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services include:
 Career
Counseling
Relocation Career Counseling
Outplacement
Training
Vocational Expert Work
CAREER COUNSELING
OUR GOALS
To provide information and support for setting
and achieving career/job goals. Sessions are tailored to individual
needs. Clients leave each session with a clearly defined list of
action steps to facilitate career mobility and resolve work-related
issues.
OUR CLIENTS
Individuals interested in career exploration, advancement,
change and mobility, and job search.
OUR SERVICES
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Self-Assessment
Identifying options/solutions
to career issues through: |
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- Intake interview and counseling
- Self-assessment exercises
- Vocational testing
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Career Exploration
Decision-making and goal-setting
based on research and local labor market information
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- Use of our career resources library
- Guidance in conducting additional research
- Information on education and training
programs
- Referrals to personal contacts for
informational interviews
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Job Search
Self marketing tools and
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- Resume preparation
- Interview coaching
- Kudos letters
- Cover letters
- Traditional and creative job search strategies
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Career Management
Facilitating career advancement
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- Salary negotiation
- Time management
- Stress management
- Assertiveness techniques
- Communication skills
- Trend analysis
- Creative problem solving
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Job
Developement
Job Development includes: |
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- Individual sessions with a job lead developer
- Step-by-step instructions for researching
and finding prospective jobs
- Creation of introductory scripts for potential
employers
- Assistance locating and navigating job-specific
internet sites
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RELOCATION CAREER COUNSELING
OUR GOALS
To assist a relocating partner or spouse in achieving
job-related goals by providing information and support to help ensure
a successful relocation.
OUR CLIENTS
Partners and spouses interested in job search,
career change, career advancement and mobility.
Companies seeking relocation career counseling services and career
management workshops.
OUR SERVICES
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Assessment
Phone or in-person intake
interview to identify needs. |
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Labor Market
Research
In-depth written report
tailored to meet needs including: |
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- Employment outlook
- Salary data
- Local professional associations
- Local employers and personal contacts
- Current job openings
- Educational opportunities
- General information about geographic location
- Additional information as needed
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Job Search
Assistance
Self-marketing tools and
techniques including: |
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- Resume preparation
- Letterhead production
- Interview coaching
- Kudos letters
- Cover letters
- Traditional and creative job search strategies
- Follow-up support until successful job
placement
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- Job Descriptions
- Salary Data
- Employment Outlook
- Local Employer Names/Information
- Information on Local Professional Associations
- Resume and Letterhead Laser Printing
- Skills and Values Assessment
- Vocational Testing
- Educational Opportunities
- Informational Interviewing
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OUTPLACEMENT
OUR GOALS
To counsel individuals to achieve job-related goals
by providing information and support to help ensure successful reemployment.
OUR CLIENTS
Companies seeking outplacement career counseling
services and career management workshops.
OUR SERVICES
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COMPANIES:
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- Needs Assessment: Contact to identify company or department
needs
- Group Workshops: Customized outplacement workshops and
materials
- Follow-up Services: Support until successful job placement
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Assessment |
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- Phone or in-person intake interview to
identify needs
- Follow-up counseling sessions as needed
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Job Search Assistance
Self-marketing tools and
techniques including: |
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- Resume preparation
- Letterhead production
- Interview coaching
- Kudos letters
- Cover letters
- Traditional and creative job search strategies
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Labor Market
Research
In-depth research tailored
to meet needs including: |
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- Employment outlook
- Salary data
- Local professional associations
- Local employers and personal contacts
- Current job openings
- Educational opportunities
- General information about geographic location
- Additional information as needed
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our services to meet your needs. |
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TRAINING
MANAGEMENT TRAINING
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GOALS |
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To increase employee effectiveness and stimulate productivity through custom designed in-house training programs.
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| LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
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Learn more about setting and reaching goals, job enrichment, and motivation. Increase knowledge and skills in specific content areas.
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- Career Counseling
- Effective Time Management
- Management Theories and Practices
- Marketing Strategies
- Communications Skills
- Addressing Bias
- Making Meetings Work
- Preventing Sexual Harassment
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- Self-Assessment, Case Studies, Small Group Interaction, Large Group Dialogue, Role Play, Mini Lectures, and Films
- Thorough, up-to-date, objectives-based workbook materials are provided
- Training programs are structured, practical, motivational and action-oriented
- Participants create action contracts to ensure maximum follow-up and to reinforce and support the use of new knowledge and skills
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VOCATIONAL EXPERT SERVICES
We conduct vocational evaluations in accordance
with California Family Law Codes. Our reports are used to assist
in resolving support issues in family law cases. Additionally,
we act as vocational experts in wrongful termination cases.
The VOCATIONAL EXAMINATION
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PERSONAL INTERVIEW AND EVALUATION |
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Relevant Personal Data, i.e. age, health, standard of living
Work History and Marketable Skills
Educational Background
Vocational Testing and Assessment Instruments
Evaluation of Current and Future Occupational Options
Information about Educational Programs and Training Options
Assessment of Efforts to Seek Employment
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| LABOR MARKET RESEARCH |
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Local Occupational Outlook - Availability of Employment Opportunities
Present and Future Earning Potential
Job Requirements
Cost and Duration of Education and Training
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| WRITTEN REPORT |
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Personal Interview Data
Testing and Assessment Results and Analysis
Specific Labor Market Information
Summary and Conclusions
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| FOLLOW-UP CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES (Upon Request) |
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Resume Preparation
Interview Coaching
Specific Action Planning
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EXPERT QUALIFICATIONS OF SUSAN W. MILLER, M.A. (partial list) |
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- Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology, U.C. Berkeley
- Over 20 years of career counseling experience
- Expert services provided in over 1,950 cases
- National Certified Career Counselor (NCCC)
- Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE)
- Diplomate, American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
- Author of CEB Family Law Materials
- Adjunct Member, Family Law Sections: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and California State Bar Associations
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EXPERT QUALIFICATIONS OF PHILLIP D. SIDLOW, M.S. (partial list) |
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- Bachelor of Arts degree, Yale University
- Master of Science, Educational Psych/Counseling, Career Counseling, CSU Northridge
- Member, American Board of Vocational Experts (ABVE)
- Member, California Career Development Association
- Member, International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP)
- Adjunct Member, Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
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