Workshops

We offer a variety of workshops to meet your career development and job search needs. Detailed descriptions are below.  You can also click on any of the workshops to go directly to our Calendar.

Pre-registration is required for all sessions. To register, click on the workshop in our Calendar. All materials are included. Light refreshments served. Please let us know if you have any questions.  Contact us at 650.320.1639 or info@careergenerations.com.

Career Development

  • Career Exploration
  • Alternative Careers series (Alternative Careers for Technology Professionals, Lawyers, Teachers, Administrative Professionals, etc.)
  • Career Launch Program for Recent College Grads

Self-Assessment

  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
  • Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

Job Search

  • Personal Branding
  • Strategic Job Search Plan and Process
  • Networking Strategies
  • Making the Most of LinkedIn
  • Effective Interviewing
  • Salary Negotiation

Special for Parents

  • Helping You Help Your 20-Something

Career Development Workshops

Career Exploration
This is a 3 week, 3 hours/week class to help you learn about and explore your career options.  There is a significant amount of outside “homework” that will be required so a commitment to attending all 3 classes and doing all the exercises will be necessary.  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory are included.  A password will be given to you to take these assessments online prior to the 1st class. 9 hours total. $185

Alternative Careers for …
You know that your have transferable skills, but you’re not quite sure how to start the process of considering and accessing alternatives.  If this describes you, then this speecial 3 hour workshop is for you.  During it we’ll uncover your hidden desires and talents and define careers that match these.  Each workshop is for a specific group.  We offer customized sessions for: Tech Professionals, Lawyers, Teachers, Admin Professionals and soon others! The Strong Interest Inventory is included. A password will be given to the participant to take this assessment online prior to the session. 2.5 hours. $75
 
Career Launch Program for Recent College Grads
In this all day workshop, our highly trained and experienced career coaches will help recent college grads:
  • Assess and make the most of their talents, skills, interests and personality
  • Generate career options
  • Improve their resume & social media profiles
  • Design a successful job search plan, and
  • Teach them how to skillfully network, interview and negotiate salaries
This workshop is from 9am-4:30pm and is $165.  It includes the MBTI and the Strong Interest Inventory. A password will be given to the participant to take these assessments online prior to the session.
 

Self-Assessment Workshops

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The Myers-Briggs (often called the MBTI) is an excellent tool for gaining insight into your preferences.  It’s a positive assessment that helps you understand your personality style more deeply and how it pertains to choosing careers.  We use the most advanced version, Step II, so that you’ll walk away from this workshop with a much more comprehensive understanding of yourself and the career options you’ll want to consider.  A password will be given to the participant to take this assessment online prior to the session. 2.5 hours. $75

Strong Interest Inventory 
The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) is the most respected and widely used career exploration and planning tool used today. Doing work in an interest area of your choice is critical to experiencing career satisfaction.  The SII is a highly reliable and valid assessment that accesses this information and matches it to career options. We use the latest verison of the SII along with a Skills Confidence Questionnaire, so that you’ll walk away from this workshop with a much more comprehensive understanding of yourself and the careers and fields you’ll want to consider.  A password will be given to the participant to take this assessment online prior to the session. 2.5 hours. $75

Job Search Workshops

Personal Branding: Stand out!
Come and learn how to better distinguish yourself to land the job you want in today’s job market. In this workshop, you will learn how to identify your value and communicate it consistently in all your marketing materials and job search activities. This will result in you gaining greater self-awareness and self-confidence as well as generating more meaningful job opportunities. We promise … whether you’re the most humble and shy or the most outgoing job seeker, you will learn how to painlessly and successfully make the most of your personal brand. 2 hours. $35

Strategic Job Search Plan and Process
You’ve looked for work before, but this economy is making things difficult in a way you’ve never experienced before.  Unlike any other recession in history, this one is forcing people to think and act as strategically as possible. That’s why we’ve created this workshop. You’ll walk away from this information packed 2 hour session not only clearer about the landscape, but with concrete tools in hand. We promise … even the most frustrated and disorganized job seeker will have a solid plan and process to land the job you want. 2 hours. $35

Networking Strategies
Knowing your “networking style” and how to network both online and in-person are key to finding work in today’s job market. Come learn your networking style and how to skillfully apply it so you find the job you want a lot faster. We promise … even the most shy person will learn how to painlessly and successfully network. 2 hours. $35

Making the Most of LinkedIn
Come learn an easy 2 step process to make the most of LinkedIn. First, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic profile so that hiring managers and recruiters will want to connect with you. Then, find out how to expand and build your network and fully use all the great applications of this social networking site to find and create “hidden market” opportunities. We promise … whether you’re the least tech savvy person or the most, you will learn how to more painlessly and successfully use LinkedIn. 2 hours. $35

Effective Interviewing
Come learn how to distinguish yourself, prepare and be more comfortable during interviews. Find your most effective “interviewing style” and how to leverage your strengths to land the job you want. We promise … even the most shy person will learn how to more painlessly and successfully interview. 2 hours. $35

Salary Negotiation
Negotiating is both an art and a science.  In this practical and experiential workshop, you’ll learn how, when and why to negotiate. Our clients are often able to negotiate significantly higher salaries and arrange for a wide variety of other benefits.  We hope you’ll join us for this invaluable class that will easily pay for itself hundreds of times over.  We promise … you’ll gain extra, something of real value, the next time you’re offered a job because you experienced this strategy filled session. 2 hours. $35

Special for Parents …

Helping You Help Your 20-Something
Parents need support too! This workshop is designed to teach parents how to effectively support and guide their adult children as they try to land a job in today’s challenging job market. You’ll learn the components they’re dealing with and how to handle the challenges that lie ahead for them. We promise … even the most frustrated parents can learn how to do this painlessly and successfully. 2 hours. $35

 Please check our Calendar for dates, times and more details about these workshops.