The Master’s Program: Career Development Services

SetFocus has designed The Masters Program to help bring software developers and business professionals to the next level in their career, utilizing Visual Studio 2005 and C#, SQL Server 2005, or MS Business Intelligence Tools. An intergral part of The Master's Program's success is our in-depth, intense, intergrated career services.  Every Master's Program student will receive full time career services and counseling as part of their developer training experience.

Career Services Program Every Master's Program student is provided with invaluable job search strategies to gain interviews and win job offers. We will guide you and give you the tools for conducting a successful job search.  As a Master's Program student you will receive one on one coaching as well as weekly workshop presentations on the following job search components: Self Assessments 60 Second Commercial Creation Resume & Cover Letter Writing Interviewing Skills Networking Skills Negotiating Skills In addition to the one-on-one coaching and group sessions, you will be marketed directly to corporations through the strategic relationships we have developed with employers and recruiters nationwide. Increase your chances of getting a job with the extra support only SetFocus can offer!        What is Your Job Search Strategy?   Learn the skills to obtain the IT jobs you want! Grow your IT career and attain your goals by successfully completing 2 objectives.  Your first objective is to increase your technical skill set. Keeping your IT skills up to date with what the workforce is seeking and demanding.      The second objective is to change your IT job search strategy. Too many times, individuals do not realize that their job-search needs to be a strategy; one that involves many components from resumes and cover letters to interviewing and negotiating a salary.  You could have top technical skills, but your ability to implement a successful IT job search strategy can sometimes determine where and how long you are seeking a job in the market.    Graduate Success Your goal is to get a job!  Our goal is to make it happen!  In 2005 - 98% of all eligible graduates attained a developer position within 3 months following graduation!  Graduate Placements! Graduates Graduates Speak! Top 5 Testimonials about our Career Services 1.     “SetFocus' Career Development Services and the Job Search Strategies they presented helped me focus my efforts on finding the right job and it worked! They helped me fix my resume, gave me confidence and showed me how to express my enthusiasm for the position. I believe that's what got me the spot over the other 3 applicants and I started a job immediately following the training.” 2.      “I’m writing this from my new job in Manhattan which Career Development Services at SetFocus helped me to obtain (before I even graduated).”  3.      “Through their career development program, I learned the skills and techniques necessary to compete with other developers with the same level of experience.” 4.     “Their Career Development program helped me attain a job in NYC before the course was even over!” 5.      “With the excellent guidance and help of its passionate career counsel, I also landed on an awesome new job half way through my study.”

10 Latest Hires of Grads       View listing of Graduate Placements!    Systems Analyst, West Asset Management , TX  Business Analyst, Goodrich ATS, WA  Developer, Sedgwick CMS, OH  Software Engineer, FanBox, CA  Developer, Blue Sombrero, GA  Web Developer/Consultant, Ascendis Consulting , FL  Developer, Veros Software , CA  Developer Support Engineer, Infragistics, NJ  Developer Support Engineer, Infragistics, NJ  Developer Support Engineer, Infragistics, NJ  View listing of Graduate Placements!  Hiring Partners Premier Hiring Partners Organizations that consistently hire Master's Program graduates on an annual basis, are considered SetFocus Premier Hiring Partners. Avanade Infragistics The Henson Group  Frequently, these partners conduct on site interviews following presentations at our Parsippany location.  For those students attending The Master's Program remotely, presentations and interviews are also conducted on-line via The GRID®. All Hiring  Partners In addition to our Premier Hiring Partners SetFocus works with hundreds of other organizations who hire Master's Program graduates every year.  Employers Employers Speak! Hiring Statistics FOCUS:  is an Alumni Newsletter published every quarter with information for our graduates and alumni to continue to be competitive in the IT workforce. 2006 - 1st Quarter 2006 - 2nd Quarter In addition to our Alumni Newsletters, our graduates receive a number of benefits from having attending the Master's Program. Continued Career Services for Life Continuing Education Discounts And More!