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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