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Career Development Services Telecounseling
About Counseling:
Career Development Services,
a leading national provider of career-management services, operates and staffs
Career Development Telecounseling Services to assist CareerJournal.com readers
with their career development. For over 20 years, Career Development Services,
a non-profit educational corporation based in Rochester, N.Y., has guided
thousands of individuals with career-related issues. Fortune 100 corporations
(e.g., Kodak, Mobil, Xerox) also partner with Career Development Services to
create development opportunities for employees.
The Career Counseling staff is comprised of leading career-development professionals with master's degrees in counseling, human resources, business and related fields. They offer extensive multidisciplinary experience and exceptional marketplace knowledge.
Counseling appointments are available M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. E.S.T. The appointment schedule is available 24 hours per day for viewing and scheduling.
Getting Started with Career Counseling
How We Can Help:
Here's a sample of questions and issues we have helped our clients successfully address:
| Is the grass really greener on the other side? |
We help with: Career Change Strategies |
| What steps can I take to keep my career on track? |
We help with: A structured "Top 10 Career Success Strategies" session |
| What is the hidden job market? |
We help with: Job Search Techniques |
| What do I really want to be when I grow up? |
We help with: Assessment and Testing |
| How do I look on paper? |
We help with: Resume Critique |
| How do I get from here to where I want to be? |
We help with: Action Plan Development |
| Can I make it on my own? |
We help with: Exploring Entrepreneurship |
| How do I survive the critical interview? |
We help with: Interviewing Preparation |
| How do I work with a challenging boss? |
We help with: "Succeeding at Work" Tips |
| Now what do I do with my life? |
We help with: Creative Retirement Planning |
| Can you help with 101 career questions? |
We help with: Addressing Your Unique Needs |
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What is Assessment?
One important element in career counseling is assessment. Assessment inventories consist of a battery of questions that are used to highlight your interests, attitudes, values and style.
The Process:
- An initial half-hour appointment is made to determine your career concerns and which assessment is appropriate. The remainder of the session includes instruction on completing the assessment instrument, establishing your preferred method of delivery and scheduling an hour-long session for interpretation and follow up.
- You will complete the assessment instrument online.
- Results will be sent to you shortly before your hour-long interpretation session.
- At that session, a counselor will review the results and answer your questions. Your session closes with your counselor helping you formulate the next steps in the career-planning process.
Career Counseling currently offers the following assessments:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) indicates preferences for certain personal operating styles. MBTI helps you understand your own strengths and preferences, and what kind of work environment you might enjoy. Also available: MBTI Step II - Expanded Interpretive Report on implications for your style in the workplace.
Strong Interest Inventory (SII) provides information about your patterns of interest, and is linked to six career themes. SII measures your interest in a variety of vocational areas and helps focus your career-planning activities.
The Assessment Package:
Is an all-inclusive service that includes a half-hour session for intake, up to two instruments, and an hour-long interpretation session.
Getting Started with Career Counseling
Pricing:
- $79 Resume evaluation and / or development (counselor review and half-hour session)
- $79 for a half-hour telephone counseling session
- $119 for a one-hour telephone counseling session or structured "Top 10 Career Success Strategies" session
- $219 for assessment testing (includes a 30-minute intake session, up to two inventories, and a one-hour telephone interpretation session)
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