This two day seminar provides the tools needed to prepare an individual in conducting a job search:  designing an exit statement, resume development, interviewing basics, negotiation preparation, as well as a copy of our Super Job Search Manual. 

The Goals of Outplacement:

• Preparing For The Job Marketing
• Examining Your Skills And Abilities
• Job Satisfaction
• Competitive Edge - The Techniques Of Selling

What will be Discussed:

I. Getting Ready For The Job Market

• Identifying What You Know - Your Job Assets
• What Are Your Accomplishments in Work?
• What Are Your Transferable Job Skills?
• Producing Your Resume

II. Getting Interviews

• Contacts: The Hidden Job Market
• Advertisements
• Employment Agencies

III. Getting the Job: Interviewing

• Preparation
• Answering Questions
• The Important Rules for Success

 

OUTPLACEMENT PROGRAM OUTLINE

 

A. Getting Ready: Organizing the Job Search

• Reason for Leaving
• References
• Self Evaluation/Skills Identification/Job Targeting

B. Creating the Resume

• Types of Resumes
• Format and Content: Do's and Don'ts
• Job Data/Work History
• Accomplishments
• Resume Preparation (Putting It All Together)
• Sample Resumes

C. Getting Interviews

• Researching the Job Market/Targeting
• Networking: Informational and Contact Interviews
• Employment Agencies
• Ads
• Telephone Techniques
• Letter Writing/Samples

D. Interviewing

• Preparation; Researching the Company
• Questions:
  • Answering
  • Asking
• Dressing for the Occasion
• After the Interview:
  • Notes
  • Letters

E. Appendices

• Application Form/I9
• Research Sources
• Time Planning Form