What you should expectFrom your Career Advisor – Career Services – Career Counselor

Meeting The Career Advisee

Bio-psycho-social evaluation as related to Career Attributes and Subject Matter Preferences, and Propensities. Confidential / HIPAA Protected !

Value Alignment

Does the Career Advisor Have The Experience It Takes to Help the Advisee such as contacts, expertise, direct market lobbying power to Hiring Authorities or Influencers, does the Advisor have direct expertise within the Market Segment the Advisee Seeks Admittance ?

2nd Step

Overview of Advisee Goals

Establishing an Objective (Why are you exploring career choices )

General Assessment of Employability (How Employable Is the Advisee )

Time-line

Resources / Expenses / Financial Plan

3rd Step

Obstacles to Career Objective Analysis: Age, Education, Experience, Credentials, Geography, Money, Work Product Examples, Active References, Contacts, Associations, Barriers to Entry, Current Linked In Profile, PR Photo, Print Bio, Behance, Slideshare, Wordpress, Youtube / Vimeo.

Education / More – Less / Where & Cost

The Power of Linked In !

Linked In & Your Career

Linked In is your Career Portfolio Ally – Education, Licenses, Experience, Work Product Examples, etc.

4th Action Plan

Completion of Criteria in Step #3 (This step can take several sessions )

Challenges: Absence of GAE criteria such as Licenses, Felony Convictions, Education Requirements, Certifications, Minimum Experience Criteria, Geographic, Salary may present unique challenges

Targeted Employers / Hiring Authorities / Influencers

5th Introductions

Does the Advisee have the criteria for the Advisor to make a direct introduction to a Hiring Authority ?

The Advisor has considerable influential clout in the Marketplace and in many cases can make direct Hiring Recommendations for an Advisee

6th Alignments

Is the Advisee aligned with Hiring or Career Target in terms of recognizable characteristics

Is the Advisee Linked In with compatible personnel

Does the Advisee have Linked In Associations, Memberships, Activities, Trade Conferences, Industry Specific Trade Groups

Alignment

http://vistagroupllc.com/strategicalignment.pdf

7th Metrics

What Activity Volume Does the Advisor / Advisee expect ?

What is the time line ?

How will results be measured ?

How will the process be adjusted?

Who is accountable for results ?

What Direct Introductions Will the Advisor Make ?

Will the Advisor endorse the Advisee ?

9th Constant Improvement

The constant drum beat of Marketplace Participation: Linked IN Groups, Trade Shows, Educational Events, Job Clubs, SMART Holdings USA, Wordpress Blog, Slideshare, Behance, Youtube, Vimeo, References, Massive rollout of Work Product Examples.

Does Advisee / Advisor Commitment to Constant Improvement even in the face of certain discomfort

Work Product

Examples of Work Product

Examples of Collateralized Subject Matter Preference – (stuff you do that is sold as a product or service )

What do we mean: http://vimeo.com/43200146; http://slidesha.re/L1VZn1; http://bit.ly/MrKj0p; http://slidesha.re/KwZIeC; http://vimeo.com/39024752; http://bit.ly/Kr0Pxb