PDS - Outplacement, Executive Search & Career Development - Professional Development Strategies

Professional Development Outplacement-La Quinta, California

Bill_Jeffries — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:55:15 +0000

PDS just completed two day workshops for the City of La Quinta, California. It was exciting in many ways because it was our first adventure working with City employees being downsized due to reorganization. We have worked with numerous Not for Profits organizations but this was a first. We were impressed with the quality of professionals in the city government and the varied backgrounds and successes they have achieved. I am more convinced than ever, governments should offer outplacement to each downsized employee they have because they are no different that private sector professionals. City of La Quinta, we loved the hospitality and the beautiful community in which you live.

Why do some get positions and others don’t?

Bill_Jeffries — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:59:03 +0000

Have you ever wondered why some people get jobs while others just can’t seem to secure a quality position? Some people believe it’s just a matter of posting resumes online or responding to advertisements they see on all of the job boards. The professionals that actually find and secure quality positions build a “marketing plan”. Look in the mirror if you have been searching for over three (3) months, it could be the marketing material you are introducing yourself with, maybe you don’t fit the jobs being advertised but think you do. Frustration sets in, confidence goes south and next thing you know you are willing to undersell your value and capability just for a “job”. This is 2012 not 2005, finding an ideal fit requires you to have an actual marketing plan, be aggressive and feature the proper marketing collateral to introduce yourself. It’s time to control everything about your search.

Bill Jeffries-Managing Partner/Career Transition-PDS in Tucson

Outplacement Benefits for the Displaced Employee – Professional Development Strategies of Tucson

Bill_Jeffries — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:16:48 +0000

The biggest benefits employees get from outplacement evolve around attitude,
according to Tucson-based career strategy firm Professional Development
Strategies. Outplacement counseling reinforces self-worth, promotes hope
in the future, deters feelings of depression and presents a forum for
venting anger felt toward the former employer. Through what Professional
Development Strategies calls a “step-by-step process,” career
transition programs force participants to re-examine skills and interests
and rethink how to market themselves as they identify industries and
positions to target with a career coaches guidance. Participation
provides daily structure lost with unemployment. Professional Development
Strategies advises patience and perseverance: “The rule of thumb is
one month of job search for each $10,000 in salary.”

Tucson Outplacement Services – Professional Development Strategies

Bill_Jeffries — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:55 +0000

It’s important for companies / organizations to understand the critical need for outplacement services with respect to their displaced employees. Not only does it assist the individual with a professional approach to the job search it leaves a positive image for the company/organization in the community where the company resides. What sets Professional Development Strategies apart from other outplacement services? Our certified and licensed professional staff enjoys the opportunity to work with individuals face to face when possible or Skype when out of state or country. We realize that each person has their own needs and it is incumbent on us to customize our entire process around those individuals. Professional Development Strategies handles all levels of employees, from the producers to the executive suite. Our method of “Branding“, let’s the person actually see their professional value along with the numerous capabilities and potentials for future company and personal growth. The marketing materials are structured to highlight the essence of who they really are and sets them apart. PDS also takes great pride in the way we handle both the interview and negotiation preparation. We also offer on-site assistance working directly with Human Resources when the downsizing occurs. We will meet with each individual immediately after the event occurs to reassure them that they now have a confidential outlet to assist them in this difficult time. PDS offer packages from group seminars on location, to thirty, sixty or ninety days and for executives six month agreements. If you are searching for an outplacement company that actually cares about their ex-employee, contact us for plans we will tailor to fit the company needs. Professional Development Strategies, working for people in need of a professional search and marketing plan.

Bill Jeffries of Tucson and PDS: Employment (Who’s Working-Who’s Not)

Bill_Jeffries — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:17:54 +0000

The job market is reviving, unemployment Nationally is now at 8.3% and continuing to fall, so who’s getting those quality positions and who isn’t. Let’s start with age and work our way to education. Surprisingly the employment rate for senior professionals 55+ is at 94% as of March while the younger professional is struggling. People ages 25-34 employed as of today stands at 91%, while the age group, 35-54 stands at 92%. The question you have to ask yourself, “Why is the largest group of unemployed professionals under 55″? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people in the younger demographic tend to use modern search methods with no real focus on selling their value or skills they have at their disposal. The 55+ professional realizes he or she may need professional help to continue to advance themselves in the work force and will seek help to design a marketing resume, coach up to sell the value they bring based on numerous successes they have had in their career to date. Generally the senior professional puts more focus and commitment into the search. According to Federal Government studies, the 25-34 job seeker believes all they need is a degree to secure a position. True, it helps to have a degree because the unemployment rate for those holding one is only 4.2% vs high school grads at 8.3%. However, those professionals who understand how to market their value, capabilities and continued potential to grow an organization end up with the satisfying jobs that challenge and pay them accordingly in today’s marketplace, degree or no degree.

Professional Development Strategies (PDS) of Tucson, Arizona, is a professional mid to executive search firm, and we work with all industries and age groups to advance their career. Here is an example of some of the companies are clients have secured positions with in the past 45 days: Ventana Medical, Sunquist, Booz Allen Hamilton, NCI, 5-Star Quality Healthcare, InBalance, Med-Synergies, Next Med, KVOA-TV, KOLD-TV, we could continue but you get the point. Our methodologies are universal and custom to your needs and desires. It never hurts to have an assessment of your career from a professional. Go to our Career Search page and send us your information or call 395-0740, it will be the best thing you have done for your career, ever.

The “Happy Client” Letters Keep Coming to Professional Development Strategies

Bill_Jeffries — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:45:04 +0000

John, Keli and Bill:

This morning I accepted an offer for emplyment from Raytheon
Missle Systems. I cannot thank you all enough for everything you’ve done to
help me during my recent search. Of most importance to me was your
encouragement and prodding during a very difficult time for me.

I’m not sure I would have made it through without your
professionalism, sage advice and willingness to go above and beyond.

Again, my sincere thanks and appreciation.

Bill Jeffries of Tucson & PDS—The Job Search Plan

Bill_Jeffries — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:27:30 +0000

Does the Search approach Sound Like You?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_PqbKm9A-E

Bill Jeffries of PDS- Building Your Brand

Bill_Jeffries — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:33:49 +0000

The reason most executive job-seekers are horrible brand-builders is that they
are blindsided by the daunting sense of urgency brought on by the paradigm of
modern day job hunting. You must separate personal promotion (brand building)
from job hunting altogether. Job hunting, by definition and incident, is a
frustrating process of sifting fool’s gold from the internet while contacting
people who you think might have a job for you today, right now, instantaneously!
Looking for a job this way is like trying to find your soul mate/husband/wife on
www.Girlofmydreams.com. Sure you’ll go on a few dates, but they are usually
superficial at best. The hungry executive becomes so focused on pursuits of the
job that he/she sometimes misses the much bigger picture. A successful personal
brand building campaign must be completely separate from job hunting.

Personal promotion is wholly a process of aggressively exercising
your ready-made brand muscle amongst the people who know you; a progression of
relentlessly leveraging your brand (YOU). Personal branding done right is not just notifying people and having a pleasant conversation about the weather. Rather, it’s about connecting on a personal level and coming away with
two or three solid referrals. When personal branding is done properly, an
outreach to just twenty of your best network contacts may necessitate a full
time assistant just to sustain the referral activity. PDS recently had a client
who needed help for the spouse just to keep up! Does this describe what’s
transpiring in your career search?

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Bill Jeffries of Tucson/PDS-Mark Letter

Bill_Jeffries — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:16:21 +0000

Mark H, PMP
. Vail, AZ 85641

Professional Development Strategies
7400 N. Oracle Road Suite 322

Tucson, AZ 85704

Dear Mr. Singer,

I’d like to thank you and your staff for your assistance in preparing me to enter the civilian
job market. After 30 years in the United States Air Force I needed someone to de-militarize
me and teach me how to brand and market myself in the civilian world. Your ability to
analyze my strengths and weaknesses, provide coaching, and guide me through my transition
was both self-discovering and fruitful as it led me into a career path I will enjoy.

You could have just handed me my resume and pointed me to the door. But you didn’t.
Under your tutelage, I learned to analyze myself, my professional experiences and actively
participate in the writing of my resume and development of my interviewing skills,
techniques and strategies.

The same goes for my marketing and networking campaign. Lisa taught me what I needed to
do to get myself noticed in a pool of 100s of thousands of candidates. Her insight as to how
professional networking sites are used was very intuitive and taught me how to setup my
profiles to get the most exposure.

I learned a lot about myself, where I want to go professionally and how to get there under
your guidance -Thank you! Mark H.

Bill Jeffries, Managing Director of Professional Development Strategies in Tucson

Client Offer Letter– Bill Jeffries, Tucson-PDS

Bill_Jeffries — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:13:18 +0000

.Bill, John and Keli

I have received the offer letter from Ventana Medical and have attached for your review. The recruiter was able to get the salary figure up to XXXXXX which exceeds the figure that John and I discussed yesterday.
The immediate issue is that I need to sign this document, get it back to Ventana Medical this afternoon. I am completely comfortable with this offer and I am ready to sign the offer letter however I do want to review the package with John prior to finalizing.
Arnold