Coaching Process

“Better Prepared for Your Job Search and Career Success”-

Three Important Assessments to Gain Personal Insights:

1.   General Assessment to begin to clarify your objectives

• Review employment and related background, success/disappointments, reasons for job moves, ideal work environments, best.worst jobs, etc.
• Begin to Identify near-term and longer-term goals

2.    Conduct the Birkman Personality Assessment

• Learn your true interests, professional/personal needs and potential stress behaviors; review jobs people have who are like you; get specific coaching direction; review modules on your best selling and best negotiating situations, and much more.  You will not only know yourself better, but you will know why you are who you are.

3.   Conduct the "Crossing Your Rubicon" Assessment

• Evaluate all of your resources (financial, health, family, spiritual, social, educational, geographic, etc) to ensure that "your Army" is fully prepared to "cross your Rubicon" and successfully "forge on to Rome" (your career objectives).
• Reconfirm your career goals with clarity and confidence.

4.  Build Your Career Search ACTION PLAN Elements- We assist you with the following:

• Develop stronger career search tools including a better resume and the all important bio that tells your "story".
• Create a 60-second “elevator pitch” so people can help you
• Develop a “target company” list and an “approach” strategy
• Develop your list of references and properly manage them
• Review the pros/cons of full-time employment vs. consulting
• Review how to start your own business or consulting practice
• Identify executives with whom to network
• Identify local networking groups and good job search websites
• Generally, keep you on plan

5.   Refresh your network by re-contacting previous associates,   vendors, clients, etc.

• Join LinkedIn; rebuild your network

7.   Continue to refine your personal Career Action Plan

8.   Join useful job search and professional networking websites

• Netshare, 6figurejobs.com, theladder.com, ExecuNet, CraigsList
• Lead411 to track active companies

9.   Weekly phone calls and meetings to discuss progress, alternative action steps, review opportunities, discuss problems and generally, keep you on plan.

"Career Clarity for Success"