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. In addition to face-to-face counseling, we are trained and equipped to provide distance career counseling for clients outside of the Los Angeles area.

OUR SERVICES

Self-Assessment
      Identifying options/solutions to career issues through:
  • Intake interview and counseling
  • Self-assessment exercises
  • Vocational testing
Career Exploration
      Decision-making and goal-setting based on research and local labor market information
      from our files.
  • Use of our career resources library
  • Guidance in conducting additional research
  • Information on education and training programs
  • Help with setting up informational and collegial interviews
Job Search
      Self marketing tools and techniques including strategies & resources.
  • Resume preparation
  • Interview coaching
  • Kudos letters
  • Cover letters
  • Traditional and creative job search strategies
  • 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
LinkedIn
      LinkedIn strategies and profile optimization for client goals.
  • Career research
  • Networking
  • Job search
  • Educational Outcomes
  • Profile optimization including the FAVAR method
Career Management
      Facilitating career advancement and job satisfaction through:
  • Salary negotiation
  • Time management
  • Stress management
  • Assertiveness techniques
  • Communication skills
  • Trend analysis
  • Creative problem solving

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