Career Development Professionals
For Career Counselors, Job Coaches & Academic Advisors
Looking for professional development for your staff or members of your Career Development Association?
Jim provides practical, holistic training in a variety of topics. Or work with him to customize a training to fit your specific needs—from an intensive, one-day training to a set of sessions over several days. Jim can also provide online follow-up for his live, on-site, interactive professional development sessions.
As a career counselor, academic advisor, FCD instructor (NCDA approved) and Happenstance Theory specialist, Jim is uniquely qualified to deliver high-value, practical and holistic career services training in live, interactive settings.
Choose from career development training topics such as:
- Understanding Transitions
- Practical strategies for using the Happenstance Theory of career counseling
- The “magic of card sorts” using skills, values, passions, obstacles, majors, interest cards sorts
- Using the Holland Code theory to help clients and students choose college majors or careers
- Quality online resources to support success for your advisees and clients
- LinkedIn training for content and strategy
Or work with Jim to customize a training to fit the specific needs of your staff— from an intensive, one-day training to a set of sequential, comprehensive sessions over several days.
He can also provide online follow-up for all live professional development training sessions and workshops.
Ask about scheduling Jim for your next career training event.
Past Conference Presentations
Some of Jim’s past presentations include:
- Happenstance Happens: How We Can Help Our Clients Choose Majors or Occupations Using Happenstance
- Helping Clients Navigate Their Transitions
- The Magic of Card Sorts in Career Advising
- Can an ENFP Be a Forester?
- How to Choose a Major by Accident
- Providing Quality—and Affordable—Career Services for Your Clients
- Using Career Assessments to Help Clients Choose a Career or Major
- Understanding How Career Development is Connected to Academic Advising
- Career Advising Case Studies: Solving the Case
- An Introduction to the Holland Code
- An Introduction to a Results-based, 10-Step Program Planning Process
Clients
Some of the recipients of Jim’s training, consulting and speaking:
- New Hampshire Colleges and Universities Consortium
- Eastern Maine Community College
- Minnesota Career Development Association
- Wisconsin Career Development Association
- Rhode Island Career Development Association
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), Region 1
- Johnson State College in Vermont
- Mid Atlantic Career Counseling Association
- Maine Adult Education Association
- Maine Career Development Association (MCDA)
- Vermont regional group@ Green Mountain College
- MELMAC Education Foundation grant awardees
- New England Educational Opportunity Association (NEOA)
- TRIO Regional Conference
A veteran speaker and engaging presenter, Jim has also delivered inspiring and engaging speeches to dozens of groups, including parent-high school student events at colleges, Adult Education program graduations, educational honorary ceremonies and numerous educational conferences.
Are you looking for an interactive, practical, and fun workshop to motivate your group?
Jim’s seminars are unique and a great way to receive training (which includes interaction with other participants); without ever leaving your desk! Jim is knowledgeable, passionate about helping people with career related needs and his classes are well organized and very valuable. I have completed his Happenstance and Transition Theory seminars and both were very informative and convenient! With his seminars, you gain practical, useful information in a short period of time.
