CAREER SERVICES - FOR JOB SEEKERS
MI offers customized career coaching is designed to help you take control of your career. We provide you with the skills and guidance to make you truly competitive. We help you develop effective portfolio materials, target the companies and positions you aspire to with confidence, and enhance your interview skills and negotiating power.
At MI, it's a simple three step process to success - and it's all about you. It's not about what you think the marketplace wants from you, it's about what you want from your marketplace!
1. Goals, Portfolio Building and Portfolio Marketing
- Develop short, mid & long-term goals to identify the path you wish to take.
- Portfolio Review: resumes, references, cover emails/letters, bios, social media profiles, electronic work samples, business cards, email signatures, personal brand: we help you optimize your positioning and packaging.
- Networking "best practices" on how to select, plan, attend, connect and follow up
- Identifying and addressing skills shortages, experience gaps, career transitions, career progressions
2. Job Search Research, Job Search Strategies & Professional Development
- How to plan an effective job search, and get an employers' attention
- How to develop an enduring network that works for you
- Best practices for marketing yourself: social networks, associations, viral marketing, personal brand management
- When and how to cold call, email, follow up
- Developing & utilizing mentor systems
- How to determine your notable skills & knowledge areas
- Clarifying your message through clear profile or "pitch" statements
3. Interview, Hire Negotiations, Entry & Exit Strategies
- Prepare for a wide range of interview styles & questions
- How to understand and answer what the interviewer is really asking for
- How to determine fair market value for salaries
- Closing the deal: how to negotiate effectively
- How to build an entry strategy for a new company and an exit strategy for the company you're moving from
Ready to get started? Try our FREE career pathing exercise: http://www.mediaintelligence.ca/careermanagement/getstarted
Customized sessions and/or group sessions are available.
Contact us regarding your career needs: 416.533.6788
