As an individual, are you in one of these categories?
- career transition
- out of work
- returning to work
- mid-life malaise
- career funk
- in transition (newcomers)
- just starting (young adults)
- semi-retired
- wanting to improve current work
- returning from a cross-cultural career
It is now the norm for individuals to take 100% control over their own work lives.
This means:
- Knowing YOU (knowing what makes you strong)
- Knowing WHO (knowing who needs people like you)
- Knowing HOW (knowing how to collaborate)
Working – and finding work – is harder than ever because of these realities:
- Since the Fall of 2008, and especially since the spring of 2020 with Covid, the world has been experiencing the painful process of intense and dynamic change.
- Loss of manufacturing jobs and the rise of automation means more creativity and operational effectiveness is essential.
- More and more jobs require higher and wider skills – especially digital.
Your Objective at this time as an individual?
- Slow down
- Learn about yourself – where you’re at right now
- Get back up to speed for new opportunities
Set a New Direction offers a complete program that will take you on this journey.
YOU+ is the foundation and starting point (YOU+ stage is a standalone piece and is 50% of the entire Program).
You will understand your skills, motivations, competencies and accomplishments by doing several self auditing exercises and assessments. It is essential to get a current understanding of who you are at this point in time. Many people are not articulate about their strengths and weaknesses. Or, they need to re-clarify them before applying them to new opportunities. You need to get an accurate foundation of self-knowledge to do well today.
Clarify and prioritize your work values: what are the values of primary importance, secondary importance, little or no importance to you – at this stage of your life.
Build the following documents to present your strengths well. Together these will document your one message of who you are, what you can do and what you’re focused on:
- Career Objective Worksheet
- Career Objective Summary
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Personal Profile
- Personal Brand Statement
- Success Factors
MARKET, JOBS, ONWARD takes you the rest of the Journey
Job Search Strategies. Understanding and assessing the emergent, project focused job market. Determining the type of work you want to do based on your talent, not static job titles.
Building a Career Plan moves you from here to there. This could include building a formal business plan for self-employment.
Making yourself visible. Making contact with people who will pay for the value you offer.
Communicating your credibility by effective oral and written communication. Interviewing and salary negotiating techniques.
Becoming a Career Activist. Best practices of self-management, continuous improvement, life-long learning.
Yearly review and career checkup methods.
Signing off with your personal Career Portfolio which collects and organizes all the above documents for future reference.
As you can see, this is a comprehensive program. Contact me for help.
Is all this really necessary? Well – compare yourself with my 83 year old dad.