Career Assessment
- Inventory of professional skills, interests, motivations,
values, and career goals
- Diagnostic testing to identify work style, career strengths
and weaknesses and job function preferences
- Identifying career objectives
- The self-employment decision
Developing Effective Written Presentations
- Career accomplishments
- Elements of an effective resume
- Chronological and functional resumes
- Professional portfolios and fact sheets
- Application forms
- Letters of introduction
- Cover letters
- Follow-up letters
Developing a Personal Marketing Plan
- Marketing strategy and job search action plans
- Multi-track marketing plans
- Identifying and developing network contacts
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Preparing a Verbal Presentation
- The 30 second commercial
- Information and referral meetings
- Rehearsing networking meetings
- Telephone strategies
Conducting Market Research
- Sourcing information about industries and organizations
- Targeting companies
- Working with the published and unpublished job market
Interviewing and Post-Interview Skills
- Elements of successful interviews
- Types of interviews
- Fielding questions
- Interview questions to ask
- Interview follow-up
- Negotiating offers
- Providing references
Dealing with Transition and Change
- Assimilating into the community
- Schools and school choices
- Board and volunteer opportunities
- Transition one-on-one counseling to deal with change/loss
- Emotional transition services
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