A 4 Step Crash Course to Jumpstart your Job Search & Career
Live Career Development Course
Mondays 8:00-9:00 am PST
Starts the first Monday of the month for 4 weeks
$299
About the Course
Finding that next or perfect job and career is a job in itself! Learn all the steps of the job search including: defining your best skills and your dream job, creating a career and job search plan, writing a strong resume and cover letter that can get through the online applicant tracking systems, optimizing your LinkedIn profile and using it as a networking tool as well as improving your interview skills, and follow-up after the interview for maximum exposure.
This group is intended for mid-career, sales and nonprofit professionals who have recently lost their jobs or want to pivot to something new
Course Topics
Quickly get up to speed on the 4 major steps of your job search to gain the confidence and tools that will help you get noticed by recruiters and hiring managers. Participating in workshops with like-minded people will also support you to move in the direction of the career and job you want and deserve.
An in-depth course outline and exercises will be provided to lead you through each step of the process. You will work on your own throughout the week and then get together with the group and Coach to share, learn, and get the help you might need. This course will provide the job search framework and a support network to help motivate and inspire you to ensure success on your career journey.
Week 1 – Find your purpose and your “why,” identify the skills that will serve you best, the environment, culture, and companies that you want to work for. Create a career plan that will put you on the path to the career you desire. Create a list of jobs you might want to pursue, companies you want to work for and the skills that will best define your search.
Week 2 – Creating a resume & cover letter that best demonstrates your skills, gets you noticed and through the online screening process. Learn how to adapt your resume & cover letter for each position you apply for.
Week 3 – Update your LinkedIn profile and learn how to use this platform as a networking tool. Learn how to ask for informational interviews and help with your job search.
Week 4 – Interview preparation, techniques, follow-up. Learn how to sell yourself in the interview and afterward. What materials to bring to the interview and to send as a follow-up.
About the Coach
Kathy Parks is an ICF Certified Coach with a Coaching Certificate from the University of Texas, has an Executive MBA from Purdue with an undergraduate degree in Psychology.
Kathy works with women just starting out their leadership careers, or all the way up the corporate ladder. She is passionate about helping women uncover their self-limiting beliefs, habits and blind spots that can hold them back from the person they could be, in the career they were destined to have. Because transformational change is difficult on your own.
She is a thought provoker, sounding board, challenger and someone who will hold you accountable to reaching your goals.
Course Feedback
“Kathy has a knack for asking introspective and thought provoking leadership questions.”
Maria Stanton
“My coaching with Kathy has produced exponential returns.”
Tiana Press
“Kathy’s guidance was a key component in designing specific, intentional activities to broaden my professional experience and network.”
Emery Saris
“Kathy has the ability to ask you that perfect question to unlock something holding you back and allow you to move forward in your process.”
Kaiya Westervelt