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Career Strategists - Career Planning, Coaching and Marketing  
 

What We Do

Career Strategists is a career planning, coaching and marketing firm dedicated to helping you integrate who you are with what you do. We offer one-on-one strategy sessions and creative career planning to help you successfully navigate your career path. Our personalized services are tailored to meet specific client needs.

Do you love your job?
Career Strategists' owner, Renee Trudeau, believes your career should be an expression of who you are. Your brilliance, passions, personal interests and values can and should be present in your work. And, above all, your job should be enjoyable!

Many people work all week and can't wait for the weekends or evenings, when they can do what they really love. Why do so many of us exist in jobs that don't challenge us, are emotionally unhealthy or in which we simply have no personal interest?

Can you imagine waking up every morning, refreshed, excited and enthused about going to work? Trudeau believes it's not only possible; she is a living example of this truth.

Twice in her career, she has left high level positions where the rewards were great, but at the end of the work day, she was left feeling unfulfilled and out of touch with her values. She is now living her dream by helping others follow theirs. Trudeau believes your job shouldn't have to be a place where you check your values at the door. She is helping people everyday to successfully integrate who they are with what they do. At the end of your lifetime, you will have spent approximately 100,000 hours working-that's half the waking hours of your entire adult life! What are you waiting for?

Career Strategists' Personalized Services Include:

Career Consulting Options: Fees and Services (*)
Call or e-mail us today with questions or to discuss your individual needs.

Approach:  Renee’s business model was created specifically from a client-driven perspective. Her primary objective is to assist you in gaining greater clarity and focus regarding your work and to empower you to create a career that 1) leverages “what you do best,” 2) addresses your individual desires/needs and 3) is a fit for you professionally and personally.

Based on feedback from more than 2,000 Career Strategists clients over the past five years, Renee developed a client-driven model that allows her to:

  • spend more time focused on each individual client,
  • provide you with quick and easy access to the most requested and
    beneficial services and resources and
  • deliver focused, insightful and powerful coaching and consulting that
    is practical, inspiring and strategic

Career Coaching Packages 

Career Jump Start Package

  • Two personalized career strategy sessions with Renee Trudeau  (details here)
  • E-mail support during the period you are working with Renee (details here)
  • Access to Career Strategists’ password protected online Career Management Resource Center (details here on this premier service)
  • A complimentary subscription to Renee’s online newsletter “Career Management Resources.”     
  • Additional strategy sessions at the discounted rate of $275/session (includes e-mail support)   
  • A subscription to the CS Job Leads Service (a $250 value)     

    Personal Investment: $550

Career Launch Package

  • Four personalized career strategy sessions with Renee Trudeau  (details here)
  • E-mail support during the period you are working with Renee (details here)
  • Access to Career Strategists’ password protected online Career Management Resource  Center (details here on this premier service)
  • A complimentary subscription to Renee’s online newsletter “Career Management Resources.”           
  • Additional strategy sessions at the discounted rate of $275/session (includes e-mail support)                                                   
  • A subscription to the CS Job Leads Service (a $250 value)  

Personal Investment:  $1075

Career Quest Program *Best Value*
 

This in-depth, comprehensive program uses a balanced approach to explore and identify options and develop an action plan for career change or transition. This program is ideal if you are re-entering the workforce, transitioning to a new field or employment sector, thinking of starting your own business or experiencing a major life change. The personalized program includes:

  • A customized career blueprint for change/transition based on your needs
  • Six one-hour strategy sessions
  • Values, talent and skills inventories
  • Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, MBTI--assessment and interpretation
    ($325 value, details here)
  • Career development and visioning exercises
  • Supervised homework and customized resources
  • Coaching and feedback on career and personal branding topics
  • Idea generation and mind-mapping
  • Job search, resume and cover letter critique/assistance, if needed
  • Career marketing and planning
  • A customized hand-crafted personal branding statement ($300 value)
  • Access to Career Strategists’ password protected online Career Management Resource Center ($300 value; details here on this premier service)
  • A complimentary subscription to Renee’s popular online newsletter “Career Management Resources”            
  • E-mail support from Renee during the period you are working with her, at no additional charge (regular phone/e-mail coaching rate is regularly $300/hour)
  • One 30-minute phone coaching session ($150 value)
  • Additional strategy sessions at the discounted rate of $275/session        
  • A subscription to the CS Job Leads Service (a $250 value)

 A $3,500 value-- Personal Investment: $2500

Note: In almost all cases, career coaching and small business consulting are considered deductible expenses when filing your income taxes. Consult your accountant for more information.

A Single Career Strategy Session with Renee Trudeau

What Does A Strategy Session Include? 

  • Preparation and review time: Prior to your session Renee will spend 30 minutes of brainstorming/preparation time reviewing your intake materials and resume. She will develop initial, personalized strategies and suggested resources for you based on your stated needs (provided that you e-mail your materials 48 hours prior to meeting).
  • 1-hour coaching/consulting session with Renee:  A typical session includes coaching/strategizing, feedback and interactive exercises/homework to help you gain clarity and focus.
  • Personalized materials: You leave with customized handouts/resources (if applicable) and a mini “Action Plan” listing relevant networking or informational interview contacts, companies, books/resources and networking events/groups recommended during their session. (Note: Job search clients also receive specific “Job Search Resources” handouts developed by Renee specifically for the Austin market.)
  • e-mail follow-up: Renee follows-up each session with an e-mail correspondence detailing specific contact information or additional information on resources that were discussed during the strategy session.
  • A complimentary subscription to Renee’s popular online newsletter “Career Management Resources.”                                   

Personal Investment: $300

Career-related topics covered during a session may include, but are not limited to: career management or planning, marketing yourself and your talents (including resume/biography development), identifying your personal brand and crafting a branding statement, preparing for/making a career change, starting or re-energizing a job search, and starting and/or marketing a small business.           

*Ideal for NEW clients who only need to see Renee one time for a single session to cover such specific issues as 1) re-energizing or developing a job search plan/strategy, 2) developing and promoting your personal brand, 3) creating a resume that is a strategic marketing tool, 4) interviewing and tips on developing personal success stories, 5) salary negotiation and determining your market worth, 5) strategies for work/life balance, 6) improving job satisfaction or preparing for a performance review or 7)resources/strategies for marketing your small business.

 

Career Coaching Sessions Via Telephone and e-mail

Affordable, effective and convenient. Career strategy, small business marketing and work/life balance sessions are available via telephone and through e-mail. Clients find this vehicle highly effective and convenient for receiving targeted feedback on specific topics or for help with personal accountability and goal setting. Please visit with Renee regarding this consulting option and how we can best accommodate your busy schedule. Evening and early morning appointments are available.         

Cost: $150/30 minutes (coaching sessions are billed in 15 minute increments; there is a 30-minute minimum for phone coaching sessions)

Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)—a career planning/management tool  

We offer individual assessment/interpretation sessions and group workshops utilizing this highly effective assessment tool. See Renee for more information on group training and “Valuing Gifts, Understanding Differences,” a teambuilding workshop utilizing the MBTI. Click here for more information on the MBTI. Individual test, materials and session:   $325

Coaching and Consulting for Small Business Owners                      

More than one-third of Career Strategists’ clients are currently running or are in the process of launching a small business. Renee assists these clients in leveraging their “brilliance,” working less and making more, positioning and branding and creating businesses that support their professional and life goals. e-mail support and access to the Career Management Resource Center (which is packed with small business resources and information) is included in all small business packages. Click here for fees/services.

Services for Companies and Organizations

 

Outplacement and Career Services
Career Strategists offers assistance to human resource professionals and companies that are downsizing or restructuring. Services include providing employees with one-on-one counseling and job search assistance as well as group presentations and training. Please call today. We can make your job easier by providing support and resources to your employees during this challenging time. Popular workshop topics include:

  • How to Define a Job “Fit” and Identify Your Non-Negotiables
  • Job Search Strategies for the New Economy
  • The Product is You: Marketing Yourself to Potential Employers (includes resume tips)
  • Interviewing Your Potential Employer: What to Look for, What to Ask
  • Nonprofit, Corporate, Government or Small Business--Which Sector is Right For Me?
  • Preparing for a Successful Interview and Developing Personal Success Stories
  • Everything's Negotiable: Successfully Negotiating Salary, Benefits and Beyond
  • How to Prospect for and Conduct Effective Informational Interviews

Customized Presentations and Training
Career Strategists offers companies and organizations personalized workshops and presentations on a variety of career and life management topics. Sample presentations/workshops include:

  • Reclaiming Your Life: Strategies and Insights for Balanced Living
  • Surviving and Thriving in an Uncertain Economy (geared toward the small business owner)
  • Marketing Your Business from the Inside-Out (geared toward the small business owner)
  • Finding and Experiencing Passion in Your Life
  • Mentoring and Coaching for Managers
  • Job Search Strategies for the New Economy
  • Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to Enhance Teamwork
  • Work/Life Balance: A Process, Not a Goal
  • Seven Steps to Gaining Media Attention

For more information on hiring Renee for a workshop or presentation for your group, company or organization, click here or email christy@reneetrudeau.com

 

I Read Above that E-mail Coaching Is Included in the Packages, What Does That Mean?

All Career and Small Business Jump Start, Focus and Career Quest clients have complimentary e-mail access to Renee for support while they are seeing her (the current rate for e-mail/phone coaching is $150/30 minutes). For example, if you’re a Career Jump Start client and you see Renee for two sessions in January, you would have e-mail access to her for that month. If you see her for four sessions over a two-month period, you would have e-mail access for two months. This access is designed to support you with “quick feedback” between sessions.*

However, e-mail support is limited to specific questions. For example: “Do you know the name of a good recruiter in my field?”, “How do I determine a salary range for this position?”, “Do you have any contacts at ___company?”, “Can you recommend a book or resource to help me polish my image or improve my networking skills?” or “Who would you recommend I hire to design my web site and logo?”

If you have questions about more involved issues, you’ll want to schedule a 30, 45 or 60-minute phone or e-mail coaching session with Renee for more in-depth feedback. (For example: “How should I position myself for this job opportunity?” “What changes should I make to my resume?”, “What is the best way to approach setting up an informational interview?” or “I’m feeling stuck with my job search. What can I do to move forward?” or “What are some cost-effective ways to market my small business?”) Details here on phone/e-mail coaching sessions.

 

*Clients can expect to receive a response from Renee--during the workweek--within 24 hours on urgent issues and within 48 hours on non-urgent issues.

What Is the Benefit of Having Access to the Career Management Resource Center?

The Career Management Resource Center is a premier service available only to Career Strategists’ clients who purchase career or small business support packages. Divided into three areas: Career Planning and Job Search; Personal Branding and Small Business Marketing; and Work/Life Effectiveness and Life Balance, the center is a password protected online resource library containing dozens of outstanding how-to articles, flyers packed with career strategies/tips, inspirational articles, resource lists, step-by-step guides, practical information and more. All materials were developed and written by Renee Trudeau specifically for her clients. The information includes timely and relevant resources addressing clients’ most requested coaching questions and topics. Here are a few titles for some of the articles you can access:

  • Making a Successful Career Change; also, How to Jump Start a Career Change
  • Top Job Search Strategies for Austin and Information on Free Job Search Resources
  • Seven Career Mistakes to Avoid; also How to Increase Your Value in the Eyes of Your Employer
  • How to Maximize Networking Opportunities; also, Facing/Overcoming Fears
  • Work/Life Balance Strategies; also, Keeping the Passion in Your Profession
  • Salary Negotiation Tips and How to Determine Your Market Worth
  • Personal Branding Checklist and Creating a Resume that Sells You
  • Resources and Tips for Launching and Marketing a Small Business in Austin
  • Surviving and Thriving in an Uncertain Economy: For Small Business Owners
  • Interviewing: Questions to Answer, Questions to Ask and Tips on Informational Interviews

 

What Can I Expect When Working with Career Strategists?

By choosing to set aside dedicated time to realize your career and life dreams, you are investing in your future. The time that you spend with Renee Trudeau is exclusively devoted to helping you explore, brainstorm, prospect, plan, strategize and take action toward your desired goal. We offer a complementary left-brain/right-brain approach to career/life management that integrates practical business and marketing strategies with empowering personal insights.

Through working with Renee Trudeau (CS owner), you gain direct access to a seasoned career coach, creative business strategist and a personal publicist/marketing consultant. Renee will draw on her marketing, career/personal development and business expertise to offer expert assistance through:

Coaching you and providing straight-forward, caring, constructive feedback and resources/solutions to help you gain clarity and focus on your next steps.

Supporting you in "where you are now" on your career/life path. For some, that means being there for you when you decide to make a radical change, for others it means assisting you in reframing your perspective about your current work/life situation.

Strategizing with you on your goals, timeline, action plan, options and providing resources and specific contacts and tools when/if needed.

Helpful Information About Career Strategists

Career Strategists' Purpose Statement
To assist and support clients in integrating who they are with what they do by providing strategic, creative career/life planning and coaching; active listening; superb marketing expertise; and honest, straightforward communication in a trusting and respectful environment.

Career Strategists is owned and operated by Renee Peterson Trudeau.

Current Rates for Services: Payment is due at time of service. Payment of checks and cash are accepted. Returned Checks: There will be a $25.00 charge for all returned checks.

Hours: Office hours are 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., by appointment only. Special arrangements may be made for appointments outside of normal business hours.

Rescheduling Appointments: Please call at least 72 hours (3 business days) in advance when needing to reschedule an appointment so we are able to fill your scheduled time slot and deliver optimal service to all our clients. If an appointment is not cancelled at least 72 hours in advance, the client will be billed for 50% of their session rate. Thank you for respecting our time and yours.

Confidentiality: We completely respect and acknowledge our clients' need for privacy. Your relationship with Career Strategists, as well as all phone, e-mail and in-person conversations, is completely confidential.

Communication/Feedback: We welcome open, honest communication and encourage clients to ask questions about any aspect of their experience with our firm. We look forward to your feedback on how we can better serve you. Please don't hesitate to contact Renee Trudeau at any time regarding the service you receive or to ask for an evaluation form so you can provide us with comments or suggestions. We support a continuous improvement business model.

Workshops/Seminars: In addition to one-on-one strategy sessions, Renee Trudeau also develops and presents seminars and workshops for companies and organizations. Workshops can center on career management/fulfillment, work/life balance, team building, small business or marketing/public relations topics. We also offer career services/outplacement assistance for companies who are downsizing. Please visit with Renee Trudeau for further details.

Referrals/Testimonials: Referrals and testimonials are greatly appreciated. The majority of our clients are referred to us by current and past clients. Thank you for these personal recommendations!

Gift certificates are available for all Career Strategists' services.

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