• Have you been made redundant?

• Are you afraid of being made redundant?

• Is your place of work so stressful you’re seriously thinking of moving on?

• Has your organisation failed to provide you with effective outplacement support?

Learn the Secrets of Successful Job Hunting to Help You Land Your Next Job Faster

Come to this unique one day workshop and learn the secrets of successful job hunting. Our one-stop practical workshop brings together all the skills you need in just one day to help you land your new job sooner.

The workshop covers everything you need to know for your next career move and you will be equipped to take an important step to move your career forward.

Beat the Job Crunch and take control of your career success!

Join us for this one-day Workshop in central London on 24th September 2009.

You will learn how to maximise your personal assets, experience, preferences and presentation to make the best possible impact on potential employers.

Handling Change

Being told that your job is redundant can come as a great shock. You now have to face a very real change in your life. Often, with a change such as losing your job, you can feel a sense of loss of control. Things are no longer as they were. We have all to come to terms with a different set of circumstances. We can even feel quite helpless and powerless to be able to do anything constructive about our new state of affairs.

"We at Corporate Alchemy have helped thousands of individuals to understand the reactions that naturally happen when we experience change.

We all handle change differently and some of us will move quickly through and find our feet again. Others can remain "stuck" at one point and find it difficult to move on. Attending this workshop will help you to take control of the situation and to influence what happens next."

In life there are a great many things about which we have no control whatsoever – i.e. the current economic climate. But we have total direct control over ourselves, our attitude, approach and actions. This one day workshop will enable you to focus on those aspects that you can influence and control. You will then move from a position of powerlessness to one of powerfulness.

Are you ready to take the next step on your career path? Click here to register your interest to attend this vital workshop.

How it Happened

Penny Sophocleous the CEO of Corporate Alchemy and Roz Morris, Managing Director of TV News London were discussing the current economic environment and the variation in support given to individuals whose jobs were being declared redundant. We felt keenly the pain and confusion of those now out of work. We wanted to help.

It seemed obvious that there was a real need for a process to help people think through, plan and execute all the various components of getting back to work. So we each called upon several of our experts who achieve brilliant results in each of their specialist areas, brought them together with the intention of designing one event where participants can gather all the tools and think through their strategy for re-employment. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to access their specialist expertise at specially discounted rates following this event.

Getting clear on who you are, what motivates you, what drives you to succeed? You will empower yourself through clarifying your goals, your innate desires and long term aims. You will undergo some self assessments that will strengthen your self-awareness, uncover your skill-set and help you to market yourself more effectively.

Know where to find new job opportunities. Learn how to market your CV using the Internet. Know what a great job, culture and company looks like for you! Know what your personal gifts, contributions and impact can be on others and the range of transferable skills that you will be taking to your new role.

How do you make your CV sell you successfully to a busy employer or agency? How can you make your CV stand out, without ruining your credibility?

You will find out what a great CV should look like and begin editing your own. You will take away several options for what your CV should include and how it should look.

There’s nothing more likely to shatter your confidence in the interview than being asked a question and not knowing how to answer it. Or worse, you answer instinctively, only to realise later that you haven’t really done yourself justice.

At the workshop, you will understand what the recruiter is looking to learn about you. You will save time by finding out how to prepare the answers to classic “difficult” questions and even prepare some answers of your own on the day.

Learn how to enter the interview with confidence knowing you have sensible answers to difficult questions.

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Selection tests and personality questionnaires are common these days and they are more frequently being used online.

If you’re not used to doing tests, or have never been through an Assessment Centre process, then it can be daunting.

You will have some practice and be able to present yourself better at an Assessment Centre. You will reduce the trepidation of taking tests by becoming familiar with the processes involved. By understanding how your results are likely to come out, you can prepare answers to the obvious questions that may arise.

This section of the day is intended to help you to be better prepared.

Learn how to maximise your personal appearance for professional environments. Your dress, grooming and body language are the first things noticed about you, so you need to make sure that they say the right thing.

A key aspect of obtaining a job is to have a good personal image when you meet potential employers. You will acquire the skills to portray yourself at your best, giving consistent messages through your look and behaviour.

Take away a wealth of tips on etiquette and manners appropriate to the business environment, especially interviews and business lunches.

Discover which is your unique image from a range of styles and how best to dress for success, helping you to stand out for all the right reasons. You will truly know how to create an authentic and positive impression.

First impressions are lasting impressions – you want that first impression to be not just a good one, but also a great one. So it is vitally important to recognise the organisation’s culture and their expectation of appropriate dress, so we will give you the knowledge to create a credible professional appearance for the context, without losing your individual style.

Discover how your body language and vocal impact are related. You will take away exercises to raise your energy and positivity to make a big impact. You will also have an opportunity to learn a routine for relaxing, energising and focusing before an important interview or meeting.

Identify key 'tension areas' in your body and how they affect your voice and presence. Keeping tension in different parts of your body results not only in you giving negative non-verbal messages but also affects the quality of your voice. By adopting these top tips/rules for good posture and vocal usage, you will feel empowered, grounded, confident and professional.

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You will be taken through the techniques for successful networking in business and shown how to spot, make and keep useful contacts who can help you in your business career.

You already have a huge network of friends, colleagues, business associates – learn how to leverage your connections and engage their help to find your next role.

You will work through how to make the very best of your contacts in order to get that job interview. You will also be given help to maximise your impact when you are in front of interviewers.

And for some, you will engage in Interview practice demonstrations, using video and constructive feedback to help formulate your messages.

If you would like to practice your job interview techniques and be interviewed on camera as part of the Beat the Job Crunch Workshop, then sign up here, and you may be one of those picked for Roz’s Interview Practice Session during the Beat the Job Crunch workshop.

You will receive personal insights and heightened awareness of how you come across and how to raise your game. You will receive a process to help you gain clarity of your own capabilities and strengths, so you can better portray them to others. You will engage in a range of exercises through which you will gain a deeper understanding of what’s important to you and access your own courage and belief to move forward constructively.

You will engage in invigorating exercises that will energize and motivate you to take action. You may even contract with a Buddy to help keep you on track after the event. You will feel stimulated, animated and vitalised as a result of the whole day, so you can activate your action plans immediately.

One of the opportunities of having so many talented and accomplished individuals together in a room for the day, is to ignite connection and support, to strengthen your resolve. You will find allies, potential friends and supporters to stimulate your job search and inspire you to continued action. With them, you will be able to share knowledge, contacts and information. Further contacts after the Workshop day will be encouraged and you will also be able to share your action steps and successes. You can also ask for specific help from the community of workshop participants.

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Penny Sophocleous BA Hons, PCC       Penny is the founder and CEO of Corporate Alchemy, an executive coaching and training business, which she established 10 years ago. Prior to this she had 18 years experience in business, chiefly in marketing, financing and strategy. She is passionate about people development and works with leaders and senior executives of international corporations and professional services firms. Penny has facilitated groups, led workshops and delivered courses and seminars in the UK, USA and Australia. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and also presents workshops for the International Coach Federation. Penny’s style is warm, empathic and supportive. She strongly supports clients to face up and overcome self imposed limitations. Her one-to-one coaching work supports clients to exceed even their own expectations. Penny will lead the workshop and is the ‘go-to person’ for any special help.

"Penny has helped me squarely face and own up to interpersonal issues holding me back, both at work and at home. Penny's gentle questioning style is disarming. She has the ability to confront hard issues without causing offence … she was also there with practical tools and ways to get me on track to much healthier productive relationships." Oliver Bradley, Unilever UK Limited "It has strengthened my ambitions, goals and career aspirations. My confidence has shot up! I no longer have any fears. .. Excellent! I would recommend it to anyone wishing to change their daily approach. A must for high achievers and those willing to change." Alpa Raja, Director, Vantis plc "I certainly feel more in control of my work, my team and my relationship with my boss. Although I feel there is still more work to do to increase my standing with senior colleagues, my personal impact has definitely raised a significant level. This has been noted by my boss, plus I can ‘feel’ the difference." Helen Oldfield, Marketing Manager, Institute of Leadership and Management

Roz Morris BA Hons, FRSA       Roz is an expert on networking with vast experience as a trainer, covering media training, presentation training and interview training. She works with people at all levels, from chief executives to press officers and enables them to be spokespeople for their organisations. Since founding TV News London in 1992, she has combined a distinguished career as a broadcaster on television and radio with the provision of training for organisations within both the public and private sectors. Roz has been a news reporter and presenter for BBC TV, ITN, Thames TV, and Tyne Tees TV. She has been a feature writer for the Evening Standard and a staff reporter and feature writer for The Observer and The Guardian, where she was the youngest reporter on both papers. Having been an accredited trainer for the Independent Television Association, Roz is a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Roz has been actively involved in City Women’s Network since 2004, one of the first professional women’s networking organisations and has been Vice President since 2008. She continually uses her networking experience and skills in the PR field to gain wide publicity for CWN.

Powertraveller “I certainly gained a much better understanding of how to engage with the media in an interesting and effective manner; to relate the information in a more conversational and as you say anecdotal manner. I am sure Jane will ensure I do not revert back to type and prepare a shopping list of answers! The course was of great value and I found it very interesting to see how other members of the course came out of themselves and in the end had genuine self belief in being able to represent their organizations. It has been a long time since I did any formal training and clearly I should do a lot more. Thank you and for all your efforts and patience.” JERRY RANGER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE Johnson King Roz is the lead trainer on our Broadcast PR workshops “TV News London's broadcast PR courses are a great way to meet working TV producers and gain real insight into the workings of a TV studio. The course has helped us develop a much better understanding of how to target broadcast PR opportunities." MIKE KING, MANAGING DIRECTOR The British Library "An organisation like the British Library has a high national and international profile and our curators and frontline staff have benefited greatly from the training provided by TV News London, enabling the Library to offer a range of faces and voices that interview with confidence and ease." HEAD OF PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Shirley Huntington BA FCIPD       Shirley’s career commenced as an HR graduate trainee with Glaxo. She has gained wide HR experience both within the public and private sectors. At First Data Corp she was responsible for recruiting large numbers of staff, including graduates, IT and business specialists, as well as senior executives. She is experienced in delivering change management programmes for a number of organisations and has had to personally deal with redundancies and its aftermath on individuals who leave and on those who stay. She was Group Training & Development Manager at Jarvis plc, responsible for implementing a learning culture within the organisation. Her specialism during the last ten years has been training and development including management, design and delivery of training programmes. This has also included programmes for those leaving work and preparing to find other roles, both at a group and individual level. Shirley is one of the few individuals qualified by the British Psychological Society to Full Level B in occupational testing and provides psychometric assessment support to government and corporate organisations. This includes developing and operating Assessment Centres, so she really does know what client companies are looking for from job applicants. She is also a business coach to senior executives who require assistance with career direction.

“The sessions that we had have certainly been of value to me and much of what was said is still with me and is helping me. One thing is clear to me, the fact that I do feel more confident and able to manage (or stand on my own two feet) is, in no small part, down to the help and advice that you have given me. Thanks again for your help” Senior individual at large government council “Thank you very much for everything this morning (especially sorting out my CV), I found it all extremely useful, and would not hesitate to recommend you and your company to any of my colleagues.” IT Specialist from a major borough council “Thank you for all the guidance and advice that you provided. Fingers crossed that it all works out for me as I now realise that being made redundant may be the best thing to have happened. I realise that I am truly lucky that things have worked out this way - it could have been so much worse.” Individual from regional law firm “Shirley took my 18 year old daughter through some self-assessment and personality questionnaires. As a result she now has a much clearer picture of what interests her and which kind of career direction she will take. It was so much more valuable for her to do this with someone other than her mother!" Maths teacher and mother of three

Angela Marshall       Angela Marshall is a leading image consultant. After a successful career in banking, she founded her business, Appearance Management, in 1995. She has made a unique contribution to our understanding of image with her two books, one for men and one for women called “Being Truly You – Discovering Your Own Unique Wardrobe Personality”. Unusually, Angela advises as many men as women. Her client list includes senior executives in blue chip companies, professionals from the law and accountancy specialism, as well as politicians. The way we dress gives out powerful messages about ourselves and Angela highlights how valuable this knowledge is in the business sphere. She also presents at conferences and sales events, principally to raise awareness of the impact of each employees’ personal image has on the corporate brand.

“Angela covered all areas of appearance and its impact when doing business. Her presentation is both informative and entertaining. Everyone listening on the day learnt something and I have seen a marked improvement in turn out since the event.” Don Kinnersley, Deloitte “I recently attended a presentation that Angela gave, and found it extremely informative. Angela injects a real enthusiasm into her work, and she combines this with a personalised approach. It makes you realise that she is passionate about what she does, and this can only have a positive effect on her client work.” Katrina Walker, PR Director “A very informative course, covering a wide range of subjects.” “A very useful workshop, beneficial for all “levels” within the business.” “I look forward to putting into practice what I have learned. “ Course Attendees

Susan Heaton Wright       Susan has been an opera singer performing professionally as a soloist throughout UK, France, Italy, Spain and USA, and a professional actress, prior to working in the business sector. She uses her experiences, knowledge, and vocal expertise to train teams and individuals in a range of vocal and communication skills. She shows how to use the voice effectively through her personal experience as a performer, to enable them to communicate effectively using their voices in a number of situations. She uses physical and imaginative techniques to help develop the vocal capabilities of individuals, set goals, support and develop self evaluation. This enables individuals to overcome ‘stage fright’ before public speaking and presentations. She helps clients gain self-knowledge of their voice and to fulfil their potential in using it to greatest effect. She has also produced CD recordings on vocal and physical preparation for Presentations and Public Speaking, vocal health and creating a voice that audiences want to listen to. Her clients include directors of multi-national companies, senior civil servants, directors of SMEs, ambitious graduates and managers wishing to make an impression with their voice in business. Susan is a Women’s Enterprise Ambassador for EEDA.

“When I saw the plan of the day, I knew it was going to be good, but this surpassed all expectations. You were a star! Thank you!” N Stone. Partner, Mills and Reeves LLP "Susan was great for me. Not only did she have all the technical and practical knowledge to improve the impact of my voice, but her supportive style got us working well together right from the start." Partner at BDO Stoy Hayward. 2009 “Right at the start Susan made me feel comfortable, she has a warm and friendly style, she is also very humorous and that certainly helped in encouraging me to try the exercises that took me out of my comfort zone. So through using these skills and her very thorough knowledge of voice she was able to encourage me to take a risk and try a variety of vocal techniques. I discovered I had a voice!” Alix Nadelman, Leap Coaching and Development Limited “I have always had difficulty speaking loudly and clearly, for example when giving presentations, or even in conversation in noisy environments. Using Susan’s techniques, I am on the way to overcoming this problem and can already project my voice with much less effort. Susan created an atmosphere where her students were able to try out the techniques without feeling self-conscious. It was a very enjoyable as well as a useful way to spend a day.” Peter Burton, Management Consultant, Statec Limited

So will you accept our invitation?

Here’s what you’ll get on the day:

• A full day packed with useful information to help you find your next job sooner.

• A practical, interactive format that will get you started while you’re at the workshop, so you leave with the process already under way.

• Access to five experts with huge experience of helping people in all sectors and roles to improve their lives and performance.

• Free half hour one-to-one session with one of the speakers post event

• Full notes and a workbook to take away to help you put the learning into practice when you get home.

• Lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

Are you ready to join us on Thursday September 24th in central London?

We will confirm the venue and give you full joining instructions nearer the date. It will be a location that will provide easy access by public transport. The day will start at 8.30am and will run right through until 6.00pm. We know that’s a long day, but by the end you’ll know that it was worth it.

“OK, it sounds great! What’s my investment going to be?”

To have more than seven hours of coaching with these experts would normally cost at least £1,400. Bearing in mind the quality of the five speakers and the interactive nature of the day, you will be leaving with not only renewed confidence in your ability to land a new job, but also the tools to help you succeed.

For all this, your investment is just £297 plus VAT to join us.

What’s more, if you register before midnight on 27th August you qualify for a £50 discount , so the cost will be just £247 plus VAT.

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