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GROUP
WORKSHOPS
Career Solutions has a
passion for helping people discover their
direction, which is why we provide
career-related learning workshops for high
schools, colleges, agencies, and private
organizations.
Each workshop can vary in
time and scope, from engaging 20-minute
overviews to 80-minute long instructional
sessions and intensive full-day workshops
involving project-based learning
activities. Groups of almost any size can
be accommodated.
Career Solutions provides
instructors with worksheets and digital
media to support the material covered, which
can be used to document state-mandated
Career-Related Learning standards.
Career Planning & Research
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Making Smart Career Choices:
(30 or 60 min.) By describing the career
planning process, the goal is to get
people to consider careers they may not
know of yet, the importance of choosing
jobs based on style and values, and how
to find the best career options. (Any
size/age group)
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Options After High School:
(80 min.)
This workshop explains options in four
different categories: 6 job options, 5
training options, 7 military options,
and 3 alternative options. Students pick
two from each category to research, and
create Plans A, B and C – each with
three elements. To prove their plans are
realistic, students submit flowcharts
and write essays of their experiences
and goals, as well as professional
résumés. Flowchart, essay, and résumé
templates are provided.
(Any size/age group)
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Writing In-Depth Career Research
Reports:
(60 min.) This computer lab workshop
brings participants through a hands-on
career research process that results in
20-30 page In-Depth Career Reports on 3
different occupations. (Small groups –
HS JR or older)
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Creating
Effective Digital Career Portfolios:
(60 min.) In detailing the portfolio
writing process, the goal is to give
people ideas on what to put in a
portfolio, why digitizing evidence is
critical, which evidence is most
effective, and how to structure
portfolios for presentation. (Any
size/age group) |
Resumes & Job Interviewing
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Employment 201: (60 min.)
This overview of the employment process
details the four elements of a résumé
package, what to do before, during, and
after the interview, and how to overcome
the 3 most common barriers to
employment. (Any size group – HS JR or
older) •
Résumés 301: (45 min.)
Participants critique and grade their
current résumés by evaluating format,
content, and grammar so they can produce
polished final drafts. (Any size group –
HS JR or older)
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Mastering the Interview:
(60 min.) Interviews usually boil down
to 5-6 key questions that are almost
impossible to answer well without prior
planning. Through role playing, we cover
what those questions are, why they’re
asked, and how to answer them properly.
(Any size group – HS JR or older) |
college Planning & Financial aid
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• How to
Choose a College Wisely:
(60 min.) After learning the 4 questions
one should answer before shopping
schools, we discuss the 7 things to look
for in a college, why tuition should
never be one of them, and how to narrow
down college options without being
misled. (Any size/age group)
• The REAL
Secret to Financial Aid & Scholarships:
(45 min.) Discover the REAL secret to
earning grants, scholarships, tax
credits, and a range of alternative
funding sources, along with where to
find them, why the internet is often a
waste of time, and how to write a
winning essay. (Any size group – HS JR
or older)
• Choosing
the Right College & Paying For It:
(80 min.) This workshop
combines “Choosing a College” with
“Financial Aid & Scholarships” and can
be geared toward students or parents. |
Goal Setting & time management
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• The Race:
(60 min.) Participants can drive the
fastest production car made in America
after going to the finest racing school
in the world, but first, they have to
learn how to assemble a race team,
manage their time, get sponsors, and set
goals if they plan to win this race!
(Any size/age group)
• Why Do We
Climb Mountains?: (45
min.) A personal introspection of a Mt.
Hood tragedy asks participants to
examine not just what their goals are,
but why they were chosen, how a goal can
hurt or help, and ways to better manage
the steps in between summits. (Any
size/age group) |
Staff Development Training
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Instructors will
explore new techniques for using
technology and parables to engage
“digitally distracted” students while
interrelating curricula to increase
student involvement. CRLs portfolio
tracking systems are also available. |
Cost for Workshops
-Per day for a
single workshop:
$195
-Each additional
workshop that day: 95
Handouts for
up to 35 participants are included with each
workshop. Additional copies can be purchased,
or made on site. Locations more than 60 miles
from Portland, Oregon may involve a mileage
surcharge.
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