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Art Cara, Ph.D., PIP
Direct: (205) 879-6462
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1736 Oxmoor Road
Birmingham, AL 35209
Outplacement Consulting Services (OCS)
Summary of Programs
- The Career Continuation "Fast-Track" Workshop
- One Month Individual Program
- Three Month Executive Program with Psychological Profile
- Six Month Senior Executive Program with Full Psychological Profile
- Twelve Month Chief Executive Officer Program with Chief Executive Psychological Profile
- Thirty Six Month Premier Chief Executive Officer Program II with LDR Screening
- Executive Leadership Program
- The Psychological Career Assessment Process
I. The Career Continuation "Fast-Track" Workshop
Client Level: Nonexempt ($50K or below)
Two half-days, 8:30-12:30, or 8 hours.
This Fast-Track Workshop accommodates 3-10 Job Candidates, and includes:
- Emotional Transition Support
- Self-Assessment (Defining Ideal Work Preferences)
- Resume, Cover Letter, and References Preparation
- Rewards of Research
- Job Search Strategies (Networking, Recruiters, Ads, and Telemarketing)
- Interviewing
- Campaign Management/Marketing Strategy
- Negotiation
- Entrepreneurism/Intrepreneurism
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II. One Month Individual Program With Monthly Extensions
Client Level: Mid-Level Executives/Managers/Supervisors ($50-70K)
- One-on-one, face-to-face coaching.
- Emotional career transition support for the Job Candidate and his/her family delivered by a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the job candidate's job search progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, "mock" interview training.
- Exclusive access to a Career Consultant Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
- Weekly career coaching addressing stress management, networking, interviewing, marketing strategies, research, resume writing, negotiation, business politics, test-taking, campaign management, corporate culture, written/oral communication, risk-taking, recruiters, and many other job search-related topics.
- A weekly search support/networking group called Job Fare, hosted by expert guest speakers, addressing topics pertaining to financial portfolio management, business etiquette, professional dress, leadership, franchises, buying a business, starting a consulting company, recruitment, marketing, lifestyle, and health, to name just a few.
- A local, national, and international database of networking contacts and executive recruiters that has taken more than 15 years of outplacement experience to compile.
- Resume word processing and administrative support. Add The Psychological Career Assessment Process for a discounted price.
Note: One-on-one consultation and weekly career coaching are led by a Ph.D. Career Consultant with more than 15 years of corporate outplacement experience. He is the only local Career Consultant featured in The Birmingham News' weekly column, On The Record.
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III. Three Month Executive Program with Full Psychological Profile With Monthly Extensions Available
Client Level: Senior Managers, Directors, and VPs ($70-100K)
- Ph.D. Consultant-led Career Assessment Interpretation with Job Candidate, and his/her Spouse /Significant Other.
- One-on-one, face-to-face coaching.
- Emotional career transition support for the Job Candidate, and his/her family delivered by a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the job candidate's job search progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, "mock" Executive interview training.
- Exclusive access to a Career Consultant Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
- Weekly career coaching addressing stress management, networking, interviewing, marketing strategies, research, resume writing, negotiation, business politics, test-taking, campaign management, corporate culture, written/oral communication, risk-taking, recruiters, and many other job search-related topics.
- A weekly search/networking group called Job Fare, hosted by expert guest speakers addressing topics pertaining to financial portfolio management, business etiquette, professional dress, leadership, franchises, buying a business, starting a consulting company, recruitment, marketing, lifestyle, and health, to name just a few.
- A local, national, and international database of networking contacts and executive recruiters that has taken more than 15 years of outplacement experience to compile.
- Resume word processing and administrative support. Note: One-on-one consultation and weekly career coaching are led by a Ph.D. Career Consultant with more than 15 years of corporate outplacement experience. He is the only local Career Consultant featured in The Birmingham News' weekly column, On The Record.
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IV. Six Month Senior Executive Program with Full Psychological Profile With Monthly Extensions Available
Client Level: Regional VPs, Senior VPs, Executive VPs, and Senior Officers; COOs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs (100K plus)
- Ph.D. Consultant-led Career Assessment Interpretation with Job Candidate and his/her Spouse/ Significant Other.
- One-on-one, face-to-face coaching.
- Emotional career transition support for the Job Candidate, and his/her family delivered by a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the job candidate's job search progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, "mock" Senior Executive interview training.
- Exclusive access to a Career Consultant Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
- Weekly career coaching group called Career Builders, addressing stress management, networking, interviewing, marketing strategies, research, resume writing, negotiation, business politics, test-taking, campaign management, corporate culture, written/oral communication, risk-taking, recruiters, and many other job-related topics.
- A weekly search support group called Job Fare, hosted by expert guest speakers addressing topics pertaining to financial portfolio management, business etiquette, professional dress, leadership, franchises, buying a business, starting a consulting company, recruitment, marketing, lifestyle, and health, to name just a few.
- A local, national, and international database of networking contacts and executive recruiters that has taken more than 15 years of outplacement experience to acquire.
- Resume word processing and administrative support.
- A private office at an Executive Business Center with access to an on-site PC, telephone, copier, fax, postage, voicemail, and the Executive Business Center Manager
Note: One-on-one consultation and weekly group career coaching are led by a Ph.D. Career Consultant with more than 15 years of corporate outplacement experience. He is the only local Career Consultant featured in The Birmingham News' weekly column, On The Record.
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V. Twelve Month Chief Executive Officer Program (CEO)
Psychological Profile With Monthly Extensions Available
Client Level: Chief Executive Officers, Medical Directors, Law Partners, Big Four/Six/Eight Principals, and University/College Presidents ($800K plus)
- Ph.D. Consultant-led CEO Psychological Profile Interpretation with the CEO, and his/her Spouse or Significant Other.
- One-on-one, face-to-face coaching.
- Emotional career transition support for the CEO, and his/her family delivered by a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the job candidate's job search progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, "mock" Senior Executive interview training.
- Exclusive access to a Ph.D. Consultant/Corporate Psychologist at a privileged setting outside of The Executive Business Center.
- Weekly career coaching group called Career Builders, addressing stress management, networking, interviewing, marketing strategies, research, resume writing, negotiation, business politics, test-taking, campaign management, corporate culture, written/oral communication, risk-taking, recruiters, and many other job search-related topics.
- A weekly search support group meeting hosted by guest speakers called Job Fare, addressing topics pertaining to financial portfolio management, business etiquette, professional dress, leadership, franchises, buying a business, starting a consulting company, recruitment, marketing, lifestyle, and health, to name just a few.
- A local, national, and international database of networking contacts and executive recruiters that took more than 15 years of outplacement experience to acquire.
- Resume word processing and administrative support.
- A luxurious office at an Executive Business Center with access to an on-site PC, telephone, copier, fax, postage, voicemail, and the Executive Business Center Manager
- Unlimited access to a Ph.D. Consultant, C.P.A. Personal Portfolio Advisor, Legal Counsel, and Personal Executive Coach during normal business hours.
Note: One-on-one consultation and weekly group career coaching are led by a Ph.D. Career Consultant with more than 15 years of corporate outplacement experience. He is the only local Career Consultant featured in The Birmingham News' weekly column, On The Record.
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VI. Thirty Six Month Premier Chief Executive Officer Program II with LDR Screening
Monthly Extensions Available
Client Level: Corporate Chairpersons/Trustees, University/College System Chancellors, Professional Athletes/Coaches, High Visibility Diplomats, Chief Executive Officers, Senior Medical Directors, Managing Law Partners, and Big Four/Six/Eight Principals. ($1,000,000 plus)
- LDR Screening. The Leadership Development Report (LDR) examines executive leadership performance across 25 personality measures. (Please see The Psychological Career Assessment Process).
- Ph.D. Consultant-led CEO Psychological Profile Interpretation with the CEO, and his/her Spouse or Significant Other.
- One-on-one, face-to-face coaching.
- Emotional career transition support for the CEO, and his/her family delivered by a Licensed Mental Health Professional.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the job candidate's job search progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, "mock" Senior Executive interview training.
- Exclusive access to a Ph.D. Consultant at a privileged setting outside of The Executive Business Center.
- Weekly career coaching group called Career Builders, addressing stress management, networking, interviewing, marketing strategies, research, resume writing, negotiation, business politics, test-taking, campaign management, corporate culture, written/oral communication, risk-taking, recruiters, and many other job search-related topics.
- A weekly search support group meeting hosted by guest speakers called Job Fare, addressing topics pertaining to financial portfolio management, business etiquette, professional dress, leadership, franchises, buying a business, starting a consulting company, recruitment, marketing, lifestyle, and health, to name just a few.
- A local, national, and international database of networking contacts and executive recruiters that took more than 15 years of outplacement experience to acquire.
- Resume word processing and administrative support.
- A luxurious office at an Executive Business Center with access to an on-site PC, telephone, copier, fax, postage, voicemail, and the Executive Business Center Manager.
- Access to a Ph.D. Consultant, C.P.A. Personal Portfolio Advisor, Legal Counsel, and Executive Assistant during normal business hours.
Note: One-on-one consultation and weekly group career coaching are led by a Ph.D. Career Consultant with more than 15 years of corporate outplacement experience. He is the only local Career Consultant featured in The Birmingham News' weekly column, On The Record.
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VII. Internal Outplacement is our Executive Leadership Program
Client Level: Executives($50K and above)
This comprehensive program includes:
- Ph.D. Consultant led Career Assessment Evaluation with Leadership Development Report (LDR) Screening.
- One-on-one, leadership "bench-strength" coaching.
- Customer will receive monthly reports about the candidate's progress.
- Face-to-face, videotaped, leadership role-play training.
- Exclusive access to a Career Consultant during the normal business hours Monday through Friday.
- Emotional management issues addressed by a licensed mental health professional.
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VIII. The Psychological Career Assessment Process...
Client Level: All
The Outplacement Consulting Services (OCS) assessment process addresses what a job candidate can do, will do, and is a good career fit for. Typically, the individual obtains objective data from our tests to supplement his or her own personal insights. Our assessments explore three areas: skills/interests, personality, and leadership. Testing is used by many companies to screen in, or screen out job candidates. OCS will evaluate the Job Candidate first, isolate red flags or roadblocks to re-employment, and then use coaching to minimize them. None of our tests are pre-canned, hybrid instruments that could be mistaken for internet-delivered "parlor games." All are face-to-face; Ph.D. Consultant interpreted tools used to add value to the Job Candidate's search campaign. The assessment process may include some, or all of the following instruments, depending on the client's program, and job search needs.
The Holland SDS Instrument
The Holland Self-Directed Search Instrument explores six work-related themes. These include realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional interests. The six themes are matched with the job candidate's activities, competences, and career interests to calculate a Holland Code. This code is then used to identify one's ideal work preferences. OCS has found this tool useful in the Career Continuation "Fast-Track" Workshop group setting.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The MBTI addresses the valuable differences in people. It explores the preferences that focus our attention, the way individuals perceive information, make decisions, and adopt certain types of lifestyles. The MBTI provides 16 possible personality types, and one of these codes is assigned to the test taker. Each four letter code type has its own set of inherent strengths/weaknesses that have an impact the job candidates' career choices.
Oral Communication Styles
Based on the work of the eminent Swiss Psychoanalyst Carl Jung, and the subsequent MBTI, Communication Styles is designed to help establish an essential communications bond with other people, regardless of personal style. It helps them gain insight into one's own communication style, identify and understand the communication styles of others while appropriately adjusting one's style to enhance communication and rapport.
Career Architect
Career Architect is an assessment tool designed to assist the learner in defining personal competencies, identify career stallers and stoppers, and create a career development plan. Job candidates assess skills and weaknesses by sorting 67 competencies and 20 career stallers and stoppers. The 67 competencies and 20 career stallers and stoppers are founded on research that suggests these traits can lead to career success or failure. When finished, the individual has a three-to five-year development plan tailored to specific career needs.
Campbell Interest and Skill Inventory
The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) examines the interests and skills that are important components of one's personality. What people like to do, and what they are confident they can do, can play a significant role in future career satisfaction and success. The CISS profile analyzes self-reported skills and exhibits how one compares with people in general along with those happily employed in a variety of occupations. The basic purpose of this survey is to help find a career in which one will be happy and productive.
Strong Interest Inventory
A vocational interest instrument that measures personal characteristics across six occupational themes, the Strong also addresses the social, enterprising, conventional, artistic, investigative and realistic themes of one's personality. After these traits are matched with the job candidate's level of interest, each one is tied to a career path.
16 Personality Factors (16 PF)
Awareness and acceptance of ourselves is the first step toward making a sound career choice. It also is the foundation for managing our behavior and gradually acquiring new alternatives in behavior. The 16PF transcends the immediate task of job finding, and helps us explore the potential in our life plan. Its goal is not to label "good or bad", "right or wrong" , "sane or crazy." The purpose of the 16 PF is to provide insight into our business-related personality , and instruct us as to how to best manage weaknesses, particularly those that might have been problematic in the past.
Personality Research Form (PRF)
This inventory identifies traits relevant to how a person functions in a wide variety of situations. The PRF focuses on areas of normal functioning; including how a person "comes across" to others. Addressing 22 behavioral measures of human performance, this instrument helps the job candidate find the right job based on their personality.
E-Mail Textual Styles
Founded on the Jungian school for thought, and the MBTI, this interactive, assessment-centered session helps the job candidate identify his own, and others' e-mail style. It promotes e-mail "e-tiquette" with colleagues in an organization, and improves the effectiveness of the electronic message by adapting it to recipients' dissimilar communication styles. Further, it helps us avoid common e-mail pitfalls, and demonstrates to internal/external customers the benefits of doing same.
LDR
The Leadership Development Report (LDR) is a system designed for individuals wishing to improve managerial and executive performance. The extensive report provides detailed advice based on the individual's scores on 25 personality dimensions. Coaching advice generated by the LDR is based on complex statistical modeling, research findings, and counseling experience with more than 4000 executives. It provides insight into the interaction between one's personality and job performance, and provides strategies to alter a manager's behavior within his or her own natural limits.
360 Degree Feedback Instruments
Good quality is one of the most critical components of personal and professional growth. Regrettably, those giving feedback are often reluctant to be candid with colleagues, and those receiving it have a difficult time accepting criticism. To surmount this communication problem, organizations increasingly have relied on confidential 360 Degree Feedback assessments which provide people with data about themselves from multiple perspectives, i.e., workers, managers, supervisors, senior executives, and all those who take part in the company's 360 degree communication process.
Other Assessment Instruments
If your company has an assessment need, let us know what it is, and OCS will review the Consulting Psychologists' literature to find the tool that best satisfies your need. We welcome the opportunity to partner with you. Thank for considering Outplacement Consulting Services as your career transition provider.
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