THE THREE STAGES OF
Life Confident
CAREER COUNSELLING PROGRAMME
Job search and career management in the 21st century require more thorough preparation than ever before. At Lifeconfident, we use a three stage approach:
Stage 1: Insight
This is the fundamental preparation which should be undertaken prior to making a decision about your career and personal development. It enables you to address the questions ‘who am I?’ and ‘what do I want?’ It may include the use of tests, questionnaires and self-appraisal exercises to help you address your:
• Skills (what am I good at?) • Aptitudes (what am I capable of?) • Interests (what am I motivated to do?)
• Values (what is most important to me?) • Personality (what work roles and environments would suit me?)
• Career Drivers’ (what are my key career needs?) • ‘Past Positives’ (what activities & environments enable me to thrive?)
Further exercises will enable you to clarify these results, leading to the creation of a ‘Job Template’, a summary of those key elements you must have in your work life. This is the point you will reach by the end of Stage 1: Insight.
Stage 2: Planning
With the increased clarity and confidence which Stage 1 can provide, you will be in the best possible frame of mind to brainstorm ideas for your future. We will help you to narrow down your list, and to produce a focused, realistic and step-by-step action plan.
Stage 3: Action
Stage 3 consists of a number of modules. You can take one or more of these modules immediately following Stages 1 and 2,
or as a ‘stand alone’ option
Developing an effective curriculum vitae Powerful networking Making interviews work for you
Making a success of your next job Your effective CV
• making your CV stand out from the crowd • using language effectively
• using layout to highlight your key strengths.
Effective Job Search and Networking
• identifying job leads
• building bridges with others
• gathering information
• networking to solve problems
• generating ideas
• developing your listening and questioning skills.
Making interviews work for you
• improving your interview technique
• presenting yourself confidently
• matching your responses to the job
• dealing with tricky questions.
Making a success of your next job
No matter how ‘right’ a job or employer seems ‘on paper’; the reality can be very different from what you expect. There are proven ways to prepare yourself, which can be crucial in contributing to a successful move.
Personal Issues - A personal issue may be preventing you from thinking clearly about what it is you want from work.
It may be that you are having difficulty developing your career because of the challenge of
handling pressure or relationships at work.
Meetings may take place in addition to, or in place of, career counselling. One to six meetings of one and a half hours are usually sufficient.
If you are uncertain whether to spend time addressing a personal issue in more depth than would be possible in career counselling, do talk this over first .
Note: Counsellors are trained and qualified in counselling and Neuro Linguistic Programming.
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