Why choose to work with KDM Careers?
First, we are highly passionate about what we do and we treat every client situation as if it were our own! Second, we are a privately owned small business and operate with minimal overhead expenses enabling us to deliver high-value and quality services well below the fees of large competitor firms. We are able to devote personal attention to our clients in preparing tailored services.
What level of person and type of industries / career areas do you service?
We have experience across a wide range of diverse industries and job fields, too many to list here but does include Sales, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Business Development, Engineering, Construction Management and many others. Our clients have ranged from top management (CFO, CEO, etc.) and mid-level management to entry level, blue-collar workers, college graduates and graduate school admissions.
What is the process?
Please note that our clients are heavily involved in the entire process of all services—you will actually have “homework” to do in some cases. Job placement is a matter of matching your skills with company openings and managing the interview process – there is no charge for this. Other services start out by sharing information followed by a service quote, all at no cost. From there the process varies depending on the services being provided. Resume creation and career interest assessments are typically developed within a few days. Call our office for more information.
What are your fees?
Job Placement is FREE. Other fees depend on the services needed. Resume creation fees are based on your target job position and challenges you have. Other fees are based on the level of assistance requested for career interest assessments and / or job search campaigns. Call our office to receive a written quote.
Do you provide job placement services?
Absolutely! We are partnered with various organizations across the country in order to fulfill this crucial need for clients. Local or long distance, staying in your home town or moving across the country, we have exposure to a variety of opportunities.
What payment methods do you accept?
Visa, MasterCard, cashier’s check, money order and personal checks from Indiana based banking institutions. Again, there are no fees for job placement.
Is the career interest assessment the same as a personality test?
No. Our assessment will group an individual into a category such as being social or being business oriented, etc. In a sense, some people could consider this part of their personality – however – those categories and associated career areas are arrived at by knowing the persons interests, likes / dislikes, preferences and values as they relate to the real life working world.
Will the assessment tell me exactly what career to choose?
No. There is nothing that exists that will tell anyone exactly what to do. If there was, then everyone would be doing it. The assessment offers career area and occupational suggestions, all based on how an individual responded to the questionnaires. The educational training and majors are mapped to these suggested career areas and occupations. If an individual does not respond to the questionnaires honestly, then the assessment results will be skewed. Once assessment results are provided, there is still individual thinking and sole searching to do on what feels right.
My son / daughter is having trouble deciding what to choose as a college major. How does your career service help?
“What major do I choose” is the million dollar college planning question. This is the question that we hear most often from college bound high school students.
Our service will suggest college majors that map to specific career occupations which are highlighted from taking the assessment. By knowing the students Interests, Abilities and Work-Values, it is possible to identify the best majors to consider as it relates to the career areas and occupations that have been revealed and suggested as the best fit for the student. .
Our high school gives career tests. How is yours different?
First, the assessment we provide is focused on three very important aspects of an individual - Interests, Abilities and Work-Values. These are measured based on three separate questionnaires and the results are combined together to identify the best career areas that match the overall person. Most assessments do not combine these three aspects to reveal this overall picture – you usually get only one aspect of this in an assessment.
Second, the result of our assessment provides information about specific occupations within identified career areas, explains the education level required to work in a specific occupation, and maps the required education to a college major or technical training certification. There’s more – the results also provide schools / colleges that offer the majors, occupation salary ranges, job descriptions and related occupations.
Most guidance departments are overloaded with tasks and responsibilities. They are busy coordinating class schedules, communicating college application / admission deadlines, etc., and do not have the time required to give each individual student the level of attention that our service provides.
