Career Counselling

After a free meeting for an exploratory discussion, RTA will suggest a programme tailored to your needs, provided on a one-to-one counselling basis.

Below is a typical programme prepared for a professional person who had been made redundant from her job as QA manager for a food ingredients company. Subsequently she was able to choose between two job offers and accepted one at a higher salary than she was earning previously.

Jane Smith - Career Counselling Programme

DAY ONE

AM
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
SELF ANALYSIS
- career/life history
- self analysis questionnaire
- what have I got? List of skills and competencies
- where am I?
- what do I want? SWOT analysis. Review of options

PM
CV PREPARATION

DAY TWO

AM
CV REVIEW
JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES
- sources of information
- adverts and agencies
- target companies and people

PM
- networking, meetings, societies
- covering letters
- telephone techniques
- time management and self organisation
SELF EMPLOYMENT

DAY THREE

AM
INTERVIEW SKILLS
- preparation
- techniques & body language
- preparation for mock interview

PM
- mock interview
- interview feedback
SALARY & OFFER NEGOTIATION
REVIEW & ACTION PLANS

SUBSEQUENT DAYS

Open-ended support & advice until you get a job (or set up your own business)

COSTS

£500 per day + VAT

£70 per hour + VAT