Fact Sheet
How many people do you know who dislike their jobs?
$44 Billion: The estimated cost faced by U.S. employers for occupational mismatch, job dissatisfaction and employee turnover - U.S. Department of Education 2004.
What is CareerDNA?
CareerDNA is the first digital mentoring and career-coaching center that will help you get the job you love based on your individual passions, skills and personality. Think of it as a matchmaking service for your career. CareerDNA uses an unprecedented assessment tool to identify a user's personality type and temperament, skills, values and interests that is then analyzed by the CareerDNA system and matched to those careers that would be the best fit for you.
Based on the work of career counselor Dr. Brian A. Schwartz, CareerDNA is based on his 30 years of successfully counseling thousands on their career development. The C-suite has always had access to this type of career counseling and mentoring. Now it is available to everyone.
Why CareerDNA?
If you have a job you love, you will excel!
CareerDNA helps a user manage his or her career based on who they are, what they enjoy and what they want out of life, basically targeting jobs that should make you happy.
How does it work?
CareerDNA has four key components:
Self-Assessment and Validation
Using a fast easy set of interactive assessment tools, CareerDNA quickly identifies users’ psychological type and temperament, skills, values and interests in an engaging and user-friendly format.
Career Finder
CareerDNA inputs all of the information from the self-assessment and validation modules into a state-of-the-art career finder and validator, which targets specific careers and jobs.
Marketing
Career DNA offers digital tools to facilitate the user’s ability to effectively market themselves based on their target job selections. This marketing plan includes:
- Development of career goals
- Foundation for a draft passion-based resume
- Foundation for a compelling cover letter
- Elevator pitch
- Personalized answers to top five interview questions
Digital Coaching with Peter Weddle—Coach P and Dr. Brian A. Schwartz
In addition to Dr. Brian A. Schwartz, CareerDNA has partnered with one of the top career experts in the United States, Peter Weddle, who will serve as Coach P. Both will offer valuable guidance in the form of ongoing bi-weekly coaching emails, guiding users through topics such as:
- Using the Internet effectively for a job search
- What you need to know about job boards
- All time best tips for interviews
- Self-esteem-the key to career success
- Effectively managing your boss
Who developed CareerDNA?
CareerDNA draws on the clinical practice of Dr. Brian A. Schwartz, an accomplished career counselor with over 30 years of practical career development experience. Dr. Schwartz’s unique discovery and assessment process has a proven record of success, serving over 5,000 clients. Further, Dr. Schwartz has assembled a team of leading clinical experts to support him in translating his process to an online application.
How much does CareerDNA cost?
CareerDNA is available for $49.95 for the first 12 months; with a $19.95 annual renewal fee.
The offline equivalent of a career counselor/mentor would be in excess of $5,000.
