Strengths Workshop – Career Services
$1,000
Description
Strengths Workshop Introduction:
In the Strengths Workshop, participants will take the Gallup Strengths assessment to uncover and harness their innate strengths.
This course is designed to help you differentiate yourself during your job search and contribute to your success in a new role.
Your strengths are your unique advantage, and understanding how to use them effectively can be a game-changer.
Join us for the Strengths Workshop and unleash the power of your strengths to advance your career.
Course Overview:
This workshop is divided into several sections, each focusing on essential aspects of understanding and leveraging your strengths. Here’s what you can expect:
What Participants Will Learn:
- Strengths Assessment: Take the Gallup Strengths assessment to identify your natural strengths and talents.
- Personal Branding: Understand the importance of personal branding and how to build a strong personal brand.
- Job Search Strategies: Learn how recruiters and companies find candidates today and how to position yourself effectively.
- LinkedIn Mastery: Explore the power of LinkedIn for personal branding, business development, and job search. Learn how to create a compelling profile, connect with the right people, and establish yourself as an expert.
- Resume and Cover Letter Workshop: Participate in a workshop to update and reformat your resume to align with your career goals. Create a powerful “tell me about yourself” statement.
- Interviewing Techniques: Master interviewing techniques, including behavioral interviewing. Prepare a “power message” to excel in interviews.
- Emotional Intelligence: Understand the significance of emotional intelligence (EQ) and its practical applications in your career.
- Effective Job Search: Learn out-of-the-box job search strategies, networking, informational interviewing, salary negotiation, and effective follow-up.
- Weekly Group Coaching: Join weekly group coaching sessions to rehearse your “power message,” discuss your job search progress, and receive guidance.
- One-on-One Coaching: Schedule a one-time session for a resume and LinkedIn review, addressing specific barriers, and personalized coaching.
Course Outline:
- Strengths Assessment
- Personal Branding and Job Search Strategies
- LinkedIn Mastery
- Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
- Interviewing Techniques and Behavioral Interviewing
- Emotional Intelligence and Practical Applications
- Effective Job Search Strategies
- Weekly Group Coaching and Accountability
- One-on-One Coaching Session
Strengths Workshop:
- Participants take the Gallup Strengths assessment to understand and leverage their natural strengths for job searching and career success.
- Importance of personal branding.
- Building a personal brand.
- Understanding what recruiters and companies look for.
- Modern job searching methods.
- Business applications of LinkedIn.
- Connecting with target company personnel.
- Crafting effective positioning statements.
- Enhancing your profile.
- LinkedIn etiquette.
- Establishing expertise.
- Privacy settings on LinkedIn.
- Leveraging status updates for visibility.
- Participants update and reformat their resumes to align with their career goals.
- Creation of initial draft of a "Power Message" (tell me about yourself).
- Learning interview techniques and strategies, including behavioral interviewing.
- Crafting a "power message" for interviews.
- Preparing for interviews.
- The five critical keys for a "Knock Their Socks Off Interview."
- Utilizing body language effectively.
- Behavioral interview preparation.
- Making a memorable impression.
- Addressing common interview questions.
- Understanding the difference between IQ, EQ, and personality.
- Recognizing the tangible benefits of high Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
- How brain function and chemistry impact EQ.
- Practical applications of EQ in daily life.
- Advanced emotional observation skills like MicroExpressions and Advanced Listening.
- Tips, techniques, resources, and tools for improving EQ.
- Out-of-the-box job search strategies.
- Networking.
- Informational interviewing.
- Salary negotiation.
- Follow-up techniques.
- Weekly group coaching and accountability.
- Practicing the "Power Message" and common interview responses.
- Identifying job search barriers and strategizing solutions.
- Q & A on overall job search.
- Goal setting for return on investment (ROI).
- Scheduled one-time sessions for personalized coaching.
- Resume critique.
- LinkedIn profile critique.
- Addressing specific barriers (e.g., lack of experience, career transition, disability, long-term unemployment).
