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

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• Working with the published and unpublished job market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