Career Transformation System: Course Syllabus
Course Overview: This is a career advice course presented by A Harrison Barnes, the founder and CEO of Employment Research Institute, a job opening research company owning 200+ industry and location specific job search websites, more than 50 affiliates devoted to the advancement of professionals at all levels in a variety of industries. Ranging from student loan companies to recruiting firms to job boards to resume-writing services, Employment Research Institute’s affiliates aim to assist professionals every step of the way in their career endeavors.
This 12+ hour DVD course goes into considerable depth about not only tracking down the best jobs, but also finding satisfaction and success in career and life. There are in total 13 modules besides the numerous ongoing videos, exercises and more from Harrison.
Through this course, Harrison shares his unique job search philosophies. The course will help you formulate your career and illustrate how to use your skills most effectively. Harrison uses a number of stories and real life illustrations to get his point across and make the course more interesting.
Contact Information
A Harrison Barnes
hbarnes@er.org
MODULE 1
This module has two sections:
Section 1: Understanding Your Interests: Developing the Mindset of the Career Transformation System
- Explore your career and what interests you. In order to have success, nothing is more important than understanding what you are interested in and what you are best at. Find complete transformation and happiness based on the career choices you make.
- Understand the most effective use of your skills. By putting your efforts into something you are good at, more opportunities open up to you.
- Use feedback and understand what you are best at.
- Numerous exercises to discover your likes and dislikes.
Section 2: Understanding Your Interests: Developing the Mindset of the Career Transformation System
- Explore and understand your likes and dislikes, and your strongest abilities.
- Real life stories about people who have discovered their greatest strengths.
- Learn how to overcome obstacles in your life and career by being in a career and job where your confidence is continually growing.
- Understand and develop the mindset to take control of your career once and for all.
MODULE 2
Where to Look for Jobs
- Learn and understand the various sources where you can find jobs such as employer sites, job boards, association sites etc.
MODULE 3
This module has five sections:
Section 1: Summing Up employer sites
- Discusses the advantages of looking for jobs on employer websites.
Section 2: Employer Job Sources- finding employers through directories
- More about employer sites and just how powerful they are for your job search.
- Understand how to begin researching jobs from employer sites.
- How to apply to jobs on employer sites and make the most of your jobs search.
Section 3: SIC Codes from another angle
- Discussing SIC codes and understanding how to track down jobs using them. Understanding how the codes will allow you to identify the employers you are interested in working for.
- Identifying employers that are the target market for your skills using SIC codes.
Section 4: SIC and NAIC codes – How to build a list of employers
- Discussion on various online databases and resources.
- The process of applying to employers based on the information you have identified.
- Develop lists of potential employers using online research techniques.
Section 5: Employer Sites – Why they are a good sources of Jobs
- Discussion on why employer websites are a better source of jobs than job boards.
- How to find out all the relevant employer websites.
- Reading between the lines on employer websites and getting more interviews.
Section 6: Employer Sites – Possibly the best source of Jobs
- Find out how employer websites are a reliable and hidden database of jobs.
- Eliminate the middleman between the company and yourself.
MODULE 4
Job Sites
- Learn how employer websites work and how to make them work for you.
- Differences between large and small employer sites.
MODULE 5
Recruiter Sites
- Learn how to track down the recruiter who works for you.
- Differences between various types of recruiters and how to decide on the right one.
MODULE 6
Public Interest and Nonprofit Job Sites
- Discussion of the best way to find public interest and nonprofit jobs.
- Learn about the importance of multitasking in public interest work.
MODULE 7
Government Jobs
- Learn how to track down government jobs at the federal, state and local levels.
MODULE 8
Education Jobs
- Learn all you need to know about education jobs and how to get them.
MODULE 9
The Art of building a referral Network
- Learn the importance of a great referral network and how to build it.
- Learn about sustainable networks and the importance of maintaining relationships.
MODULE 10
Non-Profit websites
- Video on how to find and use non-profit websites to get jobs.
MODULE 11
Newspaper sites
- Learn why newspaper sites are great source for jobs and the kind of jobs found in them.
MODULE 12
Finding Jobs that do not existing
- Learn to find hidden jobs – jobs that most people are not aware of.
MODULE 13
Association websites
- Learn why industry association websites are a great way to find jobs and how to use them for yourself.
SPECIAL BONUSES
Special Bonus #1
- Personalized Private Employer Researcher
Special Bonus #2
- 5 e-Books for free
Special Bonus #3
- Private list of recruiters
Special Bonus #4
- Free use of our resume distribution service with which you can send out your resume to 60+ job boards for free.
