The CPIBN staff works to make the office environment as comfortable as possible for each and every candidate. The first step of that process is assuring that the staff members are perceived as approachable and trustworthy. There is always someone to greet people walking through the front door, which works to help ease the first …
Every CPIBN candidate finishes the boot camp modules with the idea that they are employed; for themselves as job seekers. Repeatedly stressing the importance of treating the job search as a full time job makes the advice feel cliche, but it serves a purpose. Embracing the mantra creates an understanding of the process and a …
Profile: Candidate B is not new to the CPIBN program, having gone through the bootcamp and entire job search process in the summer-fall of 2014. Unfortunately, almost to the day one year later, he found himself downsized again from his Marketing Manager position with a local technical manufacturing company. The CPIBN program was offered to …
Every job search includes a period playing the waiting game. Patience pays off, however, and after another round of interviews and meeting with other members of the company, Candidate A is finally able to shed the Job Seeker job title and begin the transition into a new role and job title. CPIBN’s involvement in the …
Each candidate who walks through the doors at CPIBN works towards the end goal of finding their next perfect fit with a company. Weeks, and sometimes months, of hard work, class participation, resume polishing, networking, and research all lead up to the biggest and most intimidating aspect of the job search, the interview. Candidate A …
Every job search has ebbs and flows, and while the ebbs seem to be never-ending, Candidate A has come to realize that all of the hard work put into her time working with CPIBN and utilizing the tools she has learned through the classes shes attending are beginning to pay off. After submitting countless applications, …
Candidate A was excited to learn that CPIBN offers other classes, covering a wide array of topics and issues, outside of the bootcamp style modules, and she quickly registered to participate in the What Should I Wear? Dress for Success class. She felt she had a good understanding of what it means to dress professionally or …
One of the pitfalls of the job search is that there are going to be times of frustration, waiting, and nothing-ness. The good news is that you are not alone, and Candidate A was able to fully grasp that by spending more time at CPIBN. Candidate A felt more comfortable doing her searching, networking, …
Now that she has a full week of modules, resume developing, and updates to her professional social media sites under her belt, Candidate A spent time starting her job search and really putting herself out there in terms of networking. Like most young professionals, Candidate A fancies herself computer and online savvy, so she starts …
Profile: Candidate A starts her journey after a recent restructuring of her company where she has been working in sales for four years. She joined this company straight out of college, where she studied Marketing. The company she worked for offered her a program through CPIBN as a part of her separation package, and after speaking …
