Career Advisory postgraduate studies – after the sixth weekend

What are your strengths from the employer’s point of view? Why should the decision maker give you 15 minutes of their time, although their company isn’t recruiting right now? Why should they choose you out of all of the other candidates?
Will they see what makes you unique after a quick glance at your CV? These are clients’ challenges that a career consultant has to deal with every day. The sixth weekend of the Career Advisory postgraduate studies was about preparing an effective CV and a LinkedIn profile from a job search perspective.

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Career Advisory postgraduate studies – after the fifth weekend

“I am looking for a job that matches my experience, but outside my current industry. How do I stand out among candidates who know the industry?”, “I am looking for a job in a field in which I have no experience. How long can such a process take?“. These are very common challenges a candidate faces in a rapidly changing job market. During the fifth weekend of the Career Advisory postgraduate studies, the following topics were discussed: assessment of career goals in the context of market realities and dynamics, and Candidate Positioning – defining a client’s “unique selling proposition” on the market.

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Career Advisory postgraduate studies – after the fourth meeting

“I have 20 years of experience and I don’t know what to do with myself”, “I’m confused”, “I’m over 40 and I wonder whether to start a company or look for a job in a corporation”… these are frequent statements of clients that a Career Consultant encounters every day. During the 4th meeting of the Career Advisory postgraduate studies, we discussed tools that are used to diagnose the client’s potential and set a career goal.

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Career Advisory postgraduate studies – after the third weekend

“I should change my job, but I’m not doing anything about it.”, “I need to rebrand”, “I feel like banging my head against a brick wall, I’ve stopped developing myself”, “I’m stuck and have no idea what to do next…” Sounds familiar? Sooner or later everyone is forced to face an important decision. It often comes along with resistance, fear of change, or getting outside of your comfort zone. These are our clients’ challenges, which every career consultant deals with regularly. Moreover, there are changes in trends in the job market, automation, the influence of technology, or just like it has been for some time now: a pandemic, which has changed the behaviour of the market’s players.
To be able to advise successfully, as well as support and motivate clients in making life-changing decisions, it is necessary to possess knowledge about psychology, coaching, and working with resistance.

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