Career Transition for Mid-Career Professionals

Target Audience
This programme is specially designed for Mid-Career Professionals.

Course Objectives
As mid-career professionals review their career progress and explore fresh challenges, they need guidance and be equipped with practical skills for successful mid-career transition. This programme will help mid-career professional review and have an accurate career assessment, identify options they can explore and work out a practical approach for that successful transition.

At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:

  • Identify personal career skills and interest.
  • Craft a winning targeted resume.
  • Write an effective covering letter
  • Understand the nature of the job market
  • Develop a practical job search strategy to secure their job of choice
  • Handle  job interviews with confidence
  • Take action for successful career transition


Course Duration
2day (16 hours), 9:00am – 5:00pm.

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Course Content

INTRODUCTION – REALIZING  THE CHALLENGES OF CAREER TRANSITION

REVIEWING YOUR PERSONAL STRENGTHS

RECOGNISING  POSSIBLE CAREER OPTIONS AND JOB TARGETS

REACHING OUT TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

RESPONDING CONFIDENTLY DURING INTERVIEWS

ACTION PLAN


Training Methodology
This workshop is best conducted in small groups of participants between 15 – 20 participants using “proximity contagion” experiential learning methodology. Participants will be emotionally inspired and intellectually challenged through a series of interactive, engaging and fun activities. A balanced use of group interaction, individual exercises, case studies, role plays, presentations and mini lectures. Group participation, sharing and specific applications are emphasised. Specifically the programme will use the following:

  1. Stimulus Activities – to stimulate awareness and learning.
  2. Evocation – Groups and Two-person discussions to list learning.
  3. Presentation with flip charts.
  4. Summary lectures at the end of each section.
  5. First-steps – personal commitment to action
  6. Video-clips

This session will help participants discover useful knowledge and practical skills that can be applied right away.