The First Transitions’ Senior Executive Career Transition Program is individualized and covers all of the elements required for an effective personal marketing campaign. The program includes personal counseling sessions which emphasize major strategic phases: Personal Assessment and Evaluation; Campaign Objectives and Strategy; Resume and Correspondence Development; Interviewing and Presentation Skills; and Campaign Implementation. The counseling relationship is further enhanced with emotional support and ongoing review and analysis of campaign progress.
The client is supported by a full complement of administrative services including office space, resume, stationery and envelope printing, word processing and on-line databases. Progress reports are provided to client sponsors in accordance with the requirements of the sponsoring company. First Transitions provides professional coaching and career counseling from the date of termination until he/she is re-employed. In addition, in keeping with our desire for providing value added service, and our commitment to the successful transition of the executive, we provide an additional month of coaching that is designed to support the executive’s successful assimilation into the new organization.
I. Re-orientation Counseling
Situational Review
- What is happening to me?
- How do I handle family, friends and other contacts?
- Family communication and support
- Spousal participation
- Financial planning
Restoration of Self-Confidence
- Positive mental approach and projection - recognition of accomplishments/contributions
- Focusing on the future
- Draft Rationale for Leaving Statement
II. Personal Insight and Analysis
Strategy and Assessment
- Personal Background Information Summary
- Identification of demonstrated abilities and interests
- Career pathing which defines/clarifies immediate, mid-range, and long-range personal and professional objectives
- Professional personality and career assessment
- Values awareness
Management/Leadership Style
- Methods
- Effective communication
- Corporate politics
III. Presentation of Information
- Completion of Rationale for Leaving Statement
- Preparation of career profile
- Development of accomplishment-oriented resume
- Executive Search Firm correspondence
- Additional written communication
- Electronic communication
IV. Campaign Strategy
Focus
- Industry, company, functional and geographic definition
- Contacts (personal, referrals, targets, search firms and associations)
- Market awareness
- Strategic networking
- Follow-up, scheduling and control
- References
- Research methods
Special Considerations
- Pre-retirement planning
- Self-employment options
- Education, special training, etc.
- Family/personal factors/leisure-time activities
- Finances
The Interview
- Pre-planning and research
- Behavioral interviewing techniques
- Handling difficult questions
- Asking the right questions
- The importance of listening
- The presentation Search and company interviews, utilizing audio-visual equipment for replay and critique
- Telephone interviews
- Etiquette
Employment Offer Negotiation
- Influencing potential employer to commit first
- Establishing salary range and incentive structure of position offered
- Building in future increases
- Negotiating fringe benefits
- Relocation costs
- Geographic cost implications
- Trade-offs
- Timing considerations
V. Post Campaign Activity
- Informing the network
- Maintaining contact
- Assimilation coaching