This week at Pathways: Negotiating the Job Offer

Good Morning!

I hope you are well. It is very exciting to hear that many of you are receiving job offers! Make sure to join us this week for our Negotiating the Job Offer Lab, Wednesday, May 26th from 10am to 12pm.

Starting your job search, but not sure where to start? Need a refresher on key elements like resume development, networking, and or interviewing? The Career Transition Workshop for May is this week! Join us tomorrow, Tuesday May 25th and Thursday May 27th from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Look forward to seeing you!

Whenever I feel discouraged about meeting and attaining my personal or professional goals, I like to remember the words of Benjamin Mays, "The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach." Set attainable goals, keep reaching for the big ones--got it!

This Week at Pathways: Technology & Transition--Is Your Online Identity Helping or Hindering your Job Search?

Dear Clients,

Good morning! My motto today—Mondays will not just be the beginning of another week, but a fresh start where anything is possible!

Join us this week for our weekly events! Appointments? Don’t feel stuck, ask for help!

Job Search Support Group
Every Tuesday; 9am to 11am
Facilitator: Ron Ennis, Ph.D., CMF
No RSVP necessary!

How to Find and Evaluate a Franchise Opportunity
Wednesday, May 19th; 10am to 12pm
Facilitator: Page Nicol

Technology & Transition: Is Your Online Identity Helping or Hindering your Job Search?
Thursday, May 20th; 1pm to 3pm
Facilitator: Matt Morscheck, MS, CMP


We look forward to seeing you!


“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”

--Hannah More

This Week at Pathways: Job Search Support Group

Dear Clients,

How are you? It’s that time again, the Career Update for May is here—check it out! Join us this month at Pathways for or weekly events and labs. As requested, we have scheduled a Resume Lab: Defining Your Story and Negotiating the Job Offer with Jean Walker! Need a quiet place to work, come to the office for wifi and free coffee!

I am in need of some motivation! If you are like me, join us tomorrow for our Job Search Support Group facilitated by Ron Ennis, Ph.D., CMF, tomorrow Tuesday May 4th from 9-11am!

One of my favorite poems for thoughts…

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I look forward to seeing you in the office this week!

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”
--Arthur Ash

Career Update for May

►Resume Lab: Defining Your Story

Don’t underestimate your personal story! Your resume is one of your primary marketing tools and your first pitch to a prospective employer. Join us and get the necessary tips to defining your personal story and making your resume stand out!

Facilitator: Jean Walker, Ed.D., CMF
Thursday, May 13th, 1:00-3:00 PM

► How to Find and Evaluate a Franchise Opportunity

Want your own business, but don’t want to start from scratch? This workshop will provide you with key steps in finding and evaluating a franchise opportunity. Find out the critical “must know” areas for your research, where to find available franchise opportunities and the investment required, how to define your needs and the industry you select, and how to evaluate your personal and financial risk.

Facilitator: Page Nicol
Wednesday, May 19th, 10:00-12:00 PM

►Technology & Transition: Is Your Online Identity Helping or Hindering your Job Search?

Did you know that 83% of employers will “Google” your name at some point in the hiring process? What will an internet search reveal about you? Join us and practice ways to establish and enhance your online identity using LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, Blogs, and other resources. Have a laptop--don’t forget to bring it with you!

Facilitator: Matt Morscheck, MS, CMP
Thursday, May 20th, 1:00-3:00 PM

► Career Transition Workshop

The CTW is a core feature of your career transition services covering self-assessment, resume development, interviewing, negotiating, and more! It is recommended, though not required, that you attend all of the workshops, and attend them in the order listed. You are welcome to repeat workshops as often as you would like.

CTW: Tuesday, May 25th & Thursday, May 27th, 8:30-4:30 PM
Facilitators: Jean Walker Ed.D, CMF & Matt Morscheck, MS, CMP

► Negotiating the Job Offer

75% of job seekers do not negotiate their job offer. Are you among them? If so, that could be one of your first mistakes in the hiring process. Come and learn the best way to manage this very important process without losing sight of your value and not losing the job offer at the same time!

Facilitator: Jean Walker, Ed.D., CMF
Wednesday, May 26th, 10:00-12:00 PM

Do you have questions about your Services?

Contact Matt at mmorscheck@oipartners.net for a description of your services and your remaining services.

Individual Appointments:
All programs include individual one-on-one appointments with a career coach. To schedule an appointment, call us at (503) 221-8747 or email: pathways@oipartners.net

Job Search Support Group

A weekly gathering of Pathways/ OI Partners, Inc. clients focused on the development and implementation of effective job search strategies through peer group support. (Does not require a RSVP)

Facilitator: Ron Ennis, Ph.D, CMF
Every Tuesday, 9:00 -11:00 AM