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[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Benjamin815

From the research i've done to try and find which workshops are most valuable to someone's career. It seems to consistently be microsoft excel, 6 sigma, as well as soft skills such as public speaking and presentation. In my area there are a lot of call centers.

So what I'm doing is I've begun writing a report I plan to give away (as Gordon mentioned in an earlier post) on how to get the hottest jobs in the city and I've looking into what makes resumes stand out so I can offer the free resumes as well.

I plan on having a one question survey they have to answer to download the report. Which of the following skills interest you most?
Public speaking, presentation, job search or call center.

When doing the free resumes and aptitude testing , I will recommend a class based off of our conversation and gauge their interests. I plan on offering job specific resumes and cover letters at a premium as well as your $495 find their ideal job 90 day guarantee in the beginning and using these lists to begin workshops.

I believe after going through a couple of different courses with the courseware out there and my background I can successfully run these soft skill workshops with 4-6 students at a time myself.

While like Gordon pointed out, you can make significantly more per student with Microsoft. I think in a community like mine, I'm going to be better off starting with the soft skills and resumes.

I don't have any questions at this time, if anyone has any suggestions, my ears are wide open.

Thanks again for all of your insight, Gordon.

Much appreciated.

Just as a perspective; my daughter is paid 500 bux a day to teach presentation skills to small groups, about a 5 hour training, and this is as a 1099er, her employer makes more...so soft skills is a great place to start.

She also does an Improv class on presentation/speaking skills. Depending on your area, the "geek/nerd" tech industries are great places to offer soft skills, there seems to be some very bright young men, skilled with tech, not so skilled with people, keep your eye out for your local "geek" fast growing companies. (Also engineers, accountant types too).

Good luck with your venture.

GordonJ