Transition

Change isn't always easy. Sometimes it can be scary or daunting, but it can also be exciting and inspiring.

The C-IQ Career Transition and Management process is about building on the accomplishments and insights of the past to look ahead and succeed. You will learn a process to discover your talents, values and then explore kinds of work within different types of industries and organisations that can provide the platform for your success.

Successful career management begins with clarifying who you are before pursuing a particular career direction. It involves gaining insight into your accomplishments, education, skills, talents, values, interests, personal circumstances and personality.

The C-IQ Self-Awareness process utilises tools and discussion to identify what you 'Can Do', what you 'Will Do' and where you 'Fit'. Self-Awareness also ensures you have criteria to measure against when the offers start coming in.

Exploration

It's one thing to know yourself, but how do you know who wants you? Many jobs that will be available to you in the next five years haven't even been invented yet, and "dream" jobs are rarely advertised.

C-IQ offers help in answering your questions like:

• How then do I tap into the hidden job market? Hidden industries? Hidden companies?
• How do I let people know I'm "on the market"?
• How do I know if my idea for a business is feasible?
• What careers will my study open up for me?
• How can I manage dual or portfolio careers that fit in with my training, performance or lifestyle requirements?

Marketing

Promoting yourself to a new employer is similar to undertaking a marketing campaign for a product or service.
A market needs to be defined, a customised product or service developed, and determining the most effective way to reach that market.

C-IQ trains you to customise each application, each networking meeting, and build a career inventory and presentation. By teaching you about a number of job search strategies, C-IQ helps set you up for success. Once you've identified where your targets are, C-IQ can assist you in the development of tools that will help you get the career you always wanted.

These tools include:

• Resumes
• Cover Letters
• Selection Criteria
• Business Plans

Interviews and Presentations

Being selected for an interview means you are probably one of 2-5 candidates being considered, so congratulate yourself on this achievement.

The purpose of an interview is two-fold. The employer wants to assess your personality, your transferable skills, working style, ability to learn and develop within the organisation as well as judge your value within the company.

While you want to impress, you need to also assess the organisation to find out if the company meets your needs.

C-IQ will give you the preparation and practice to make sure you represent yourself well.

There is pressure on both sides during a negotiation. Although both parties want to agree, there is natural competition. Both you and the organisation have needs that must be met, so how do you approach an inherently tricky situation?

C-IQ helps give you the tools you need to negotiate with confidence and integrity leading you to a satisfying outcome.