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The Stamford Innovation Center is partnering with iRelaunch
to introduce a groundbreaking career reentry initiative.
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The iRelaunch Return to Work Boot Camp will be offered in combination with The Stamford Innovation Center Roadmap Program, which includes the opportunity to interview for paid projects at a range of local employers at the program's conclusion.
The iRelaunch Return to Work (RTW) Boot Camp is an intensive workshop series that has been guiding participants to return to work success since 2009. RTW Boot Camp is a results-oriented, high-impact group coaching experience focusing on career assessment and job search tactics. The Boot Camp will be led by Michelle Friedman, a top rated, accredited executive coach who has led iRelaunch small group coaching programs since 2011. The no-fluff, content-driven curriculum draws on the strategies from iRelaunch co-founders Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin's acclaimed Back on the Career Track, the "Bible of Career Reentry," and their latest thought leadership since the book was first published in 2007.
The Stamford Innovation Center's (SIC) Roadmap Program offers technology, negotiation, and social media training, plus an introduction to job opportunities. The SIC will also offer a month of free co-working space and complimentary admission to one of SIC's extensive course offerings as part of the program.
The program focuses on three main parts:
- iRelaunch Boot Camp I: Assessing Career Options
- iRelaunch Boot Camp II: Job Search Tactics
- SIC Roadmap Program: Turning tactics into practice
Where: The Stamford Innovation Center, 175 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT 06901
When:
- Boot Camp Part I sessions Wed May 7, 14, 21, 28; 10 am to 12 pm
- Boot Camp Part II sessions Wed June 4, 11, 18, 25; 10 am to 12 pm
- SIC Roadmap sessions Wed, September 3, 10, 17, 24; 10 am to 12 pm
Registration Deadline is April 27, 2014. We are only taking 12 people for this pilot so don't delay.
All participants must start at the beginning of RTW Boot Camp I. There are no entry points before RTW Boot Camp II and before the SIC Roadmap Program.
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iRelaunch RTW Boot Camp I: Assessing Career Options
- Explore your career values and priorities through individual and group exercises
- Analyze your skills and interests to help determine the type and kind of work that best suits you
- Brainstorm and choose your best career fit, following the "3C's" of Relaunching: Control, Content and Compensation
- Leave with a clear direction for exploring opportunities, including fulltime and part-time employment, consulting and entrepreneurship
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iRelaunch RTW Boot Camp II: Job Search Tactics
- Improve your ability to network and market yourself
- Develop an effective "elevator pitch"
- Produce a professional-looking resume and cover letter
- Learn about in-person and online networking
- Prepare for interviews, including phone, Skype and in-person
- Leave feeling confident about competing in the job market
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Stamford Innovation Roadmap program: Executing the Plan.
- Update your computer skills with a Tech-reload
- Hands on deep dive into Linkedin for professional branding and successful job search
- Mastering negotiating skills and the new tech-office etiquette
- Exploring the opportunities of the startup ecosystem.
- Demo day and Interview sessions
- One month of free co-working space (a $200 value)
- Complimentary admission to one of SIC's extensive offering of evening classes (a $40 value)
* IMPORTANT: All participants are eligible to INTERVIEW for a paid project at the completion of the 12 week program; however project placements are not guaranteed. Compensation and duration of project may vary depending on employer.
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Cost:
Registration is now open. We expect significantly more demand than we can accommodate. This is a three-part program with the opportunity to interview at the successful completion of the third section, therefore we will give priority registration to those participants pre-registering for the entire program.
Sign up for all three parts of the training series up front for $1,497 plus 5% Eventbrite fees for credit card purchases (or you can skip the 5% Eventbrite fee and send a check). Or purchase each component "a la carte." Note for a la carte purchases: Payment must be made by May 21 for RTW Boot Camp II and June 18 for the SIC Roadmap Program. (Note refund policy below*). All participants must start at the beginning of RTW Boot Camp I. There are no entry points before RTW Boot Camp II and before the SIC Roadmap Program.
- RTW Boot Camp Part I : $549 plus 5% Eventbrite fees for credit card purchases (or 0% if you send a check)
- RTW Boot Camp Part II : $549 plus 5% Eventbrite fees for credit card purchases (or 0% if you send a check)
- SIC Roadmap Program: $549 plus 5% Eventbrite fees for credit card purchases (or 0% if you send a check)
Refund Policy:
1) Participants who pay for all three modules up front can get a full $1,497 refund, including the Eventbrite fee, if they cancel by the registration deadline, April 27.
2) Participants who register a la carte for RTW Boot Camp I can get a full $549 refund, including the Eventbrite fee, if they cancel by the registration deadline April 27. The same policy will be in effect for RTW Boot Camp II with the May 21 deadline and SIC Roadmap Program with the June 18 deadline.
3) No refunds can be made on the current module after the registration deadline.
4) If a participant received a discount for signing up for all three modules up front, but only takes one or two, then the participant will be charged the a la carte price for the module(s) already taken. The participant will be refunded the discounted price of the module(s) not taken, including the Eventbrite fee(s), if we are notified by the deadline for each.
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Background on iRelaunch Boot Camp coach Michelle Friedman, MA, CPCC
Michelle Friedman is a certified executive coach, organizational consultant, facilitator and speaker, with expertise in women's career paths. She is the founder of Advancing Women's Careers, LLC, an organizational consulting and executive coaching firm dedicated to advancing women into greater leadership roles in demanding industries. Her clients are located across the U.S., Canada, and Asia. Michelle has worked with clients in a variety of organizations, including Goldman Sachs, KKR, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, GE Finance, various hedge funds, the National Center for the Arts (Canada) and the Department of Justice (Canada), The Junior League, as well as privately held businesses and entrepreneurs. Michelle also designs and teaches workshops and facilitates ongoing coaching groups for professional women, including iRelaunch's Coaching Circles.
Michelle earned an M.A. in Organizational Psychology, with an emphasis on Change Leadership, from Columbia University. Previously, Michelle graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.S.B.A. in Marketing and a concentration in Psychology. Michelle lives in Westchester County with her husband, their three sons (ages 16, 14 and 12), and dog Lola.
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