IDAK Products and Services
For Your Personal Growth and Development
FULL SERVICE OPTIONS
- Mid-Career Advancement Assessment (Finding Your Calling)
- Ministry Search Assessment (Finding Your Calling)
- IDAK Complete Job Search Service
- Student Assessment for Entering College
- College/Graduate Student Assessment
Mid-Career Advancement Assessment
(Finding Your Calling)
Most individuals over 30 years of age have questions about maximizing their full potential at work as well as resolving job performance, stress or conflict issues. Also for midlife and near retirement adults there are issues about making a difference leaving a legacy and finding a possible ministry service. To address the assessment of your full potential to make a difference with your life we use three resources, the IDAK Career Match assessment exercises with the large inventory of over 60,000 options along with personality/temperament testing combined with an aptitude assessment interview and personal individualized counseling. Counseling is provided over the phone or in our office in two, 90 minute sessions.
You receive a complete list of your aptitude strengths, your top 10 recommended career options and the IDAK Employer Search Guide. The Employer Search Guide helps you locate all organizations in your city which match the report results.
This service is recommended for any individual over 25 years of age. It provides a significant enhancement to the IDAK Career Match self administered kit (Self-Service option) by introducing aptitude testing by interview.
This means your aptitude blind spots and hidden potential can be tested without your normal self evaluation bias. The interpretation of your printout reports are significantly enhanced by the addition of this interview perspective and the results of your personality/temperament tests so that your unique needs and circumstances can be addressed.
- IDAK Career Match™ system assessment.
- Autobiographical Interview™ assessment.
- Evaluation of assessment results
- Confirmation of assessment results.
- Coaching of spouse (if applicable)
$795 plus postage and handling
To order:
Phone: 800.245.1108
Email: info@idakgroup.com
IDAK Complete Job Search
Some individuals are at a near career crisis either because of extended unemployment, impending corporate down sizing or unwanted relocation. A new better job as soon as possible is their need. The IDAK Complete Job Search Service is designed for this purpose to include the full mid-career assessment service explained above (approximately two weeks) supplemented by eight consecutive weeks of job search coaching including resume preparation, interview training, development of employer contact list, tutoring for cold calling in setting appointments and negotiation offers. Each week focuses on a separate topic which is led by a certified counselor (one on one) by telephone. All topics are thoroughly instructed by use of audio enhanced self administered exercises, role plays, example interviews and resume how-to's.
STEP 1: - FINDING YOUR CALLING (approximately 2 weeks)
In this first step, you receive testing to identify your innate skills, your interests, values, and personality traits. These supplement your education and work experience. You receive the 10 best career options from over 60,000 possibilities, finalized to the top three. This step is the same as the Mid-Career Advancement Assessment.
- IDAK Career Match™ system assessment.
- Autobiographical Interview™ assessment.
- Evaluation of assessment results
- Confirmation of assessment results.
- Coaching of spouse (if applicable)
STEP 2: - FINDING YOUR JOB - RESEARCH (Step Two - 8 weeks)
We coach you in researching your top recommended career options so that you can select your most preferred organization and job position. If you decide to make a career change, this research preparation is essential to validate your new direction. If you wish to continue in your present occupation, this portion will take less time. Weekly telephone sessions are supplemented by audio instructional training exercises.
- Research of "new" or unknown options.
- Evaluation of entrance requirements.
- Confirmation of best fit essentials.
- Analysis of industry growth and stability.
STEP 2: - FINDING YOUR JOB - THE JOB HUNT (Continuation of 8 weeks)
We instruct, coach and prepare a personalized job search campaign for your chosen career goal (city/state anywhere in the U.S.). Emphasis is on developing an in-depth search in a chosen career target as well as responding to publicly advertised vacancies. Your training will include two levels of instruction and coaching: Basic and Advanced. Weekly telephone sessions are supplemented by audio instructional training exercises.
Basic Job Search Training:
- Competing for posted vacancies
- Developing your Employer Contact List
- Best sources for internet job leads
- Preparing for interview questions
- Getting past the secretary and screening committee
- Developing your resume
- Cold calling employers
- Tailoring your image to the job
- Job offers negotiating
- Networking skills
- Overcoming obstacles
- Assessment of your marketable skills
- Wardrobe recommendations
Advanced Job Search Training:
- Finding hidden, unadvertised jobs
- Developing employer contact lists
- Setting telephone appointments
- Evaluating growing companies
- Negotiating opportunities into offers
- Scanning news sources and internet for information
- Negotiating your offer
- Coaching your friends and acquaintances to give you leads
- Tailoring your image to the job
- Assessment of your marketable skills
- Wardrobe recommendation
IDAK Complete Job Search (cont.)
- Service Features
Our twenty-six years experience advising over 20,000 individuals is ready to help you find your calling and to find your job. Our services include the following four features to give you the most professional coaching and individually tailored instruction money can buy.
| FEATURE ONE: | Thorough testing of all your occupationally related aptitudes. This results in a) near exhaustive search of your top ten career matches from over 60,000 options and b) a comprehensive listing of your most marketable job skills. Our assessment testing is not limited by your past work experience skills or educational certificates. |
| FEATURE TWO: | Self-paced with just the right amount of accountability. Our service gives you the best combination of 8 individual coaching sessions over 10 weeks along with take home self-paced audio enhanced learning exercises. Your self-paced training includes over 20 hours of audio instruction combined with interactive exercises, learning guides and reference tools. These educational resources are packed with multiple how-to's, principles and drill rehearsals for your career advancement. These resources include 15 career topics such as setting appointments, using the telephone, preparing your resume, conducting interviews, negotiating offers, developing a contact list and others. |
| FEATURE THREE: | Employer contact list. Employer contacts are quickly developed from the information provided in your Career Match Report. We provide a listing of specific web and print directories which provide you with a near exhaustive list of organizations which fit your career goal. |
| FEATURE FOUR: | Certified counselors. All IDAK counselors are certified which means that they have met and exceeded the performance standards for coaching/counseling individuals seeking mid-career advancement. All Portland counselors have a master's degree and over 10 years experience with IDAK. This seasoned team provides a depth of multiple client career transition competencies. |
The IDAK Group has trained over 600 professionals and educators throughout the United States and Canada in using its IDAK Systems. Through on-going feed-back from these coaches and counselors, as well as a continuous participation in conferences and professional associations, we are able to evaluate the quality of our services. We believe our summary of numbers sets IDAK apart as a professional, high quality service.
- 11,500,000 companies, government services, non profit agencies, ministries and military offices are easily accessed from your assessment results.
- 60,000 primary career match options in our Career Match assessment data base. Each career match includes a type of organization and job title with reference number to access the 11.5M organizations.
- 36,000 secondary career match options in our assessment data base.
- 1,000 selected web sites providing information from professional associations on most any career field (for hard to find information, our staff will research to find it for you).
- 10 best fit recommended career matches tailored to your innate skills (talents) interests and values.
- 6 exercises to assess your innate skills, your interests, values and personality traits.
- 3 final recommended career matches from your top 10 best fit options.
- 2 job search strategies to give you the added edge: pro-active search for hidden jobs and reactive search for registered vacancies.
- 1 minute needed to register to begin Finding Your Calling.
- 2 stress reduction. You can relax and feel the surge of discovery when you begin your assessment. Job frustration due to unemployment, career unfulfillment, continuous education or poor management practices can be cut in half when you find your sweet spot.
$1,950 plus postage and handling
To order:
Phone: 800.245.1108
Email: info@idakgroup.com
Individual Consultation Sessions.
Occasionally individuals request the option to talk with a seasoned counselor on an hourly basis to evaluate a current job conflict, problem, discuss how to improve an offer or whether to accept a job transfer/promotion. These sessions are arranged on an individual basis.
To request assistance:
Phone: 800.245.1108
Email: info@idakgroup.com
Student Assessment for Entering College
- Are you considering attending college but not sure what degree program or school to select?
- Are you evaluating the cost of thousands of your dollars without the assurance of a job when you graduate?
- Are you the parent of a high school junior or senior wondering if college is a good option for his/her future?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you are encouraged to discuss our college assessment services with one of our staff.
Service Overview
Intake session
In our assessment services, we first discuss your expectations for the future. We want to listen to your aspirations, your doubts, as well as your dreams. There is no fee or obligation for this session.
Exercise Assessment
For each individual, we will recommend specific tests and exercises to complete. These assessment tools will help your counselor understand your interests, values and expectations for skill development and readiness for college.
Results and Recommendations
Our assessment and testing results will accomplish three goals in addition to answering questions you have given to us.
---First, we will suggest the advantages or disadvantages of pursuing college at this time in your life.
---Second, if pursuing college is a strong recommendation, we will suggest college majors and also criteria for selecting the best campus.
---Third, if
pursuing college is not a strong recommendation at this time in your life, we will suggest alternative training or vocational schools to consider. We will also recommend career options to consider.
In addition to testing results and our consultation sessions together, you will receive a final cumulative report with our recommendations.
Service Costs
For our complete service, our cost is $
We look forward to being of service to you. Please email us at www.info@idakgroup.com or call our toll free number 1-800-245-1108 to talk about your needs with one of our staff.
$795 plus postage and handling
To order:
Phone: 800.245.1108
Email: info@idakgroup.com
College/Graduate Student Assessment
- Are you a college student looking for a career which fits your interests and aptitudes?
- Are you thinking about leaving school because you are not sure about your future career goals?
- Are you having trouble selecting a college major?
- Are you seeking how to match college courses with career fields?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we recommend our college/graduate student career services.
For over 25 years we have been helping individuals evaluate their aptitudes, college courses, proving targeted advice towards best fit career options.
Service Overview
We begin with an intake interview to assess your interests, passions and dreams. We also provide in-depth testing to evaluate your aptitude strengths.
Our systems search over 60,000 career options to select your top ten best fit careers.
Results and Recommendations
Our tests, exercises and consultation sessions will recommend your top ten career match
options. Each recommendation will specify type of company, government agency, ministry organization, non-profit or even military branch.
Along with the organizations recommended, you will receive job titles and web links so you can find individuals in the career of your choice in your preferred zip code. Finding individuals helps you get the very best up-to-date information as well as internship/practicum leads and job search contacts.
All of our results are summarized in a final Career Advancement Profile (CAP) report.
Service Costs
Our College Student Services are available at two levels. Level One is self service (no counselor). (See "Self Service Options IDAK Career Match Self Administered Kit.) Cost is $150 plus postage and handling. Level Two is full service (includes a counselor who will guide you through your options. The cost is $795 plus postage and handling.
Please contact our office to discuss your questions and needs. For further information, email us at www.info@idakgroup.com or call our toll free number 1-800-245-1108.
To order:
Phone: 800.245.1108
Email: info@idakgroup.com
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