About

Hi - I’m Pat Fligge, and I’m a career coach. I love helping people navigate the incredibly complex process of career exploration and job searching.

This process can be one of the most stressful experiences a person can go through, and increasingly, we find ourselves not just changing jobs but changing career fields.

My goal is to help you approach this complex process with the right mindset and the best tactics so that you can realize your goals. Whether you know exactly what you want next in your career or you’re struggling to determine a new direction, I’m excited to help you clarify and reach your career goals. 

I’ve been doing this work for over 14 years. In addition to my independent coaching, I’ve led alumni career services programs at Temple University and Muhlenberg College, designing and delivering career services at scale to thousands of job seekers across different industries, experience levels, and career stages. I also serve as a board member for the national Alumni Career Services Network, learning from the best practitioners in this field.  I bring all of this experience to each of my coaching engagements. You’re welcome to learn more about my career by connecting with me on LinkedIn.

I also bring a strong academic foundation. I earned my M.Ed. in Adult and Organizational Development from Temple University’s College of Education and Human Development. This degree helps me understand how adults learn best, navigate change, and helps me bring a systems perspective to the work that we do. I now teach in this program as an adjunct professor of leadership and interpersonal communication.

A little more about me personally: I live in Allentown, PA with my wife Jillian, our son Calvin, and our rescue dog Remmy (who might make cameo appearances during our calls). Cooking good food and running give me life (and expect to hear some food and running metaphors in our work, too). I love to read, take walks, and go on adventures with our family, and travel to new places (near or far).

  • Learn what underlies my work with each of my clients, and the guiding principles that I operate from in our collaborations.

    Coaching Philosophy

  • Get a sense of what it’s like to work with me as a career coach.

    Working with Pat

  • Review all the different services I offer, including career coaching, focused consultations, and group presentations.

    Career Coaching and Services

Why you should trust me:

  • 14+ years of experience in career coaching and career development - I’ve worked one-on-one with hundreds of job seekers and designed career development programs at scale.

  • Graduate education in how adults learn - I earned an M.Ed. in Adult and Organizational Development from Temple University, the academic foundation behind ever career coaching engagement and training that I design.

  • Established industry expertise - I’ve led alumni career services programs at Temple University and Muhlenberg College, and serve on the board of the national Alumni Career Services Network.

Testimonials

If you’ve read or listened to Brené Brown, this next part will sound familiar to you, as I subscribe to her thinking around vulnerability and trust. We often think that once we trust someone, we can be vulnerable with them. But really, we must first be vulnerable to see if we can trust. I know I’m asking you to be vulnerable about a critically important aspect of your life: your career. I will honor your vulnerability and trust by giving you my very best effort to get you where you want to be in your career.