Career Counseling
- Identification of career options based on personality,
values, skills and abilities
- Practical advice on job availability and
salaries
- Job search skill training and coaching
- Support and counseling for job
transitions and salary negotiations
- Assistance in writing resumes,
cover letters and handling references
- Specialization in job histories
with gaps, health problems and other difficulties
- Support for a structured
effective job hunt
Career counseling offers answers for common career questions, such
as these:
- What can I do with my skills?
- I don’t feel like I have any skills.
What can I do?
- I haven’t worked in so long. How can I re-enter the
workplace?
- Are there any jobs out there?
- I’ve always had problems with jobs; what’s
wrong and how can I do better?
- Can you help me write my resume?
- Am I too old or too young to be hired?
- How can I explain the gap in
my work history?
- I was fired. Will anyone ever hire me again?
- I’ve been looking for work
for six months. What do I have to do to get a job?
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