what can we career counselors and coaches do to assist employees who have been targets of workplace bullying?
The most important thing we can do is to help the employee rebuild self-esteem and self-respect. The targets of workplace bullies have a tendency to believe that they were targeted because they just might be deficient in some way that they dont understand. Helping these clients rewrite their resumes can do wonders for dispelling this belief and rebuilding a sense of personal worth and professional value. Another strategy is to help the client realistically assess his or her career options. Finally, career development professionals can provide much needed encouragement and emotional support while the employee is repositioning within the same or a different company. Certainly, the personal and professional problems created for the targeted employee are clear. However, employers dont always understand the problem that bullying in the workplace creates for them in terms of health, safety, and employee retention. If left unchecked, workplace bullying often results in the loss of top-notch e
