Career Counseling in the 21st Century

You have just been retained as an external independent Career Consultant by the international career counseling firm or Whitney, Wakefield, Thomas & Associates. The firm’s strong international reputation has drawn an enquiry from Air Canada, Canada’s national airline. For economic reasons, the airline needs to reduce the size of its workforce. It is doing this by laying off 280 middle managers and offering older employees an early retirement package. The firm has assigned you to this file.

Your mandate is to provide a Career Development Proposal to address the needs of the early retirees and the terminated employees.

The Career Development Proposal should take the form of a professional report.

Rubric for this assignment

Expected outcome
Clearly identify the characteristics and the needs of each population
Develop measurable objectives to meet those needs

Suggest a plan for delivering the career planning services
Establish the content and the cost of the program,
Develop a supportive environment in which to introduce the new program
Develop assessment criteria to determine the effectiveness of the program

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