Coaching & Facilitation
WHATEVER NEXT?
Resources
This page has all my resources that I use when running my Whatever Next? programme for those facing career choices. Feel free to use any or all of them as you see fit. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me.
You can also download/print the list here.
1. Foundational
Career Considerations - a brief handout discussing the three interlocking considerations of Strengths, Aspirations and Opportunities and how to engage with them.
Achievements Review - a pro forma for you to use to gather and analyse your achievements: this is foundational for a lot of the other processes/documents in the programme.
Processes that depend on prior completion of this Achievements Review are marked with an asterisk *.
3. Strengths and Skills
Ability Analysis *- this document will help you to analyse your achievements in terms of the underlying abilities demonstrated, and develop a clear sense of your transferable strengths.
Ability Analysis Template * - this spreadsheet is used conjunction with the previous document to complete your Ability Analysis
4. Presenting Yourself
Thinking about a CV - some tips on how to present yourself in writing.
Thinking about Interviews - I have written a number of blogposts:
Thinking about the Job Interview Seeing it differently: as a problem-solving exercise
Preparing for the Job Interview (1) How to present your strengths and competencies; use of story
Preparing for the Job interview (2) How to address the Vision question
5. Developing Opportunities
Developing Options and Segmentation - this will help you to think more broadly, or in a more focused way, about where to put your energies in terms of developing opportunities.
Information Meetings - a guide to planning and running effective meetings with key contacts in support of your job search strategy.