Career Transition Workshops

Career Transition (Job Hunting) Workshops:
At Career Coach Consulting we offer a range of workshops to help people with all aspects of job hunting including:

  • Recession Proof Your Career - how to make sure that you can do well regardless of the market
  • Redundancy Recovery - how to survive, thrive and excel after a redundancy
  • Job Hunting Secrets - It's all sales and marketing.  Job Searching Strategies, Writing Effective Cover Letters, Uncovering the Hidden Job Market and Interview Technique Training
  • Marketing yourself on paper - CV Preparation and Writing Effective Cover Letters to sell yourself to the employer and make yourself stand out from the competition.  Make employers want to interview you.
  • Preparing for Job Interviews - How to ace job interviews by learning a process which enables you to answer any interview question using real life examples.  Never get caught out by interview mind blank again!
  • Preparing for Performance reviews - How to identify your achievements in your role, demonstrate your worth and justify a pay rise or additional training to your boss.
  • Job Hunting for Graudates - beat the catch 22 of no job without experience.  What they don't teach you at university - how to get a job the clever way


  • Job Hunting in a Recession


    Our small group workshops cover the following:
    • Why job hunting in a recession requires a different approach
    • How to identify what your ideal role looks like.
    • How to determine the best jobs to apply for.
    • Planning your job hunt efficiently.
    • How to avoid recruitment agencies and deal with them effectively if you have to
    • Handling rejection and staying focused.
    • How to identify jobs that are not advertised.
    • Making the most of your networks.
    • Ways to turn your hobby into a career.
    • How to promote yourself effectively.
    • How to get a job without asking for one.


    Marketing Yourself - CV & Cover Letter Preparation


    Our small group workshops cover the following:

    • The dos and don’ts of good CV writing.
    • Making a great first impression on paper and gain interviews.
    • How to structure your CV and make it CV future focused.
    • Identifying your transferable skills.
    • Quantifying your achievements so that employers recognise your value.
    • Functional CVs for career changers.
    • How to get employers to read your CV.
    • When to use a cover letter and why.
    • Dos and don’ts for cover letters.
    • How to effectively show you meet the job requirements.
    • How to create a cover letter template you can adapt easily for different roles.


    Interview Technique Training

    Our consultants have been on both sides of the interview table, as the interviewer and the interviewee – and we certainly know which side is harder! We tell you what recruiters and interviewers won’t.

    We offer small group interview technique training sessions which cover the following:
    • The keys to effective preparation – what to research and how to prepare.
    • Body language, effective presentation and how to utilise all five senses during an interview.
    • What interviewers are looking for during an interview.
    • How to answer behavioural interview questions using the SPAR method.
    • How to anticipate the type of questions you will be asked.
    • How to create answers to role relevant behavioural interview questions, based on your CV.
    • How to handle difficult questions and discuss your weaknesses.
    • Effective questions you can ask employers.
    Find out more about our Interview Technique Training, part of our Job Hunting Services.

    Benefits of Our Career Training:

    • Find out what you never get told - how you come across & where you go wrong in interviews.
    • Advice on how to overcome any bad or limiting interview habits.
    • Find out what employers look for in CVs, cover letters and interviews and how to win them over.
    • Simple methods for handling behavioural interview questions well.
    • Create effective answers to questions based on your own achievements.
    • Get past your fear of interviews and selling yourself.
    • How to utilise the strengths and downplay any weaknesses in your personality.
    • Increase your confidence and ability to get and win interviews.



    For more information about interview preparation or to book a place in our next Group Interview Training session, or an individual training session, call us on  04 462 6628                or email info@careercoachnz.co.nz 

    Due to the face-to-face dynamics required for interview training, these sessions are currently only available in Wellington.

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