Our Career Transition Workshops are designed to quickly prepare individuals for the job-search process, providing assistance to groups in transition while retaining a degree of individuality. Some of the topics include:
Career Assessment
- Evaluating skills, interests, and values
- Assessing personal work experiences
- Determining work preferences
- Preparing work history and relevant career data
- Stress and the emotional roller coaster
Resume Development
- Purpose and structure
- Developing STAR (Situation/Task-Action-Result) stories
Job Search Planning
- Identifying open and hidden markets
- Using the Internet
- Targeting companies
- Letter writing approaches and telephone etiquette
- Developing control and organization
- Employment agencies, search firms, and advertisements
- Constructing your two-minute story
- Learning how to network
- Keeping the job “pipeline” open and organized
Interviewing Techniques
- The nature of the interview
- Preparing/Role-playing
- Behavioral questions
- Developing listening and questioning skills
- Practicing with the group activities
Negotiating Techniques
- Obtaining a "strength position" prior to negotiations