I recently had the opportunity to attend a NACE Career Coaching program in Chicago with a few colleagues. During our workshop, we had a program brain-storming session that I thought I would share. There were really some great ideas that came out of it and I was impressed by the programs each group developed. We only had a limited amount of time to create the ideas but it should give you a good starting place to help you develop your own fabulous programs! Here is a list of the ideas.
CAREER COACHING INTENSIVE - CHICAGO
GROUPS ACTIVITY SUMMARY
1. Pit Stop Series
a. Join the Race
b. Re-fuel Your Resume
c. Ignite Your Interviewing Skills
d. Who's in Your Pit Crew?
e. Take Your Practice Laps with Internships
Your Finish Line is in Sight
Have You Passed These Checkpoints?
· Resume Review
· Etc.
2. Going From Great to "Fair" (Job Fair preparatory program)
a. Make the Most of Your Career Fair
b. Get the best "ROI"
3. Your Future Can Take Many Shapes (1st Year Experience Class)
a. Career "DOH" for freshman (Students use cans of Play-Doh to "shape" careers of interest)
4. "Oh the Places You'll Go!" (Dr. Seuss Theme)
a. Programs designed around various Seuss themes such as "Green Eggs and Ham" are included on a wheel which gets spun to identify which program to attend.
5. Reality Resumes (2 day program with day 1 focused on students and day 2 involving employer networking. Activities include SWOT analysis, Peer resume review and finally Employer resume review.)
a. Get Real!
b. Get It Ready!
c. Get It Done!
6. iResume Workshop
a. Targeted to Senior Communications Majors
b. "Text a Friend" technology
c. Marketing via Texting, Twitter, etc.
d. Outcomes: Identifying strengths and skills to improve resumes utilizing technology
7. ACE Your Face-To-Face..
a. Interview preparation workshops based on card-playing theme
b. "Interview with Your Best Hand"
c. Tips presented on playing cards
d. Incorporating a "Texas Hold ?Em" event to draw students
8. "Constructing Your Future"
a. Utilizing a construction theme
b. "Dig into Your Future" tag-line for focus on self-awareness/skill identification
c. "Raise the Roof" tag-line
