Are you worried about your career?

Career assessments provide insight -
the first step in turning worry into fulfillment.

Have you felt your career spinning out of control? Thinking about a career change or starting a small business? Have you tried career tests and career assessments in the past, but didn't get much out of it? Exploring careers and career change is typical for a lot of people.

In fact, the U.S. Dept. of Labor says that people now change careers 7-9 times in a lifetime. Job changes can average 10 - 14 or more just between the ages of 18 to 36.

According to The Conference Board (2011 survey), only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their careers. That is the lowest level in 22 years of the survey. Many of the 55% who are dissatisfied feel they are in a dead-end job and are eager for a career change.

The new world of work means career transition and the need to adapt quickly. Short career stints, technology advancements for learning and self-marketing, and the need for differentiation require proactive career choice, ongoing career planning, online identity management, and savvy career decisions.

What is your personal brand? Are you digitally distinct?

Have you done any strategic thinking and career planning to reach your goals - or are you leaving that up to circumstance?

Who We Serve

• Individual professionals and executives
  Whether you have a career target (focus) or not, I can help you make the leap to your next career gig.
  
  LEAP PROGRAM: Comprehensive career focus program with career assessments and career coaching. Guides you through discovery of your 4 cornerstones for career satisfaction, career research (online and offline), career decision-making for what will work right now, and an Action Plan. Includes BONUS - 360Reach personal branding assessment and coaching.

• Entrepreneurs
  No matter if you're a budding entrepreneur or a small business owner, I can assist you in defining and expressing your personal brand and claiming your business niche. In addition, I use the Myers-Briggs Entrepreneur Report to aid you in understanding your strengths and weaknesses as a small business owner. Knowing that, you can take reasonable risk management steps to make your business a success.

• Career Coaches, Counselors and Consultants
  My specialty is career coach training in career assessments, which will grow your skills and professionalism. Career and branding assessments can help you to niche yourself AND advance your business. Bring me in as your subject-matter-expert on career assessments or personal branding when coaching your clients (three-way conference call).

• Companies
  Interested in affordable alternatives to high-priced assessments consulting for talent selection and development? I offer the SAME assessments for less, as well as executive coaching, leadership and talent development, and team building.
  
  In addition, as a Reach-certified Master Branding Strategist, my workshops and presentations on personal branding allow your company to access and leverage the unique strengths of each of your employees. Personal branding within companies is a powerful and high-ROI tool for employee and leadership development.

The Difference that means you gain control of your career

Would you like to be the strategic leader of your career or business, rather than "trying out" different jobs and careers to see what might fit? If you are getting nowhere with a traditional, reactive job search, perhaps you need to switch to a more proactive approach. My Niche Approach to a Proactive Job Search ensures that you have the competitive edge.

Bottomline: use career assessments, personal branding, and online identity management to guide your career. Let me take you step-by-step through the process of fast-forwarding your career or business. Why not save yourself countless hours of frustration trying to figure it out for yourself?

Our Services

William Arruda, a personal branding guru and the founder of the leading personal branding program on the web, says, "To succeed in today's ultra-competitive marketplace, you must be keenly aware of external perceptions. Professional and personal success today doesn't happen in a vacuum...your brand is actually held in the hearts and minds of those around you."

My professional services are designed to incorporate what you can discover about yourself (internal perceptions), along with what others perceive (external perceptions) are your brand attributes and strengths.

With a well-rounded picture of who you are, from both internal and external input, you can work realistically on what you want to achieve and how best to do that. My LEAP Program is unique because it offers this combined internal/external approach to career and business growth.

"I took your valuable coaching...I have been offered a much better position with the potential to make $130,000 a year within the next year or 2 - a huge boost from my current income! I can't thank you enough!--E. Land, Registered Nurse

Career Resources

Free and low-cost resources include recommended books, articles, CDs, software, and links to valuable web sites and PDFs.

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