No. Your former employer is paying for your career transition support but you are the client and what you share with your career coach or resume writer at CareerJoy stays between you and those professionals.
Welcome to the [CQ] Learning Hub
We’ve spent the last 20+ years researching who succeeds in making thoughtful career transitions and why.
Our goal? One simple idea - to help make work better for you.
In providing you with resources and on-demand content - we meet you where you are with what you need.
[CQ] The Career Intelligence Platform is designed to provide you with the knowledge, resources, and tools you need to find & land the right role, sooner, with less stress and with the best possible package.
Think of this as your personal resource centre so you can utilize your 1-1 coaching time for maximum impact.
The magic happens when you take your fears, hopes, and questions to your 1-1 sessions with your dedicated [LQ] Certified Career Coach. Your coach is an integral part of combining [CQ] and turning information into transformation.
One final idea: you will have good days & challenging days - that’s normal!
You’re human.
Put one foot before the other consistently - lean into your coach and community.
It takes a village to build your career.
Your Resume
The obvious first step in moving forward with your job search is to "dust" off your resume and LinkedIn and review your personal brand and all the digital brand elements that go along with it.
Let's face it; you’re probably thinking - I'll drop it in ChatGPT, get it all fancy again, or ask my friends to give me their opinion, etc.
The challenge - 100,000+ other people are doing precisely that right now and everyone's looking and sounding very similar.
I am a … blah blah blah.
In reality, hiring managers are busy and distracted - you have 2 seconds to get their attention.
This is where we come in and do the work.
You will communicate with our branding team to get your brand to where you want it to be.
You get to choose - We can help present you in the best possible light. You may have just updated your digital profile and resume, you could be looking to simply modernize what you have, or are considering a completely new career direction and need a whole new brand identity.
To serve you in the best way we can, we've provided two options (as well as in French or English) for you to choose from:
Resume Refresh
Fast Turn-Around, Quick & Easy
If you're looking to refresh/update your resume quickly, this is the option for you.
Take a few seconds to complete the form and submit the most recent version of your resume.
Full Resume Service
Full Resume & Cover Letter
This service is meant for someone who might need a little more help with their personal branding and resume. This involves a more in-depth process and transfer of information in order to produce a new resume and cover letter.
Step 1: Download the [CQ] Resume Building Tool and complete it fully.
Step 2: Complete the form to submit your information, Resume Building Tool, and copy of your most recent resume to get assigned a writer.
[CQ] Career Intelligence Resources
Please go at your own pace to review the modules below. These are intended to provide you with additional resources to meet you where you're at and provide additional support throughout your transition journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
Organizations with people-first cultures provide programs like this to help their former team members transition into new roles.
They want to help their former employees transition into the right role at a new organization in less time and with less stress. Additionally, they want to thank you for the contribution you made to the organization.
• You do not need to get started right away, once you "opt-in" to your program you have a year to complete your coaching sessions and have your resume written.
• Once you "opt-in" CareerJoy will reach out to get you started, but the pace with which you move through the program is set by you. For example, you could tackle the resume builder ASAP or do it in a couple of weeks; or, book your coaching sessions right away or at a future date. This is your program and it is flexible with your schedule.
If you already have a job lined up, you can opt-in to have your resume professionally updated and book a session with your coach to help negotiate your compensation package.
Navigating a career pivot is a really great time to work with a career coach who can help provide structure and insight when considering a new path.
- Writing your resume/cover letter
- Updating your LinkedIn
- Networking
- Evaluating Job offers and opportunities
- Interview Preparation
- Salary negotiation
- New and different career paths.
- Onboarding in a new role