All I can say is WOW about this well-planned deep dive into what you need to know and tools you need to use to help job seekers navigate job loss and career transition as they segue from federal to civilian employment. Plus, you’ll now have access to a custom Fed2Civ GPT tool and all the prompts you need for both you and your clients!
The job market is changing rapidly, and federal employees are facing unprecedented layoffs. As a resume writer or career professional, you’re in a prime position to help these individuals navigate one of the most challenging transitions of their careers. This high-energy, solution-packed panel will arm you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies you need to guide your clients to success in the civilian workforce.
Get ready for an engaging session where you’ll learn how to:
- Empathize and Empower Your Clients: Support clients through the emotional rollercoaster of job loss, stress, and uncertainty with practical coaching tips that may make a difference.
- Navigate the Job Market: Discover how to help your clients navigate the competitive, ever-evolving job landscape, spot opportunities, and avoid common pitfalls like job fraud.
- Transform Government Jobs into Civilian Roles: Guidance on sources for translating government roles and skills into appropriate civilian roles, including a time-saving AI prompt.
- Develop Civilian Resumes: Explain to clients the differences between federal and civilian resumes and use your expertise to create compelling resumes highlighting your clients’ skills, abilities, and achievements for civilian jobs.
- Harness the Power of Technology: Supercharge your services with our new specifically designed customized Fed2Civ GPT tool and prompts to streamline your resume-writing and career coaching, saving you time while delivering powerful results for your clients.
- Set Boundaries Like a Pro: Learn where your expertise ends and how to guide clients effectively without crossing into legal advice territory.
What Colleagues Are Saying About This Federal to Civilian Transition Training:
- Attendee Rating: 10 out of 10 by all survey participants.
- 3-Word Descriptions: “Well structured, solid content, highly qualified presenters; Really super great! And also, very timely, proactive, informed, powerful, helpful, engaging, informative, awesome, and actionable.”
- Liked Most:
- “This was a super helpful and actionable session where we are leaving with active resources and tools that we can go back and use with our clients.”
- “Love how you gather us together and it was great to see and connect again.”
- “ChatGPT prompts.”
- “Comprehensive.”
- “Useful tools to serve and collaborate.”
- “Loved the break-out session. Appreciated the GPT.”
- “Breakout session.”
- “Both the hosts were super kind and generous in sharing information and didn’t hold back at all! They actually developed a tool for all of us CDI members; that is so heartening and generous of them. Thank you so much!”
About Our Federal to Civilian Transition Experts:
Dr. Jeannine Bennett is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in both the federal sector and defense contracting. A former strategic advisor to two-star admirals at the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Jeannine has also supported NASA and the Department of Defense as a defense contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton. Her leadership was further enhanced through the prestigious Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, a rigorous 10-month initiative designed to prepare high-potential leaders for Senior Executive Service positions. While the program was a stepping stone to SES, Jeannine applied its lessons to make lasting contributions throughout her career.
In addition to her government and defense sector experience, Jeannine is the founder of Vision to Purpose. Through her company, she provides personalized career strategy services, including coaching, resume writing, and job search assistance, to help transitioning military members and federal employees navigate the complexities of career shifts. Her expertise in strategic communications, change management, and process improvement has empowered her clients to successfully manage career transitions, including overcoming challenges like the current federal hiring freeze.
Jeannine holds both an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. and serves as a research chair at Liberty University. She is an active contributor to several industry and career associations and serves on the board of Women of Defense as a military liaison. A published author of several books, Jeannine continues to inspire and empower others through her coaching, teaching, and writing.
Robin Schlinger has been coaching federal, civilian, and military clients and adding value to resumes since 2001. In 2006, she started her own company, Robin’s Resumes®. In addition to being the owner of Robin’s Resumes®, Robin, is a Senior Human Resources Specialist supporting senior executives at NASA since 2016 has earned several awards for excellence. She has an internal and external perspective on the current changes in the Federal government. She holds numerous resume writing and career coaching certifications.
Robin has been an active contributor to numerous career organizations, including Career Directors International (CDI), National Resume Writers Association (NRWA), Georgia Career Development Association (GCDA), Career Thought Leaders, and Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARW/CC). As the CDI Director of Awards, she oversaw the annual Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) awards for five years.
Robin has spoken on Federal Resumes for nationwide organizations, including CDI, GCDA, Career Planning Academy, and other organizations.
Before becoming a resume writer and career coach, Robin earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She had a successful, over 20-year career, contributing millions to company bottom lines by leading projects as a process, research, quality engineer, and planning analyst for Fortune 500 companies.
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