proudly presents
Find Your Career Stepping Stones
Career Development Training Series
Become every employer’s dream job candidate by defining, developing, becoming and presenting
the best ‘YOU’ possible. Employers constantly face the problem of finding and surrounding
themselves with the right employees who want to work for them, whom they can trust, and who will
be very productive with the least amount of supervision.
Come participate in this six week training series and you will develop many necessary skills of what
it takes to set yourself apart from others in the current job market. No matter what your job is or
whether you are at the mid- or executive level of your career - there is something to learn. If you are
currently looking for work due to being outplace/outsource or if you are considering either a career
move or continued upward mobility, the Career Development Training Series is for you.
Best of All – It’s Free! Open to the Public. Seats filling fast on a first registered first served basis.
Career Development: Aspirations and Strategies
Getting Prepared for the Job Search
Moving from a Job to a Career - Do What You Are
Resume Writing and Building Your Job Portfolio
Interviewing Skills/Mastering the Interview
Building Your Business Acumen - Workplace Etiquette
Register Today! Call 614-645-7733 for more information or e-mail us at CTDCE@columbus.gov
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Course Title: Career Development Course Title: Getting Prepared for the Job Search Course Title: Moving from a Job to a Career - Do What You
Description: This course helps participants define career Description: While looking for work can be an Are
aspirations, develop career goals, create career strategies, exciting time, it can also involve fear and discomfort Description:
Description: The MBTI® (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
identify personal preferences, develop skills for career about change and the unknown. This workshop will help instrument is designed to help you understand your unique
advancement, explore career options, and evaluate a career. participants determine what their skill set is made up of, personality and the way you relate to others around you. The
Target Audience: Anyone interested in developing the kind of work that is important and realistic to include MBTI® instrument is backed by thousands of research studies
personal career development and opportunities to become in their search, and how to get started. and has been found to be both reliable and valid in assessing
upwardly mobile. Target Audience: Individuals who need to explore personality. Choosing a job or changing a career can be a
Benefit to Participant: Explore the many facets of the nuances of performing a good job search major life transition - one that requires careful thought, planning,
Benefit to Participant: Streamline and focus your and work. If you are exploring new career options, you will need
career development and apply a variety of strategic career
to ask yourself two questions: What do I want to do? And, how
advancement techniques. job search efforts.
do I get there from here? Take this course to get answers to the
Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: questions you asked yourself while applying lessons learned
• Define the stages of career development • Assess skills, values and beliefs about work and from your MBTI results..
• Determine ways to excel at work looking for opportunities.
Target Audience: Individuals who are thinking about
• Market personal skills and remain competitive • Identify the types of work available and where to find
choosing a job or changing a career. Those interested in
• Maintain effective productivity levels information.
knowing theirself better.
• Develop self-discipline • Explain the benefits and differences available through
• Develop a professional image career coaches, counselors and mentors. Benefit to Participant: Help individuals develop career
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of self-study • Explore different approaches to job searching such as goals and establish a process to reach those goals through
and formal education networking and tapping into the job market. MBTI assessment
• Maintain personal performance and morale Learning Objectives:
• Network effectively for career advancement • Link MBTI assessment results to a new job or career
• Seek career guidance • Link MBTI assessment results to a possible job or career
• Develop a career network change
• Build beneficial working relationships • Explore ways to increase job satisfaction with your present
• Define mentoring and coaching career
Course Title: Resume Writing Course Title: Interviewing Skills/Mastering the Course Title: Building Your Business Acumen - Workplace
Description: Do it right the first time. This training guides Interview Etiquette
the participant through a systematic approach to developing Description: Today's employers are committing Description: In today’s world, business demands more than
and presenting effective, eye-catching resumes. An easy and considerable time and resources to recruiting and keeping your nose to the grindstone and your ear to the ground.
structured formula will help participants excel at several interviewing. They need to quickly identify the You need business savvy and the ability to establish yourself in
different resume approaches, including chronological, work knowledge, skills, and abilities candidates have to help a credible manner. A faux pas at the wrong time can damage
experience, and subject-related resumes. them be successful on the job. As a candidate, your your career.
Target Audience: Individuals looking to improve their goal is to demonstrate and describe how your Target Audience: Individuals who want to avoid feeling
current resume or their overall resume writing skills. knowledge and experiences required for the job can uncomfortable in the work environment. This training session
Benefit to Participant: Identify how to create a strategic benefit the employer. will allow you to take a quantum leap forward in skill,
resume that will get you noticed. Target Audience: Individuals who want to enhance sophistication, and confidence.
Learning Objectives: their interviewing skills Benefit to Participant: Develop personal business
• Define ‘resume’ and explore its importance Benefit to Participant: Dramatically improve your etiquette and acumen.
• Create a cover letter interviewing skills Learning Objectives:
• Identify the components of a resume Learning Objectives: • Increase networking skills through correct use of introductions,
• Create a resume • Explore ways to land an interview shaking hands, and business cards
• Create portions of a job portfolio • Prepare for an interview • Dress appropriately for every business occasion
• Practice techniques of answering interview questions • Develop more confidence in your business communication in
• Practice interview etiquettes various situations
• Determine the appropriate follow-up procedure after • Gain that extra edge that establishes trust and credibility
an interview
This is a training series and all 6 sessions must be completed to be recognized at the graduation
ceremonies on December 11, 2009. Training participants must start and complete the same cohort. Be
sure that the cohort in which you register is the one in which you can attend ALL 6 sessions. Missing a
session will result in an automatic removal from the Career Development Training Series.

Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Cohort 3
Held on Mondays Held on Tues. and Thurs. Held on Wednesdays
a.m.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:45: p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies and Orientation: October 23, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(all Participants must attend)
Development:
— Career Development: Aspirations — Career Development: — Career Development:
and Strategies: Aspirations and Strategies: Aspirations and Strategies:
1:
Cohort 1: October 26 2: October
Cohort 2: October 27 and 29 3:
Cohort 3: October 28
— Getting Prepared for the Job — Getting Prepared for the Job — Getting Prepared for the Job
Search: Search: Search:
1:
Cohort 1: November 2 2:
Cohort 2: November 3 and 5 3:
Cohort 3: November 4
— Moving from a Job to a Career - — Moving from a Job to a — Moving from a Job to a Career -
Do What You Are: Career - Do What You Are: Do What You Are:
1:
Cohort 1: November 9 2:
Cohort 2: November 10 and 12 3:
Cohort 3: November 11
— Resume Writing and Building Your — Resume Writing and Building — Resume Writing and Building
Job Portfolio: Your Job Portfolio: Your Job Portfolio:
1:
Cohort 1: November 16 2:
Cohort 2: November 17 and 19 3:
Cohort 3: November 18
— Interviewing Skills/Mastering the — Interviewing
Interviewing Skills/Mastering — Interviewing Skills/Mastering the
Interview: the Interview: Interview:
Cohort 1: November 30
1: Cohort 2: December 1 and 3
2: Cohort 3: December 2
3:
— Building Your Business Acumen - — Building Your Business — Building Your Business Acumen -
Workplace Etiquette: Acumen - Workplace Workplace Etiquette:
1:
Cohort 1: December 7 Etiquette: 3:
Cohort 3: December 9
2:
Cohort 2: December 8 and 10
Graduation: December 11, 2009 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
p.
(all Participants must attend)
This is a training series and all 6 sessions must be completed to be recognized at the graduation
ceremonies on December 11, 2009. Training participants must start and complete the same
cohort. Be sure that the cohort in which you register is the one in which you can attend ALL 6
sessions. Missing a session will result in an automatic removal from the Career Development
Training Series.

CITYWIDE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
ENTERPRISE TRAINING REGISTRATION FORM
750 PIEDMONT ROAD COLUMBUS, OH 43224 OFFICE: 614-645-8294 FAX: 614-645-0466 CTDCE@columbus.gov
ENTERPRISE TRAINING PARTICIPANT INFORMATION (Required) Please print.
LAST NAME: _____________________ MIDDLE INT: ___ FIRST NAME: ______________________
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION NAME:___________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________
CITY: ______________________________________ STATE ___________________ ZIP___________
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CONFIRMATION LETTER VIA EMAIL OR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION. FAX YOUR COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM TO 614-
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COURE SELECTION
SELECTED PRIMARY REASON FOR REQUESTING COURSE DATES AND TIMES SUPERVISOR
COHORT PARTICIPATION IN THE CAREER INITIALS
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERIES (if applicable)
Registration for the CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERIES is not considered complete
unless the registration form is accompanied by your current resume. Regardless of the state
you believe it to be in or how much revision work may be required – a RESUME must
accompany the registration form.
AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION: Supervisor’s signature indicates knowledge that this registration form will be submitted to CTDCE for
processing (for learning participants are attending as a work activity).
________________________________________________________
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adhere to the CTDCE Standard Operating
Procedures. ________________________________________________________
SUPERVISOR SIGNATURE (if applicable)
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Please consider the environment and register for all of your 3rd quarter classes on one registration form.

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Citywide Training and Development
Center of Excellence
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750 Piedmont Road Columbus, OH 43224
Office 614.645.8294
CTDCE@columbus.gov
Department of Human Resources
Chester C. Christie, Director
Jacquilla Bass, Deputy Director
Citywide Training and Development Center of Excellence
E. Renee Brandon, Training Manager
Abbie Amos, Citywide Training Coordinator
Jessica Coleman, Enterprise Training Coordinator
Deb Frame, Training Assistant