"CAREER PRO caught my attention in June this year and has been a welcome addition to my resources, as a career practitioner in private practice.

Rather than being just another career book or stand alone assessment it provides a comprehensive, flexible system of career resources with unlimited reproduction rights for use with your clients or students.

The founder of CAREER PRO, Mitch Lawrie, has set out to create a complete package suitable for most career services. It includes a bundle of resources: manuals, assessment tools, audios, Powerpoint presentations for workshops, ebooks and proformas. 

In developing my own resources over the years, it’s evident that a lot of work and time has gone into the development of the Career Pro package.  I haven’t used every resource in my practice, but have been impressed by what has been made available.

 Some of the unique advantages I like are:

• You can customize and personalize it, by picking and choosing the parts you want to use, adding in your own content, exercises, and local information.  If you are about to do a Job Search workshop for example, you have a great idea generator, starting point, or even a complete presentation at your fingertips.

• You receive a lifetime licence to everything, which means that you can print whatever you need to give to clients or workshop participants without having to order and purchase stock or pay renewals.

• You can put your organisation’s names on the cover (great for branding your service) and Mitch Lawrie allows you to add your name to the list of authors, if you add your own material.

 The system focuses on the 2 major areas of need that people experience with their career:

1.  What direction should I go with my career… and life? (The Complete Career Guide)
2.  How can I get a suitable job fast?  (The Complete Job Search Guide)

 Both of these Guides are comprehensive – some highlights are:

• 4 Game Plans for Life – this section at the start of the Complete Career Guide is a thought provoking expansion of the typical focus of career counselling services

• A clear structure of the seven steps for career direction

• A wide range of self-assessment tools - current influences, essential requirements, blind spots, life balance, perceived career success constraints, work values, interests, and natural abilities

• An online five factor model personality assessment and “Getting the Most from Career Pro” audio, which provides good advice on the use of this tool and the rest of the career direction program

• A section on defining one’s purpose and vision

• The practical process for identifying, researching and evaluating options

• The range and depth of the Australia specific job search training materials

• Audio interviews with recruitment consultants

 There is even a sample outplacement proposal and a sample joint venture agreement with a recruitment firm, which Mitch developed from his experience.

 If you are setting up or upgrading your career service resources then CAREER PRO is worth a look.  It could save you time and money.  I personally found Mitch to be generous with his time in explaining how he uses the resources with clients and discussing various aspects of career services delivery.

 
About the Developers

Mitch Lawrie’s background includes a Master of Education in Career Guidance (QUT), Professional Member of the AACC, Certified MBTI® Practitioner and over 15 years experience in the development of interactive personal and career development programs. He has had a diverse career with 10 years overseas and prior roles such as freelance photojournalist, leadership lecturer, and international service project coordinator.

Availability

The complete program can be immediately downloaded from the web. Mitch has tried to make it as accessible as possible by providing a $5 10-day trial, a 12 month payment plan and a 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee.

 Mitch delivers the resources electronically, whilst providing great service over the phone by discussing how you can best use the resources within your practice.  He also adds or updates resources from time to time, without additional cost."

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