculum design aligned to your goals * Deep knowledge of WP/EMBA/online student career needs * Alumni & mid-career coaching strategies