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Coaching
Over 40 experienced career coaches volunteer to meet with clients
one-on-one, in group coaching and program opportunities. They are both
employed and retired executives and/or professionally trained coaches
and career management professionals with broad community connections and
notable employment experiences.
CTC coaches
provide professional support to clients through all stages of the job
search process. Clients work with coaches to develop a clearer picture
of desired career directions. Clients collaborate with their coaches to
create an individualized action plan for progress. Coaches help clients
with fundamentals, reviewing resumes and contact letters, company and
industry research, role playing practice for networking and interviews,
evaluating offers and negotiating with potential employers, and, after a
job is acquired, follow-up support to integrate into a new work
environment.
Weekly
Peer Groups
Facilitated by coaches, participation ranges from 10 to 20 CTC clients
at each session. Clients are free to attend any of the weekly peer group
sessions. They are intended to help clients maintain progress in their
job search efforts by sharing "Success Stories, Lessons Learned,
and Best Practices," at a weekly check-in opportunity. Clients hold
each other accountable, share ideas and leads, celebrate successes and
encourage each other in times of rejection, disappointment or temporary
malaise.
Accountability
Groups
CTC's Accountability Groups are cohorts led by clients that meet weekly
for 10-12 weeks spans. Clients submit written commitments to the group
detailing their goals and activities. Group members hold each other
accountable, share ideas and leads, celebrate successes and encourage
each other.
Monday
Evening Programs at St. Chrysostom's Church
This employment council provides support, networking and presentations
on a range of job search topics.
Wednesday
Afternoon Building Skills Seminars
Facilitated by CTC volunteer job coaches, these two-hours seminars are
held in succession, one each week (Wednesday afternoons), repeated every
four weeks. CTC clients are encouraged to attend all four within the
first month or so of their membership. In any given week, attendance
ranges between 18 - 24 clients. Topics include:
"Know
Yourself and Where You're Going";
"Present Your Best Self in Writing [resumes & cover
letters]";
"Networking: An Essential Tool for Career and Life";
"Awesome Interviewing";
"Negotiating with Confidence: Determining Salary and Other
Employment Terms."
Thursday Morning
Speaker Series
Clients and the general public are invited for a lively discussion and
networking on the first and third Thursday morning of each month. Topics
encourage examination and greater understanding of change and transition
as well as the importance of ongoing career management and development.
They are highly motivating meetings with an emphasis on positive
attitude and progress. It provides expert professional speakers,
followed by facilitated networking and job clubs. These sessions are
excellent for gaining job leads and ideas, sharing information, and
acquiring fresh networking strategies and techniques.
Assessment
tools
Tools use by CTC clients include:
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Strong
Vocational Interest Inventory-a measurement of occupational
interests; the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator-an instrument that
identifies personality characteristics and indicates how these may
relate to employment and life choices;
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StrengthsFinder
2.0 - an assessment that identifies and develops natural talents.
Specific self-assessment offerings at CTC provide an opportunity for
participants to produce a list of marketable strengths, skills and
talents used to convey value and relevance in search communications,
networking, Internet postings or job interviews.
Special
Programs
CTC offers these programs for clients and the general public. These
programs allow participants to explore topics ranging from
entrepreneurship and innovation to personal development.
Start
Your Own Business
CTC offers a series of presentations and workshops for those interested
in entrepreneurship and innovation. The series explores:
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What
it takes to start a business;
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Determining
the right business for you;
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Capitalizing
on market opportunity;
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Franchising
or buying a business;
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Bringing
a product or service to market;
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Pertinent
financial and legal matters;
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Cultivating
relationships;
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Providing
excellent customer service.
| The SYOB program is
sponsored by Charter One Bank |
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Other
Special Programs
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Finding
Work Without Losing Heart: A Two-Day Retreat Experience
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Life
Map: Charting Your Course to a Life of Greater Purposed and Meaning
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CTC
Coaching Circles: Energy Leadership and StrengthFinders
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