Sheila Markin Nielsen
Career and executive coach for lawyers in Chicago
| Hourly rate range | $125 to $200 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Lawyers, Professionals and Executives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Practice | Nielsen Career Consulting |
Sheila Nielsen is a career counselor and executive coach who helps lawyers and other business professionals. She founded Nielsen Career Consulting in Chicago in 1990. Since then she has assisted over 5,000 professionals with job search, career path guidance and professional development. She also works with law firms and companies to build attorneys' interpersonal skills and manage their careers. She offers a referral service for therapists whose patients need career help.
What Sheila helps with
Sheila helps clients make hard career decisions, in or out of the law. She also coaches executives on workplace performance.
- Choosing the right career direction in or out of the law
- Career assessment, analysis and goal setting
- Job search guidance
- Outplacement counseling
- Executive coaching for attorneys
- Building interpersonal skills for lawyers at law firms
- Career support for clients referred by therapists
Who Sheila works with
Sheila works mostly with lawyers, from private practice attorneys to those inside firms and companies. She also coaches other business professionals, including senior executives, and non-lawyers facing hard career decisions. Law firms and corporations hire her for attorney development. Therapists can refer patients who need career help.
Background and qualifications
Sheila Nielsen founded Nielsen Career Consulting in Chicago in 1990. In the years since, she has assisted over 5,000 professionals with job search, career path guidance and professional development. Her focus is executive coaching and career direction for lawyers and other business professionals. She also offers outplacement counseling, and services for law firms and corporations that want to develop their attorneys' interpersonal skills and manage their careers.
Sheila Markin Nielsen pricing
Programs and services
- Career direction counseling for lawyers and non-lawyers
- Executive coaching
- Outplacement counseling
- Law firm and corporate services
- Therapist referral services
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The CoachVouch take
Has run a Chicago career practice for lawyers since 1990 and has assisted over 5,000 professionals.
Best for lawyers and business professionals weighing a career move in or out of the law.
Common questions
How much does Sheila Markin Nielsen charge?
Coaching with Sheila runs $125 to $200 an hour. Message Sheila from this page for an exact quote.
What does Sheila Markin Nielsen help with?
Sheila Markin Nielsen helps with choosing the right career direction in or out of the law, career assessment, analysis and goal setting, job search guidance and outplacement counseling.
Does Sheila Nielsen work with people who are not lawyers?
Yes. She helps both lawyers and non-lawyers with hard career direction decisions. She also coaches other business professionals and executives.
How do I contact Sheila Markin Nielsen?
Send Sheila a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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