Shape My Career Offers ...

SMC offers participants a well-defined path through the maze of traditional career management and job searching techniques. But it does so using a paradigm of business ownership and personal accountability for all of your career decisions. The advantages of this model are powerful. Briefly, participants will:

• participate in a group of self-assessment exercises designed to make them keenly aware of their talents, strengths, skills, and overall fitness for the kind of career or position they wish to pursue;

• learn how to think about their careers as business owners instead of some random task on a “to do” list and learn how to manage the day-to-day operation of that business as its Chief Executive Officer;

• learn the art of making connections in order to develop sound, stable, and long-term relationships;

• learn how to develop “targeted value propositions” for the positions they seek;

• learn and master the critical 21st century skill of personal branding;

• master certain fundamental and mission-critical Internet skills;

• learn and master a specific 7-Step Job Search Methodology that practically guarantees success in getting interviews (provided it’s followed precisely);

• learn the key behaviors that drive successful connections and master the techniques for finding advocates;

• learn how to access and leverage the “hidden job market”;

• learn how to prepare for a successful interview;

• learn how to manage negotiations successfully;

• learn what must be done during the first 90 days of landing a new position to ensure success on the job while continuing the never-ending task of expanding your network.

This is by no means a complete list. There are many other techniques, tips, tools and procedures that will be introduced as the program’s topic sequence requires them.

Happy Holidays,

Rod Colon

Chief Operations Officer

Shape My Career, Inc.

155 North Washington Avenue

Bergenfield, NJ 07621

tel: 201.477.8370 ext. 170

alt: 732-367-5580

fax: 201.385.8243

email: rod.colon@shapemycareer.com

web: www.shapemycareer.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodcolon

A COMPLETELY UNIQUE CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

From its very name, Shape My Career distinguishes itself from all other outplacement services. SMC literally “molds” a career transition plan around you — the participant — and your individual needs and unique requirements. Compare this with most other outplacement services that typically use a cookie-cutter “one size fits all” approach to job searches and career transition — and then promise extraordinary results! The fact is … there is no comparison!

Our staff of expert-level career counselors is led by Mr. Rod Colón, Founder and CEO of the ETP Network (Empowering Today’s Professionals). Rod has been building networks, teaching networking skills, and providing expert-level coaching for business and career professionals for almost twenty years. He draws from experience on both sides of the interviewer’s desk and therefore brings a fresh and unique perspective to the career counseling space.

At some point in your SMC training, you will interact directly with Rod and make some interesting discoveries. Although he is energetic, enthusiastic, and passionate about helping people, he demands the very best you have to give at all times and uses a no-nonsense approach to get it. As he senses your level of commitment to help yourself, he offers customized guidance and precisely targeted support to ensure you follow a path that will lead to extraordinary success!

Rod Colon

Your Career Is Calling Radio Show on PRX

If you go to www.prx.org and click on "series" you will see that we have uploaded a couple episodes of Your Career Is Calling. We should have all our shows up by the end of the month.

Enjoy,

Rod Colon

Shape My Career

If you haven’t already done so, take a close look at our logo.

An “S”-shaped section of road blends neatly into the word ‘Shape’. Shape what? “Shape My Career.” The logo serves as a visual reminder of what we regard as our mission in this uniquely designed job search and career management guide.

The mission? We intend to deliver a program of live instruction focused on getting you further along in your journey to the next stage of your career — and far more expeditiously — than any rival outsourcing or career management company. As if that weren’t enough, our program is designed to be custom-tailored for your specific needs and requirements. We will, quite literally, be helping you to decide the direction, speed, and quality of that journey … in short, its shape.

In addition to helping you shape your career, our program will offer resources and support to help you as you continue your efforts even after you’ve left the program! There aren’t many outsourcing agencies that can make that claim!

The methodology contained in the Shape My Career Resource Guide will steer you toward the goal you ultimately set for yourself, whether you are seeking full-time employment, part-time employment, contract work or self-employment.

This is not a “spoon-feed me” course. In fact, it will involve a great deal of work, time, energy, and commitment on your part. But the payoff of putting yourself through it will be enormous when you once again find yourself in the ranks of the employed, or perhaps generating new business, or starting off on your brand new career.

You’re on your way and we’re here to help!

Rod Colon

Social Networking: Sounds Like a Lot of Extra Work … Why Bother?

I’ll tell you why you should bother, but first let’s answer this question: Why do people go online in the first place?

The answer is simple: According to eMarketer, about 70% of U.S. households were on the Internet in 2008. What were they doing?

· Researching

· Sharing

· Shopping

· Communicating

If your next question is "Do I really have time to do all this online networking?” the answer will be no surprise: If you want to win the race for 21^st century jobs then yes, you must make the time!

The time investment is reasonable: Writing occasional blog posts or replying to questions on LinkedIn or Twitter doesn’t take very long. But the return on that investment is significant because your dialogue can be picked up by thousands or maybe even millions of Internet users simultaneously. Try accomplishing that through snail mail, the cell phone, or “texting!”

Here’s another angle to consider: Recruiters and decision-makers are using LinkedIn and other social networking sites more frequently to gather information about job applicants. If you have any desire to shape their opinion of you, why wouldn’t you get actively involved? At the very least, you should be on LinkedIn to build contacts, obtain introductions, ask questions, and support others. It doesn’t take long for a recruiter to spot something special about you, something that’s part of your personal brand — but to benefit from the process you must be actively engaged in it.

Best wishes and catch you on Sunday morning on Your Career Is Calling,

Rod Colón