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This letter is from a customer who used my books through a class at the Burlington County One Stop Career Center in New Jersey.  According to the Manager,  Michael C. Lazarchick, Ph.D., "We have been doing a small group experience with the Carolyn's Workbooks and that service always gets high reviews."

"I have lived in New Jersey all my life (45 years), and in Burlington county 44 years. I have used Job Service since I was 13 years old, I was to young at the time, but that was my first experience at the job service on West Broad street in Burlington city. Since then I've gotten summer jobs, been involved in J.P.T.A., and utilized a lot of your services. When ever I was out of work, your services were the first place I went to find reemployment. I grew up poor in Burlington township, collage was'nt an option as money was not available, dropped out school to work, but got my G.E.D. The reason I'm sending this e-mail is, in all the years i've utilized Job Service, Follow your True Colors to the Work You Love, by Carolyn Kalil & Don Lowry is the best and most important thing or help I've ever gotten from the One Stop Career Center. Please do not discontinue allowing people to be exposed to and experencing this book and workshop. I wish I'd been exposed to this book earlier in my life, as I'm sure I would have made better choices and would have been enjoying work, instead of doing jobs I did'nt like or complained about. I was a tractor trailer driver for the last 11 years, I've worked for some not so good companies till I reached the top of my profession( I got my CDL-A through JTPA schooling), but still I was'nt happy to go to, or be at my job, but it was a paycheck to feed my family. My career as a truck driver was over, July 2007, due to bad company practices, my health and other reasons. I became depressed and did'nt know how to deal with it or what to do about it. I went to the One Stop Career Center. When I was told I'd be doing this color workshop, I thought it would be a waste of time.  I was totally wrong. It was the most insitefull, and insperational book and workshop I've ever been exposed to. As the workshop progressed, I started to see myself and my future in a different way. This book (and the Career Pointer booklet) gave me a much needed, insite to understanding myself, as to what direction I should be going with my job search, to be happy at work. My depression went away as now I have a plan for my short term and long term work goals , leading to my future career that will meet my monetary needs and I'll be happily working. This also gave me the tools to identify, understand, and how to relate to co-workers and other people of different colors on and off worksites.

Chapters 3,4,5 and the Career Pointer booklet, tought me so much about myself, that I did'nt, and needed to know. Chapters 6,7,& 8 tought me how to use what I learned in chapters 3,4,&5 to decide a direction I need to to go in to gain employment and be succesful and happy. The chart on page 129 was cunfusing and to hard to understand and apply.

Chapters 9 & 10 forced me to better understand what in my past lead me to who I am today. Chapter 11 showed me how I can realisically reach my long term goals . I felt the workshop was'nt long eough, maybe add 4 more classes, because I felt rushed each class. I and the other 3 people in this workshop we did'nt have time to fully express ourselves and have our questions answered fully as we did'nt want to take time from each other. I believe this should be exposed to unemployed persons as soon as possible when they go to the One Stop Career  Center.

Please, continue offering Carolyn Kalil's book, (the back cover has a price of $24.95 but it and the information in it are worth much more!) anyone who is exposed to this book and workshop will get something out of it. For me it changed everything, I feel empowered with the knowlege I received from this book & the workshop.
Thank you for giving it to me."
 

My program gives career development professionals a simple, accurate,  and very appropriate tool to identify the unique excellence in the clients they serve.  I provide products and services that help them  assist jobseekers in discovering the personality strengths and natural talents that lead them to success in the workplace.

As listed below, several workforce programs have adopted my materials that incorporate a  Personality System into the career development process.

I train and certify your staff to use my products in several areas of your delivery system including intake, assessment, and group facilitation.

The Certification Training covers

• Mastery in using the Inner Hero temperament system as a self assessment tool
• Group facilitation based on personality differences
• Applying the Inner Hero temperament theory in one-on-one career counseling/coaching sessions
• Identifying personality differences in self and others
• Discovering important values that motivate each of the 4 personalities and the unique skills they enjoy using
• Building self esteem and identifying out-of-esteem behavior in each personality
• Exploring career options that match personality strengths
• Correlation of Inner Heroes with Holland Themes, DOT,  Keirsey Temperaments and MBTI
• Other topics: Learning styles, decision making and goal setting/action planning
• Receive copy of Follow Your Inner Heroes™ To the Work You Love, plus The Workbook, and other materials
• Facilitator Certification

At Denver's Arapahoe/Douglas Works! office, one of the largest in Denver, my materials replaced their existing assessment products. They felt that their clients understand the template and can apply it to their lives.

Herb Goldsmith, at Arapahoe/Douglas Works!, said that they found the Career Pointer to be exactly what they needed.

Patrick Holwell, an assessment specialist, said "I've looked at every assessment tool available. It was unbelievable how well Carolyn's materials fit our needs."

This is a 12 page 8.5 x 11 inch booklet for use in groups or one-on-one career counseling/coaching.   It is designed to let the user proceed at their own pace and discover themselves. The clients write in this pamphlet and keep a permanent record of their results through this process.  Inside, there is a 21 question assessment where the client ranks the four choices from most like them to the least like them. This assessment is simple and accurate. It has been field tested and in use at the South Bay Workforce Investment Board in California with CalWorks clients, numerous college students and different military programs.  I've shown a couple of the questions below.

The last page ties it all together . It is a summary page where the client records all their results and also has a free form area for their notes.

The Career Pointer is sold in lots of 25.