The problem:

• 70% of Americans do not like their job, which produces decreased motivation, lack of fulfillment, frustration, self-concept struggles, stress, anger, depression and family tension. Cooperating with core of “who you are” leads to a more fulfilling career and life.
• College students change majors three times on average as they try to decide on a direction that fits them, adding more costly tuition bills to the budget.
• Being objective about yourself is extremely difficult.  We take the guesswork out of choosing a direction!

The solution:

P.L.A.C.E. Career Guidance is a full service career, educational, and life consultancy that utilizes state of the art tools and compassionate coaching to drive success in your next chapters of life. We help those who are trying to find the right next steps where their passions, personal traits, talents and capacity to earn align. If you are between jobs, simply need to reassess the direction of your life, or want to make plans for a future career that fits you well, we can help. The business is one of the “For profit arms” of Impact Paterson CDC, a non-profit, that is providing jobs, housing and support for the underserved of Paterson, New Jersey . A significant portion of the revenues from P.L.A.C.E. Career Guidance are used to support our not-for-profit efforts in Paterson. This means your business with us makes a difference in many ways.

Phase One: Unlock your Path

Phase Two for Career Transitions : Turbocharge your Job Search

Armed with a plan, many clients then ask us to help them turbocharge the job search . The job hunt process can be an intimidating and frustrating experience. Having a compassionate and skilled concierge who knows you that can walk with you in this journey can help you get over the hump. During phase two, we offer hands on support to facilitate your own job search with resume and linked in support followed by developing a multipronged search strategy and action plan with specific tactics to tackle this stage. Plans without Action are just dreams and phase two increased the odds of success.

Phase Two for Educational Decisions : Navigate Your Direction

Once you are armed with self-understanding, we investigate vocational directions that best fit you, discern the best educational options for your direction, analyze the programs before you, and help you strategize the way forward. We also craft a personal strengths and non-strengths statement in order to best position yourself in an interview for colleges and employers. Your fulfillment and success is our goal.