CAREER SERVICES

It’s all too common for recovering addicts and alcoholics to struggle with navigating employment and education once sober. Job hunting can be especially daunting for those with lapsed work history and/or criminal records. For those who have lost sight of their passions and purpose, our career services program will help clients re-discover their values, purpose, and direction in life through meaningful work..

We believe that self-sufficiency and a purposeful future are crucial to the recovery process. As our clients progress through the Inneractions program and begin to envision a life without drugs or alcohol, we’re preparing them to re-enter the workforce or attend college with readiness, clarity and confidence..

Each client has the opportunity to work with our certified career counselor to uncover their hidden talents, develop skills, and prepare the assets they’ll need to relaunch their professional or educational careers. For those who are ready to work we provide a highly successful job placement service.

How it Works

During the Inneractions Program on boarding process, we identify clients that are good candidates that are ready to start working with our career counselor and begin the Career Services intake process. The intake process allows us to assess the client’s needs, resources, and readiness for the ‘transition to work’. It’s an exciting time for everyone involved, filled with hope and the promise of renewed productivity as they engage with outside community and the world of work.

During the program, clients will:

  • Identify and mobilize their hidden ‘talent themes’ derived from StrengthsFinder technology.
  • Organize, guide, and sustain their efforts through goal setting, time management training, and leveraging their top 5 signature themes from the StrengthsFinder assessment.
  • Incorporate the ‘power and edge’ of their signature ‘talent themes’ in resume building, networking, and interview strategies.
  • Enhance their professional development in workshops on transferable skills, values activities, and other career development topics.
  • Discover new career paths through education advisement and career assessment activities.
  • Find meaningful work through our job placement service or apply for college.

Throughout this process, our career counselor and therapists collaborate by incorporating the clients’ signature themes in the counseling process. This unique collaboration helps clients to achieve their personal and career goals with greater ease, confidence, and intention.

A New Direction

Our career services program is founded on the guiding principles of strengths-based and positive psychology. The StrengthsFinder assessment, developed by Gallup and Tom Rath, is used to help identify unique signature personality talents, transferable skills, top motivators, interests, values and skills. The top 5 ‘talent themes’ identified in the StrengthsFinder assessment are used to help clients establish a new career path, to guide therapy sessions, and to assist employers in managing our alumni.

Skills Training

Once we have a client’s signature ‘talent themes’ established, it’s time to develop the practical skills and assets that are needed to approach employers or apply for college. Working one-on-one with our counselors and through workshop events, clients get to practice job skills, develop a new optimized resumé, and work to overcome personal stumbling blocks.

Armed with signature ‘talent themes’ and transferable skills identified through StrengthsFinder, clients can begin skills training in these areas:

  • Create an optimized resumé
  • Networking strategies
  • Interview training and practice
  • Managing social media profiles
  • Identifying key partnerships
  • Goal setting and time management

In addition to sharpening practical skills, we focus on techniques to manage “blind spots” related to thoughts, feelings, and behavior while increasing self-awareness and managing weaknesses. It’s important for each individual to develop self-awareness and to understand their working environment. By leveraging their own personal ‘power and edge’, recovering addicts can position themselves for success in their professional careers.

A Future of Meaningful Work

With increased awareness and intention and a toolbox of practical skills, our clients are set to make valuable contributions in the work environment. We help ensure success by working directly with the employer to play to the client’s strengths, identified through StrengthsFinder technology, and to manage any ‘blind spots’ that might impact the relationship. We also maintain an ongoing feedback loop with the employer so we can help manage any issues that may arise and to ensure that their needs are met.

Individuals who have been through recovery at Inneractions are some of the most passionate people in the world and make extremely valuable contributions both in the workplace and in the community. It’s our pleasure to guide them through the process of relaunching their professional or educational careers and to watch them become the amazing human beings they were meant to be.

Our Career Services Director

ellie tabibian career services director

Ellie Tabibian
Career Services Director

gallup certified strengthsfinder coach
Ellie Tabibian is a professional career services leader and certified StrengthsFinder coach. Her passion for fulfilling the educational and career needs of individuals with strengths-based assessments is inspirational for the whole Inneractions family. During her 10+ years of educational counseling, Ellie has worked with both children and adults to identify their most valuable skill sets and hidden talents. Her unique approach to counseling is the culmination of her diverse experience as a Gallup Certified StrengthsFinder coach, career services director, personal development instructor, and school psychologist.