Support... Getting help completing our program

Local free career advice...
 

In most communities, you can find a number of professional career counselors that offer free advice to career planners and job seekers.  These individuals can typically be found at the locations listed below.  Check your local Yellow Pages for names and phone numbers, and then call each location to inquire as to whether they offer services to the general public.  If they do, explain to them that you're working on our program and need assistance (explain the help that you need) and ask them if they can help you.  Help may come in the form of a phone conversation, office visit, or referral to some third party resource.  If you do meet for an office visit, remember to take your materials from this program with you to share with your counselor!

• High schools (contact Guidance Office)

• 2-year Community Colleges and 4-year Colleges and Universities (contact Counseling Office or Office or Career Planning and Placement)

• Vocational and Technical Schools (contact Counseling or Placement Office)

• State Employment Services

• Adult (GED) Educational Centers

• Men's and Women's Support Groups

• Charitable organizations (Salvation Army, etc.)

Local paid career advice...
 

In many communities, you can find professional career counselors in private practice that can assist you for a fee.  Again, check your Yellow Pages for names and phone numbers and then call them to inquire about their services.  You may also obtain recommendations about counselors in private practice from some of the free sources listed above - so call them first.  Carefully explain what assistance you need, and then inquire as to what fee would be required before you agree to participate.

Online chat groups...

Many online chat services (aka social networks) offer "chat rooms" where you can discuss with other individuals matters that are important to you.  You can either join an existing chat session on career planning, or create one yourself and invite others to join you for a discussion.  In either case you may be able to find someone who can help you with your career needs.  Such services are usually free of charge.

Paid support via email...
 

We (Gonyea & Associates, LLC) offer assistance in completing our program via email for a fee of $125.  Due to our current work schedules, this is a very limited service.  We can only accept a few clients each month, and we operate on a first come, first served basis.  If we are not able to assist you during the current month, we will place your name on a waiting list and offer you first option during the next month's scheduling.

Here's how our program works:

• Upon registration with our support service, you will receive an email from us outlining the purpose and objectives of Step 1 of our program.  Your first email will also contain a detailed checklist of things that you should do to complete the first step.  Consider this first step your first assignment.  You may email us if you have any questions regarding how to complete the first assignment.  After you have completed the first assignment, you will forward your results to us via email.  We will review your results and email our comments and our suggestions for improvement, as well as instructions regarding how to complete the next step (assignment).
   

• We will continue this process throughout all five steps of our program to guide you to a successful completion - where you are able to select a career goal and develop a plan to reach your goal.

If you wish to receive more information about our paid support service, or to request participation in this service, please use our Contact page to notify us.  Simply indicate that you would like more information or to participate and we'll forward information via email.