Career Transition

No job is secure. Your career safety net depends as much on your personal network - the people you know - as it does on your experience. But the demands of the high-speed digital workplace have left many professionals without sufficient time to develop and nurture these essential relationships.

At Bristall Morgan, we have been speaking to professionals about this topic for all of our 15 years. We deliver informative, mature and realistic presentations to groups, and also offer private, one-on-one coaching in this most important of skills.

Whether it's you, or a staff member - whether career transition has already happened, or is looming on the horizon - whether it's by choice or otherwise, we can help you formulate a strategy for getting to the next chapter of your life efficiently and successfully.

Our services offer a wide range of skills and analyses including:

• Making the most of the key features of online job sites such as Monster and Workopolis - how to list yourself - how to receive timely alerts - how to avoid scams - which sites to use, which to avoid.
• Using social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Ryze, FaceBook, FastPitch and others.
• Taking full advantage of the internal job boards of companies
• Taking full advantage of Internet Search tools
• Locating the Hidden Job Market
• Learning key networking skills
• Managing your time during periods of unemployment
• Techniques for maintaining a balanced life during unemployment, including warding off depression, lethargy, and other negatives.
• Tips for preparing yourselves for interviews
• Resources for resume preparation
• Understanding how to use blogs as a job search tool- why you should use them and why you should have one
• Understanding the multi-generational workplace, and how this affects your chances in an interview and as a potential hire.

We have worked with Canada's finest executive outplacement firms, including Miller Dallas, KPMG, Mercer HR, Right Associates, Towers Perrin, and Knightsbridge.

Depending on your needs and goals, you participation in this coaching program will also give you access to top-level experts who will be able to assist you in:

• Psychological analysis and therapy of transition-related depression
• Skills and aptitude analysis
• Dress, grooming and image management
• Interview rehearsal and preparation
• Networking and socialization skills
• Résumé preparation

You will also receive a copy of our handbook entitled Up To Speed: a Professional's Guide to Career Transition, written by Bristall Morgan president Steve Prentice. This PDF guide will be e-mailed to your inbox, and your purchase will entitle you to receive unlimited updates and career-related news bulletins from our career centre.

For more information about this course, use the Contact Us link to drop us a line.