The CFW Career Transition Program is a self-guided course designed to see you through every stage of your career journey and job search–from self-reflection and self-branding to what it takes to identify and secure your ideal next job and bring your career direction into focus. We use an action-oriented approach to facilitate your thought process, supported by tools and templates to guide you going forward.
The course includes three phases of the career transition process:
Ready: We start with an exploration of your strengths and interests, a 360 review from those who’ve worked alongside you, and a guided exercise to identify potential career paths.
Set: This section includes a Career Narrative workshop followed by a step-by-step guide to developing a strong and effective Resume and LinkedIn profile, as well as tips around building your online brand presence.
Go: Key take-aways in this section include a comprehensive guide to job search strategy, a deep-dive into interview preparation, and an expert’s approach to navigating the offer stage.
This program is designed to work as a whole as well as in parts. You may find you’re ready for self-reflection, but not quite ready to launch your search. Or you may know exactly where you’re going and want to jump right into polishing your resume. You can purchase each section individually or the entire program at once.
We created the CFW Career Transition Program so that you can take control of your career journey. With 50 years of experience in the recruiting and career coaching space, we have many best practices to share. We designed this course to equip you with all the information and skills you need to make your next career move (and the ones after that!) with greater confidence, ease and intention.
Our Career Pathing Program is led by CFW Co-Owners, Rachel Fagnant-Fassler and Cynnie King, whose diverse professional and educational backgrounds converged over a decade ago in the recruiting and coaching field at CFW Careers.
Our coaching and curriculum approaches are rooted in the belief that everyone has several paths they could take, each resulting in career satisfaction, and that belief in possibility and flexibility guides our work with individuals and companies.
Program Curriculum
- 10 Modules
- Coaching By CFW Careers Coach
- Community Support
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Module 01 Welcome! Intro to the CFW Philosophy
Meet our team and learn about the program, the philosophy that drives it, and how we will be spending our time together. Reflect on your career goals and aspirations and any obstacles to achieving them, establishing desired outcomes for the program.
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Module 02 Strengths & Interests Audit
You’ll complete an assessment of your professional strengths, then reflect on your interests, professional characteristics, and values to move toward an understanding of your vision of career success.
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Module 03 360 Review
To gain the perspective of others who know you professionally, you’ll learn how to conduct your own 360 review–what questions to ask and how to decipher feedback to gain the best understanding of your full professional potential.
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Module 04 Career Pathing
Designed to help you move from reflection to action, Career Pathing captures the insights we’ve gained thus far, posing some additional thought-provoking questions, and translating that into defining characteristics of your future career direction. You’ll bring into focus 3-4 potential Career Paths.
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Module 05 Career Narrative
In this level, you’ll learn how to develop a career narrative that positions your professional experience to speak to your ideal next move, and some best practices to help you tell your story to best effect.
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Module 06 Resume and LinkedIn Development
We share the CFW philosophy and best practices for Resume and LinkedIn profile development, ensuring that both are designed to best represent your experience, position you for sought-after job opportunities and build your professional brand.
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Module 07 Career Search Strategy
We take a strategic approach to your job search, from mapping the market to identifying and pursuing job opportunities, capturing insights in a Search Strategy Tool.
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Module 08 Interview Prep
We’ll cover the basics, starting with the prep and research that will position you as a well-qualified candidate. We’ll help you anticipate interview questions and prepare effective responses. We’ll show you how to shift the interview to a rapport-building dialogue.
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Module 09 After the Offer
In this level, we’ll share CFW best practices for negotiating an offer, resigning in good standing, and preparing for your first days in your new role through successful on-boarding.
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Module 10 Looking to the Future
This process doesn’t end with a single search:, we’ll provide inspiration, guidance and a structure for going forward–how you can work your long-term career plan proactively and track your successes along the way.
Success Stories
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Elise G. I highly recommend this course!
"CFW's Online Career Transition Program gave me the tools and templates in order to feel confident and set up for success in my career search. The program is engaging, interactive, and allows you to work at your own pace. It's broken up into modules and even smaller tasks that make starting your career search process less daunting. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to make a career switch!"