Career Counseling Services

Packaging Yourself for the Employment Market


 

Have you ever been offered a position without being interviewed?

 

Not likely! Being successful in the job market is a 3-step process:

  • People need to know you're searching
  • You need to be able to grab their attention and get an interview
  • You need to be able to convey that the benefits of hiring you outweigh the costs

Our personal coaching and counseling packages are designed to help you do these things and achieve your goals.

I. Our Basic Employment Counseling Package (a 4-hour package for people who know what they want but need "repackaging") includes:

  • Review of "Why Hire You"
  • How to create a powerful cover letter and resume
  • How to create a foolproof strategy that ensures employment interviews
  • How to interview so that you get that offer
  • How to negotiate salary

II. Our Comprehensive Employment Counseling Package (an additional 4-hour package for people who need counseling, testing, and assessment) includes the items in the Basic Employment Counseling Package, plus:

  • Separation counseling
  • Behavioral profiling of strengths and weaknesses
  • An assessment: What do you really like to do and what are you really good at?
  • In-depth Individual coaching in how to market yourself. Includes: posting your resume on the Internet, networking techniques and development of a personalized job search
  • Phone follow-up support and guidance for 90 days

III. Counseling Services a la Carte (individual career counseling sessions):

  • Separation Counseling
  • An assessment: What do you really like to do and what are you really good at?
  • Evaluation of Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Behavioral profiling of strengths and weaknesses
  • Resume and cover letter preparation
  • Creating a foolproof strategy that ensures employment interviews
  • Training in skilled interviewing including how to get an offer and how to negotiate salary
  • Individual coaching in how to market yourself including where to post your resume on the Internet, networking techniques and development of a personalized job search strategy
  • Phone follow-up support and guidance
  • Image counseling
  • Values profile and coaching
  • Other customized options upon request

IV. Free Services

  • Current openings. All our current openings are on our Jobs Page on this website.

  • Temporary placement or contract work. If you would like temporary or contract work while you are looking for a new position, we will refer you to one of our associates. If the employer likes your work, temporary placement an lead to a full-time position.

  • Free publication. Read or download a copy of  Marketing Yourself, and "Now It's Up to You"

  • Put your email address on your resume and register on our site.  If any position opens up that is appropriate to your qualifications, you will be emailed the job description immediately.   Submit your resume online now.

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