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Career change planning programs on the market in 2010 - features comparison to CareerPlan Pro
Career Change Planning Program
Course Contents
Pricing
 CareerPlan Pro™
                                                                                                                                     
reinvent
                                                                      yourself
Compare these career change packages to CareerPlan Pro Fast Track Program
A Major Career Institute - one of the oldest players in the industry
CareerPlan Pro Fast Track Program
Career Choice Program
3 months program based on
personality tests
and phone consults
2 to 3 months long program
course content varies by individual
course based on psychometric tests
snail mail materials back and forth & phone
no defined program schedule
sliding scale - fees increase based on income
$1,500
to
$2,900
CareerPlan Pro
Fast Track
Career Planning
Program Complete
$297
3 week comprehensive career planning package
step-by-step program that is like a GPS for your career
Define Your Career, Set Goals, Create an Action Plan
puts your career plan into play as soon as possible
strong coaching and email support for exceptional results
includes 4+ weekly coaching consults and unlimited email
Sample Career Change Advisor - phone consults coaching
CareerPlan Pro Fast Track Program
Career Coaching Program
3 hour phone consults
Program based on psychometric tests
3 phone sessions
no set program schedule
Phone coaching based on test results
no career blueprint & no career action plan
course materials not clear
$499
CareerPlan Pro
Fast Track
Career Planning
Program Complete
$297
3 week comprehensive career planning package
step-by-step program that is like a GPS for your career
Define Your Career, Set Goals, Create an Action Plan
puts your career plan into play as soon as possible
strong coaching and email support for exceptional results
includes 4+ weekly coaching consults and unlimited email
Compare this career planning package to CareerPlan Pro's Career Planning program
A Career Advisor
CareerPlan Pro Career Planning Program
Advisor Program
length of program varies
no self assessment & no career blueprint
course content not clearly articulated
you have to sort through resources yourself
one coaching session
monthly membership required
$197
however,
requires $29
monthly
membership
CareerPlan Pro
Career Planning
Program
$67
comprehensive career planning and self-assessment
step-by-step program that is like a GPS for your career
Define Your Career, Set Goals, Create Action Plan
course content builds upon itself
strong career planning management system
for the do-it-yourselfer
A Major Career Consulting Company - with corporate career focus
CareerPlan Pro Career Planning Program
Career Coaching Program
3 hour phone consults
3 hour random consult
no self assessment & no career blueprint
based on personality tests
lightly touches on several areas
not a comprehensive career plan
focuses on resumes and interviews
$179
CareerPlan Pro
Career Planning
Program
$67
comprehensive career planning and self-assessment
straightforward step-by-step program:
Define Your Career, Set Goals, Create Action Plan
no psychometric tests, no required monthly membership
course content builds upon itself
for the do-it-yourselfer
Compare this career self-assessment package to CareerPlan Pro's Define Your Career program
There is no directly comparable program out there to Define Your Career
Define Your Career
No comparable program available
NA
Define Your Career
Career Change
Blueprint &
Self-assessment
Program
$37
career change blueprint and self assessment tool
identifies and pinpoints your optimum career or business
based on the four factors of your optimum career
easy to complete step-by-step worksheets
complete it in 2 to 4 hours
for the do-it-yourselfer
Compare these career coaching consults to CareerPlan Pro's coaching advisor consult session
A Major Career Planner - a Psychometric Tests Site
One Time Coaching Consult
Career Coaching 1 hour
1 hour session
coaching includes 2 personality tests
coach phone consult based on tests
$275
$37 1st session
$30 each add'l
coaching based on course content
get specific results for your specific issues
$37 can be applied to upgrade to any coaching package
Compare career tests to CareerPlan Pro
A Major Career Institute - one of the oldest players in the industry
Absolutely No Tests used to "categorize" you in CareerPlan Pro
Career Testing Program
Psychometric tests and analysis
a battery of psychometric "personality" tests
to fit you into a "category" "type" or "score"
no self assessment & no career blueprint
once "tested" you'll still need a career program
$520
NO
psychometric tests
used here
psychometric tests are used by many corporations
to "weed out bad apples" - not to Define Your Career
why try to "categorize" your one-of-a-kind personality?
do you need to be "classified" into what "type" you are?
Summary
As you can see above, most career planning industry coaching is haphazard and based on personality tests, and for what they try to do, they may be fairly priced.

However, the more you compare "apples to apples" of these features: 1. Define your career 2. Convert it to goals 3. Set up a career action plan,
the more you begin to realize, regardless of cost at $275, $499 or even $3,900 these programs are not set up to provide coaching support like CareerPlan Pro™.