Private Career Services
If you, as an individual, are interested in receiving a “career check-up” or need help in finding your next job, Career Directions can provide services to you as a private payer. We can develop a customized program for you, including appropriate assessments and testing, that can help you:
- Determine whether you’re prepared for the next ladder on the career rung and how you might further prepare yourself
- Discover whether you’re better suited for a different career, and advise you on how to add any necessary skills
- Identify what skills you have that are transferrable to other sectors, and the sectors they most easily transfer to
- Develop an effective resume and cover letter
- Polish your interviewing skills
- Practice your salary negotiation skills
- Develop job-finding strategies
- Access world-class job search resources that aren’t readily available online
Whether you’re an individual who has been downsized or an individual who is simply looking ahead, Career Directions offers a variety of assessment instruments to help you find your way. The individual who is more attuned to his or her strengths and weaknesses, values, motivations, and other factors is more likely to find a best-fit position, both short-term and long-term, that maximizes both organizational contribution and personal satisfaction. A few of the many instruments that may be used are identified below.
Career Pathing and Job-Fit Assessments
- Success Factor Analysis
- Compelling Values and Motivators Exercise
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Perspectives from Others
Management and Executive Assessments
- Leadership Competencies Assessment Wheel
- Emotional Intelligence Assessment Wheel
- 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF)
- Birkman Personality Assessment
- Individual Directions Inventory (IDI)
- Leadership Effectiveness Assessment (LEA 360)
