Established in 2012

Provide time, support, guidance, expertise,

encouragement and skill in helping clients to decide

on the most realistic and satisfying career path to

pursue.

Career Coaching services are provided by fully

qualified career coaches.

Individuals looking for career guidance

and support in identifying the

career path they are best suited to

Undergraduates researching the most appropriate career

option

Individuals returning to the jobs market

following a period of unemployment

Companies providing outplacement services to

their staff

Employees seeking to maximize their

opportunities in their next career move

Who Am I?Where Am

I Now?

What Do I

Want?

How Can I

Get What I

Want?

On-Line

psychometric

assessment

30 Page Career

Report

Values

Interests

Personality

Skills

Suggested Careers

Detailed analysis of

report

Who

Am I?

Skills

Values

Interests

Personality

Personality

The

combination of

characteristics

and qualities

that form an

individuals

distinctive

character

How you

interact with

others

How you like

to work

How you think

and make

decisions

How you deal

with pressure

and stress

Your

strengths

Your areas

for

development

WISER Personality model OCEAN Personality model

Willing Agreeable

Influential Extroversion

Steady Emotionality

Experiencing Openness

Reliable Conscientious

Data

Ideas

People

Things

Data

Recording

Figures

SystemsRoutines

Organising

information

Ideas

Designing

Interpreting

Abstract

Thinking

Creating

Problem

Solving

Artistic

People

Informing

Teaching

Persuading

Motivating

Selling

Helping

Things

Making

Repairing

Transporting

Using Tools

Using Your

Hands

Strength

•Strongly

dislike using

•Good at but

prefer not to

use

•Enjoy using

but requires

training

•Enjoy using

& are good

at

Motivated &

Transferable

Skills

Potential

Development

Skills

Things not

important to

me

Burnout Skills

Being Expert

ChallengeTeam Work

Low Pressure

Influence

Status Adventure Work/Life RoutineFast Pace

Precision Work

Competition Excitement Recognition

Family

Health AchievementCreativity

SecurityManaging

Others

Variety

Independence

Moral Values

Power

Supportive Work

EnvironmentResponsibility Autonomy

Friendship

Values

Security

Family

Autonomy

Preferences for

doing some

activities rather

than others

Social

Enterprising

Investigative

Practical

Creative

Systematic

Where Am

I Now?

Exploring My

Achievements

When I am at

my Best

Overcoming

Barriers to

Success

What do

I want?

Primary

Wants

Employment

Environment Type

Lifestyle Preference

Job Content

Future

Trends

Where are the jobs now?

Current skills shortages

Where are the jobs in the

future?

Future

Vision

Family

Leisure

Work

Financial

Learning

How Can I

Get What I

Want?

NFQ

Goal

Setting

Developing

a Winning

Attitude

Career &

Learning

Plan

Goal

Setting

Action

Planning

Support

Network

Winning

Attitude

A CV is the equivalent of a marketing brochure that

highlights the positive selling points of the individual

The CV must be concise ( two pages), neat, correctly

formatted and interesting & relevant to the employer

The purpose of the CV is to secure an interview

It must be a positive and truthful representation of the

individual

Duty Based CV – describes role, duties & responsibilities of applicant

Chronological CV – lists experience chronologically over a period of time

Achievement Based CV – as above but highlights how the applicant contributed,

achieved and made a difference

Functional CV – experience is presented under a number of functional headings

that suit and sell the applicants experience in the best way possible for the role

being applied for

Situation

or Task

Detail of the specific

situation or task that

you were presented with

e.g. I was tasked with

increasing the

productivity of

production line 1 by 10%

by X date.

Action

Detail the action that

you took, use “I” and not

“We”

e.g. I commissioned a

review of the activity of

production line 1 and

discovered that

operatives had not been

adequately trained. I

arranged for re-training.

Result

Detail the result of the

action that you took

e.g. productivity of

production line 1

increased by 10% by X

date.

Name

Contact Details: Address, telephone number(s), email address

Profile

4-6 points on why the recruiter should hire you, what you can offer

Extract the most impressive points from the rest of the CV

The profile will be adapted depending on the role being applied for

Work Experience

Jobs held are listed in reverse chronological order i.e. most recent first

For each job give the company name, job title and the dates of employment

After this information, describe the role you played in a number of bullet points. List

what the role involved, what you were responsible for, tasks you completed, skills

you learned, experience you gained, your achievements and contributions.

Education and Training

This section describes education and training completed.

Name the qualification gained or training course completed.

Name the college or training organisation that provided the training.

Dates attended and grades attained can be listed, if it is a positive.

Do not list uncompleted courses

Hobbies and Interests

Detail 3-4 things you have achieved outside of work i.e. sports, voluntary work.

Highlight any personal achievements or awards.

Additional Information

List any other information that might be relevant to the role being applied for i.e.

languages spoken, full clean driving licence etc.

References

Finish the CV with “ References available on request”

Chronological CV Format

Functional CV Format

Functional CV Format

Name

Contact Details: Address, telephone number(s), email address

Profile

4-6 points on why the recruiter should hire you, what you can offer

Extract the most impressive points from the rest of the CV

The profile will be adapted depending on the role being applied for

Key Achievements

This is the main section of the CV and will be 1 – 11/2

pages long.

Make a list of key requirements of the role being applied for. Pick out 4-6 of these

requirements, which you are strong in, to use as headings.

Under each heading, give 5-7 bullet points to explain your experience, achievements and

proven abilities in that area. Examples can be drawn from training, employment and any

other life experience. Examples should satisfy the requirements of STAR competency based

questions.

Career History

This section contains a short career history, which briefly states each job title, name and

location of employer and dates of employment.

Education and Training

If you have recently completed major re-training, put this section after the Profile section i.e.

before Key Achievements section.

This section describes education and training completed.

Name the qualification gained or training course completed.

Name the college or training organisation that provided the training.

Dates attended and grades attained can be listed, if it is a positive.

Do not list uncompleted courses.

Hobbies and Interests

Detail 3-4 things you have achieved outside of work i.e. sports, voluntary work. Highlight any

personal achievements or awards.

Additional Information

List any other information that might be relevant to the role being applied for i.e. languages

spoken, full clean driving licence etc.

References

Finish the CV with “ References available on request”

Option 1

Psychometric assessment

Personal Career Report

3x2 hour coaching sessions

CV Development

Interview Preparation

Option 2

Psychometric assessment

Personal Career Report

2x2 hour coaching sessions

Option 3

1X3 hour

CV Development

&

Interview Preparation

Option 4

1X2 hour

CV Development

Or

Interview Preparation