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Product Feature: Career Transition Program
John Clements has taken the opportunity to assist these people in determining what their competencies are, motivating themselves, and lastly, finding new employment. The company’s Career Transition Program has the following objectives: to help participants address the realities of career transition by understanding its emotional and psychological effects; to help participants know what kind of job they are looking for through self-assessment; to teach them techniques and practical support to begin the process of seeking and reaching career objectives—résumé writing, interview preparation, and salary negotiations; to help them plan their finances so they can maximize the benefits of their earnings; and to teach them livelihood programs and practical skills as an alternative option. Knowing Oneself The program begins by asking participants how they feel about their unemployment. Most people are still in a state of rejection shock, and may be unable to recognize that they are feeling lost, rejected, discouraged, disillusioned, confused or angry. This beginning session serves to identify these emotions so the participants may then be able to face them openly and honestly. The objective of this exercise is to let out any negative emotion that may get in the way of the search for new employment. Once any anger, sadness or confusion has been dealt with, the participants are asked to evaluate themselves according to their professional qualities and work ethic: are they team players, are they ambitious, are they industrious? These and more questions are asked to determine what qualities they hold most important. Identifying transferable skills is next, building a list of what the participants do and can do, and which of these skills they prefer to use in their professions. With the strengths identified, personal obstacles and barriers to getting new employment are recognized and listed. All these qualities are then summarized, resulting in an easily referenced chart of their strengths, skills, preferred skills and problem areas. Participants are then asked to make a list of their personal objectives and professional goals. They are then asked to provide action plans towards achieving both sets of objectives. The participants are also educated as to the stages of their work life, and to recognize their reactions to the events that prompt them to look for new employment. Most professionals, whether employed or unemployed, wonder if their jobs are what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Participants are told that this is normal, as is the occasional twinge of regret at making certain career choices in the past. This may prompt the need to look for another job that’s more in line with one’s true calling. In addition, people look for other work when they realize their priorities and needs have changed over time. As people move through various stages of life, work increasingly becomes a matter of how they live their dreams. A change in priorities thus incites a change in professions, in most cases. Lastly, a good number of professionals are looking for the work they feel they were born to do. It is in identifying these deep-seated desires can they decide on the best job to help them find the fulfillment that comes with pursuing their bliss. Knowing the Job Once this is done, participants then outline their ideal jobs by taking into account their preferences in terms of work skills, salary levels, co-workers, personal goals, workplace and the tasks involved. At this stage, the participants have a crystal-clear vision of what their ideal jobs will be and can start looking for any openings. They are now trained in preparing their résumés and for their job interviews and they are likewise prepared to deal with rejection. Various résumé and interview formats and types are discussed to prepare them for any event, with the end goal of helping them land the job they desire. Lastly, participants are given a short discussion of personal finances to help them regulate their own funds while unemployed. In over thirty years of providing quality human resources services, John Clements has provided their candidates with the opportunity to improve themselves and keep themselves in the workforce through the Career Transition Program. Interested parties may contact the following for more details: Grace
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