New for 2007: We can now arrange career tryouts, which would place our clients in volunteer internships lasting 1 to 30 days. In this way, you get a chance to walk a mile in the shoes of your potential career. You can be either a silent observer or active participant, depending on your level of skills and courage. This will provide real work exposure and assimilation to the job site, helping to assess suitability and predict your job satisfaction. Call for fees, prerequisites, and possible internship slots in your location.

Invest In Your Future So Your Future Pays Off...

CareerMakeover (Michael Stinson and Associates) offers CAREER COUNSELING and related services to people just like you. Maybe you have been working for a while, but are ready for a change. You realize you don't want to spend the rest of your life in your current job. Or, you may be in high school, close to graduation, and don't have a clue where you go next. Your parents want you to get serious and go to college or trade school. You're not sure. We can help you make the right choice. INVEST in your FUTURE so your FUTURE pays off... START NOW!

Career counseling begins with a 30-45 minute office consultation or teleconference. You pay only $30.00. Together, we choose from our menu of services only what you need, then you pay our hourly rate for each office or telephone session. The time you invest in your future depends on your questions and needs. You need not commit to a set number of sessions. Our current hourly rate is $75.00, and package prices are available.

CALL US NOW FOR YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT
(530) 872-4531

You will be assigned your own personal Career Counselor and Coach. Sessions usually last one hour, although career and vocational testing may last 2 or 3 hours.

MICHAEL STINSON AND ASSOCIATES, in working with thousands of individuals, have answered these questions and more:

• How can I find my dream job or career now?
• What careers offer the most job security?
• How can I choose the right major in college?
• Is it possible to change careers after age 30? 40? 50? 60?
• How can I train for a great career in less than one year?
• How can I get into a union apprenticeship program?
• What careers pay the best salaries and benefits?
• What are some unique or emerging careers?
• How can I avoid burnout and be happy at work?
• What careers are a good match for my personality?
• Should I start my own business? How?
• Can you teach me how to identify and utilize my transferable skills?

1. What do you want to do?
2. What is stopping you from doing it?
3. What are you doing about it?

• Assume responsibility for your own career development and take charge.
• Imagine career ideas and feel free and safe to dream.
• Identify and use your favorite functional and adaptive skills.
• Deal with negative emotions or thoughts which inhibit your career process.
• Know how to determine steps to a career goal ... taking the path from where you are now to the career you really want.
• Choose work that has a deep sense of meaning and purpose ... finding the career you were born to pursue.