Career Planning

Career Workshops

Career Life/Work Planning workshops are offered in two formats:

(1) an intensive week-end of 14 hours;

(2) a more relaxed eight week, 2 ½ hours one night each week, for 20 hours; (See the calendar for next scheduled program, dates and times.)

Career planning/coaching includes:

- identifying one's skills, abilities and preferences.

 - locating and ranking the fields within which one prefers to function.

- learning and practicing a process of research to locate options.

- how to offer yourself as a competent resource.

All are tried and proven ways with a high chance of success. For those interested, the spiritual side of job search as "calling" and issues of "right livelihood" in the choice(s) is attended to. Finding a place that has meaning for self is paramount.

About The Instructor

Bob Breihan, is a veteran career counselor in Austin. He has offered at least 3 workshops a year for twenty years, assisting a wide variety of folks of all ages including those seeking to change jobs, those newly entering the world of work or after a time of not being employed, those exploring their retirement years or those wanting to check up on themselves. The workshops and the coaching are designed to more fully equip the job hunter or career developer with critically important tools for their task. Breihan says his major inspiration in the field comes from well know writer, Richard Bolles (What Color is Your Parachute?) whom he began training with in 1974 and continued through 1997, when he spent 2 weeks with him in Bend, OR. Additionally, he incorporates the thinking of other leaders in the field; Daniel Porot of Switzerland (PIE Method of Career Success), John Holland (Self Directed Search), John Crystal and others. For additional insight and advice from Richard Bolles, please visit the companion site to What Color Is Your Parachute? at www.JobHuntersBible.com

Individual, face-to-face planning is available with Bob Breihan, a veteran career planner, for $50/hr. Call 512-469-9447 for an appointment.