Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is career transitioning and career development?
How much of my time will this take?
Do you help me find a job?
What about high school grads, college students or kids of returning overseas workers?
Is this strictly career counseling?
The graphic
(4 phase program) shows a path on the journey
of life. It shows some of the stages anyone might go through
when transitioning. When we transition we leave a huge piece of our
lives behind. We are at a twilight horizon,
as we stand before numerous obstacles and unknowns. Over time,
and as we understand and then interact with the
process, we begin to be energized about Setting
a New Direction.
I wanted to capture the dynamic, fluid, ever-changing
aspect of our journey. Some people have said it looks like an upside
down tornado - or a wave. This will work,
if you think of the permanent whitewater analogy which is a theme of
this site. The key idea is
dynamism and our need to interact with it. I hope
it speaks to you of hope and optimism.
My son Josh
took this picture of Virgin Peak when he was working in Nevada.
It is special to me to have it as the banner for this website and my
work – thanks
Jazel !!
What
exactly is career transitioning
and career development?
Think of careers as the work we do. We will have many jobs in many
places.
Think of transitions as the mentality required to ride the permanent
whitewater that is globalization. The need is to continually review
oneself and re-brand accordingly.
The process that I take people through is a toolkit for
managing in today’s fast changing society and workplace. In fact
younger people today will be changing careers and jobs
ten times or more in their lifetime. Completing this program will give
you a brand new, real time understanding of yourself and how to get
aligned with the present
and future needs of today’s workplace. Everyone could
benefit from customization of my program, especially the foundational
piece (YOU). Email
me for details.
How
much of my
time will this take? I don't
think I can manage to dedicate 8 to 12 weeks.
You will spend about about 5 hours per week on the
materials I give you.
It is also possible to fast track it to one week, but only if you could
dedicate an entire week to it. In addition,
depending on the parts and length of the program you choose, we would
spend up to 8 hours together on the material.
Do
you help me
find a job?
Set a New Direction is not a headhunter or job placement
agency.
Do
you offer any transition help for high school
or college grads?
Yes. There is definitely a need
to expose younger people at the
beginning of their own work life to these realities. This
process will clarify the best next steps for them. It will increase
increase their confidence in navigating the global workplace, and
increase their
likelihood of aligning with those right positions.
Is
this strictly career counseling?
It
seems like you are describing
some psychological (or spiritual) issues.
The focus of Set a New Direction is definitely career based. Yet,
at the same time, so many other life issues are
interrelated. Any “counseling” I might do is that of a “peer” - sharing
my
own story. My own life has been rich and challenging enough, and I am
glad to personally
share any aspects that could help others.
I offer a free 1 hour consultation where we talk in detail about your situation and whether this program (or parts of it) would be a benefit to you at this time. There is no obligation.
