Career Transition and Personal Support Options for Everyone
The following are a variety of rich career transition tools and services available to anyone in the midst of, or contemplating a career change, no matter their title or level. They are based on the career transition programs delivered by CMS to our corporate sponsored clients, and are available to any independent, private job seeker.
In addition, we offer personal performance coaching to any individual looking to achieve better results for themselves; as well as reliable, advice-only financial coaching resources.
Career Transition Fundamentals
Our Career Transition Fundamentals Program is designed to help you determine the critical next steps of your career journey, develop a strategic presentation of your skills and experience in the form of an effective résumé and provide you with proven resources to help market yourself and succeed at interviews in a competitive job market. It includes:
Part 1. Formal Career Assessment and Consultation; Part 2. Professional Résumé Writing, and Part 3. three months access to our proprietary online program.
Private Career Assessment
If your career confidence has been shaken recently due to an unforeseen layoff, or you have reached a point where you need to explore alternate options due to the toll work is taking on your health, happiness and family,consider taking a formal career assessment and work with a qualified CMS coach who can help you to determine the next best steps to take on your career journey.
This is also a good option for students who may need third party help in exploring the best post-secondary program options.
Professional Résumé Writing
Maybe you're not getting the results you want with the résumé you are currently using? Maybe you don't have a résumé to apply for the 'perfect' job opportunity you've just seen? Maybe you just don't have the time or the inclination to sit down to develop your own résumé document? Maybe you just don't know where to start!
If any of these sound familiar, consider letting a professional CMS Résumé Writer develop a document that is sure to resonate in a competitive job market - and one that you will be proud to call your own!
'The Empowered Job Seeker' Book
'The Empowered Job Seeker' was written by CMS's President, Louise Hack with the purpose of helping any job seeker not fortunate enough to receive a CMS career transition program from their previous employer.
It has been written for anyone who is looking for a new or more suitable role and can also be an invaluable resource for new graduates ready to launch their careers for the first time.
The Empowered Job Seeker - Virtual Edition
Based on the CMS outplacement program and the job search program outlined in The Empowered Job Seeker Book. This virtual version gives you online access to 100+ pages of easy-to-follow, online, career planning and job search resources over four in-depth program modules.
This is a step-by-step, online program is designed to help you to find meaning, growth and success in your career.
High-Performance Coaching
These one-on-one coaching programs are designed to create self awareness, build strong emotional intelligence, identify limiting beliefs, behaviours, and find alignment with your core values so that you can feel fulfillment, peace, and success in all areas of your life.
Our high performance coaching process is customized to individual need. By exploring current views of oneself, identifying goals and potential roadblocks, we create a roadmap to success!
Advice-only Financial Coaching
Personalized financial support is offered by Janet Gray, an independent Certified Financial Planning Professional (CFP).
She is not affiliated with any bank or financial institution ensuring objective, friendly and practical advice.
Janet is an advice-only Certified Financial Planner (CFP), speaker and educator with 25 years of experience. She is based in Ottawa, but serves clients Canada-wide.
