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Job searching can sometimes be a lonely roller coaster ride with all its ups and downs.
You, therefore, may be in need of some friendly but honest feedback and professional guidance to help you fine tune your job hunting efforts as well as keep you motivated and positive.
Return2WorkMums can be your return to work mentor offering professional support and guidance through our professional consultation and coaching service.
The best way to approach major life changing tasks, such as your return to work, is in bite size chunks. We, therefore, offer "bite size" consultations on specific aspects of returning to work. In addition to the consultations, we also offer an ongoing coaching package specifically for women returners.
The "Let's Get That Job!" Consultations
cover the key areas of a professional return to work plan:
Getting Ready - The preparations you need to do to set up your job seach
Your marketing collateral - The documents to support your job search
Securing & performing at interviews - Networking and interview skills
Settling back into work - Making your trial period a success
Getting Ready - Setting up your professional job search
Skills and experience analysis - in this 1.5 hour consultation we spend time to review all your professional experience, including activities completed during your career break, so to help you build a relevant and credible representation of your skills for your CV, application forms and interviews. We call you 1 month after consultation to review how things are going and provide some additional tips and reminders to keep your return to work on track. £80
Setting up and reviewing your job search plan - Don't know where to start looking? Maybe your job search needs a refresh or you may need some guidance on the unadvertised job market. You'll need a plan to ensure that you cover all the bases regularly and keep focused. We can help with a 1.5 hour job hunting planning session to set you on your way plus a follow up call 1 month later to check how things are going and provide some more tips. £80
Your marketing collateral - The documents to support your job search
Styling and writing your CV - This is a key piece of collateral for your return to work plan. It must be a document you are proud of and believe in. It needs to highlight your relevant skills and experience to maximum effect for any prospective employer. We, therefore, offer two styles of service here:
A critique of an existing CV with some candid feedback and pointers for restyling /rewriting. £55
A new CV or complete re-write service with more detailed discussions and specific guidance. £90
Selling yourself on application forms - Sometimes this is the only way of securing an interview and the employer will not accept a CV application. Some application forms can appear unwieldy and not very user friendly. If you've seen a job you really want and need some help promoting yourself in the application form or you are out of practice in getting your responses succinct and persuasive then we'd love to help. Depending on the length of form we can normally do this in 1 hour session with a follow up call 2 weeks later. £55
Cover letters and thank you notes - You may have a confident CV but does your cover letter introduce it well and set the tone for your application? Alternatively you may feel secretly confident about a recent interview and want to follow it up with an appropriate thank you note or email. These additional pieces of correspondence are very important communication tools about you. £55
Securing & Performing at interviews - Networking and interview skills
Setting up a speculative job hunting campaign - This is a very useful approach which you can run alongside your efforts searching and responding to the advertised jobs. A speculative job search takes time and some thorough research and planning which we'd love to help you with if you want to include this as part of your return to work campaign. The price for these consultations is £55/hour and we would agree with you at the outset the time, level of detail and support you would require for your particular speculative job search.
Getting back into the swing of interviews - It is not uncommon for women returners to have not been interviewed for 5+ years and therefore many feel very out of practice and a little awkward when faced with interviews again. In our consultation sessions, typically two 1 hour sessions a couple of weeks apart, we provide some techniques and guidance for overcoming nerves, handling questions, speaking about your skills and competencies, basic body language and handshake tips so that you are more confident about selling yourself in any forthcoming interviews. £100
Negotiating your new job package - Remember your package is not just about salary, it is also hours, holidays, working from home, flexibility, pension, healthcare.....If you would like help to develop your approach to negotiating and securing job terms which work for you and your employer then we can help with a 1 hour session to provide some pointers and suggestions for negotiating your new job. £55
Settling back into work - Making your review period a success
You're Hired! Getting back into the work groove - Well done you've accepted a new job and have agreed your package and are now getting ready for your start date. You want to settle in quickly and demonstrate your capabilities and value to your new employer. Would you like a professional mentor to support you with your return to work preparations and for the first 3 months of your new job so that your transition back into work is successful? We provide an induction checklist, weekly telephone support plus 3 progress sessions - one before you start, one mid way and one just before your review period ends so that you are fully prepared for the review meeting at the end of your trial period. £190
The "Let's Get That Job!" Package
Are you someone who is best motivated by working on a one to one basis? Or perhaps you are just not sure where to start but know you want to focus and progress at your own speed?
The "Let's Get That Job!" package has been designed with women like you in mind. We will ‘hold your hand' and work with you to guide your job search through scheduled, regular individual coaching sessions. You will also have the opportunity to attend any of our workshops in addition to our one - one coaching and ongoing support. Our approach is flexible to meet your needs and therefore this package is totally bespoke for you!
Key outputs/deliverables
- A Skills assessment including your career break experience and skills
- CV preparation and persuasive personal statements for networking opportunities
- Constructive feedback on any applications
- A job search strategy and associated action plan with regular reviews
- Networking techniques for job hunting
- A speculative job search plan and introduction letter
- Improving your communications - cover letters, thank you notes, telephone calls
- Practise in interviewing, handling challenging questions as well as listening skills
- A networking plan - techniques to enhance your job searches through contacts
- Negotiating your job terms and package
- Preparing to starting your new job
Our approach is deliberately very thorough so that you are fully prepared and consequently are more confident and excited about your candidacy for any prospective jobs.
Returning to work after a career break is about moving outside your existing comfort zone and this can feel awkward and unfamiliar. We'd love to be your return to work partner and help make the process more enjoyable and ultimately successful.
The fee for the "Let's Get That Job!" package of coaching and support is £945 which can be paid in 3 instalments of £315.
All payments once received are non refundable