Personal/Career Transition and Job
Search Skills
Keys to a Successful Transition
Many organizations desire to retain their workforce but cannot
establish their own employee development centers. We can offer
an array of workshops that will help train, develop, and retain
their workforce. In addition, in this period of mergers, restructuring,
reorganizations and downsizing, we can help transition their
employees by addressing the employees real concerns, and help
them develop their personal and career plan. Transition Matters®
has also developed a series of workshops that will help the
employees refocus their career and life plan.
Finding Your Niche During Change
Many times as organizations restructure, downsize, or merge
functions, employees are faced with career decisions as a result.
By helping employees make informed career choices, you strengthen
internal capability and empower all employees with the tools
to plan their future. Managers are left with employees who have
an assorted set of skills and employees that may not fit the
organization. There is a need to assess the skill set of the
remaining employees in an organization to regain productivity,
morale, and teamwork. Through the GREAT MAP® Program and
a process of evaluation of the employee's assets, abilities,
competencies, desires and temperament we can guide an organization
through the stages of transitional change. The focus is to develop
a team relationship with the right skills mix to effectively
meet organizational realignment and goals.
Life Transitions - The GREAT MAP® Program
A two-day workshop based on effectively managing one's transition
through proactivity, goals-setting, and planning. This workshop
will also focus on how to take responsibility for your career
and your life, and developing win-win scenarios in the workplace
and elsewhere. The keys fold into the steps necessary for a
proper job search. It is recommended that one take this workshop
before Job Search Skills.
Letting Go of Holding on - Individual Transition in Organizations
Reorganization. Downsizing. Re-engineering. New technology...new
strategies...new rules...new leaders. It feels like a page from
Alice in Wonderland. Constant change has made everyday planning
difficult and long range planning almost impossible. What will
happen with life, as you know it right now...will it exist in
the future as it does now? You can't count on anything anymore
- except change itself. Employees experiencing downsizing often
go through the same stages of loss that are described in Kubler-Ross's
book "On Death and Dying". You travel through denial,
anger and finally acceptance. This workshop will help you understand
the stages as characterized in the Change Cycle Series™
and gain insight so that you are better prepared to deal with
downsizing.
This two-day workshop, through William Bridges and the Change
Cycle™ model, will show participants practical ways to
deal successfully with the transitions that they face. It is
intended for individual employees whose roles, careers and lives
are being affected by change.
After Downsizing - The Survivors
What is left behind? The employees not touched by the downsizing
will undergo feelings of relief, guilt, exasperation, anxiety,
and anger. Employees will be left with smaller staffs and more
work. They will also experience a sense of insecurity for fear
of being next. It would be to an organization's benefit
to parlay these negative feelings into positive steps and become
a healthier environment. This one-day workshop will help employees
cope and prepare them to meet future needs of the organization
while dealing with the aftermath of downsizing.
Mid-Career Options
Many of us are mid-way through our careers and haven't
really stopped to think about the final destination. We cover
the keys to a successful transition but also include career
assessment tools and financial goal-setting. Through a customized
GREAT MAP™ Program participants are provided the personal,
career and financial aspects of transition to make informed
decisions midway through their careers.
Retirement Options
EARLY-OUT - BUT NOT DOWN AND OUT!
SHOULD I TAKE THE BUY-OUT?
RETIREMENT - BUT NOT FOREVER!
IS THERE LIFE AFTER GOVERNMENT
What are the pros and cons of taking the buy-out, early-out,
or retirement issues such as the fears that one will experience,
the prospect of a career change, and the financial planning
needed to make this important decision. We will provide the
tools to make an educated and informed decision. The staff of
Transition Matters™ are former government and corporate
employees who have been through the same questions and encountered
the same fears.
Overcoming Stigmas - Myths and Realities - The Age Factor
This workshop will explore what the mature job seeker faces
in today's world for those people over 50, or who will be 50
someday. Age bias is a real issue that confronts both employee
and employer. Are these issues real or mere perceptions? Take
this workshop to discuss your experiences and develop a plan
to deal with these issues.
MBTI and Your Career
This workshop will consist of taking MBTI and discussing how
it can help in one's career transition. The MBTI describes preferences,
not skills and abilities. Come experience how type knowledge
can help you make career decisions suited to your Meyer-Briggs
Temperament.
Job Search Skills
Job Search Skills - The Inside Track
Many employees are not prepared to actively and effectively
seek employment. This two-day workshop, using a comprehensive
workbook, covers the full spectrum of basics: processing job
transition emotions; goal-setting and getting organized; resumé
and cover letter tips; job search and marketing techniques;
interviewing insight; and effective negotiation techniques.
The GREAT MAP® Program is a prerequisite for clients who
need to establish clarity on their career and life goals, mission,
goal-setting, and planning for a successful transition.
Segments of the workshop are also covered below as separate
half-day workshops.
Networking
Networking and meeting people is the most crucial of all job
search tools and for the some the most difficult to overcome.
Come learn the tools and techniques that will help you develop
your 15 second elevator hook.
Resumé Writing
This workshop will cover all aspects of writing a winning resumé
that will get you an interview.
Resumé Critique
Is your resumé longer than two pages? Has it been months
since it was updated? If you answered yes, this workshop is
for you! It is designed for those who have a resumé that
is not getting results. Meet with a career counselor to discuss
and explore different ideas.
How to Find a Job in the Federal Sector
Even in this era of downsizing, there are thousands of jobs
in the federal sector advertised. How does one navigate the
cumbersome process of finding a job and how does one apply for
positions advertised? This workshop covers the process and the
application forms with insights into meeting the qualification
factors (knowledge, skills and abilities - KSA's).
From OF-612 to Resumé
After many years in the federal government and using the SF-171
and the OF-612, it is difficult to translate the job description
into a short resumé and summarize the transferable skills
into private sector language. This workshop will provide the
tools to assess your transferable skills and write an effective
resumé.
Making the Most of Your KSA's
You may know what your knowledges, skills and abilities (KSA's)
are, but can you articulate them in a way that will make the
selecting official want to hire you. This workshop will help
you to present yourself by writing KSA's that accurately represent
your accomplishments.
The Art of Interviewing
Learn the art of having an effective interview. This workshop
will cover from the moment you have been called for the interview,
what to do before the scheduled interview, frequently asked
questions, and how to come to closure at the end of the interview,
to include a follow-up thank you letter.
Mock Interview
Get a chance to try out answers to frequently asked questions.
Participate in a mock interview and gain confidence in your
interviewing style. Bring your resumé and dress as though
it were the real interview.
Enhance Your Image
An interactive workshop that will prepare clients for their
networking contacts and interviewing opportunities. The focus
will be on how to improve your presenting image since positive
first impressions' are instrumental to your success. It will
also include how to dress once you are on the job.
Effective Cover and Follow-up Letters
Learn effective cover letter writing techniques and how to tailor
your cover letter to a specific job. Always write a follow-up
letter after you have interviewed. We will show how to do it
effectively.
Myers-Briggs and Your Career
This workshop will consist of taking the MBTI (self-scorable)
and discussing how it can help in one's career transition. The
MBTI describes preferences, not skills and abilities. Come experience
how type knowledge can make career decisions suited to your
Myers-Briggs Temperament.
