The IMF Spouse/Partners are offered the services of a career advisor, Sheila McKenna, when they are seeking career services.   Sheila is available at the IMF and offers the following services one on one with spouses:

1. Job Search Orientation

• Career Coaching and/or advising on job search
• Developing resumes (highlighting your strengths and skills based on job descriptions)
• Conducting interviewing skills sessions (individual preparation for an upcoming interview)
• Introducing and teaching networking skills
• Navigating the US job market
• Administering and analysing the results of job career planning + tactics

      2. Workshops and Seminars

• Sheila teaches:
  • Interviewing Skills
  • Making Your Contacts Count (Networking Skills)
• Sheila plans monthly career networking workshops in partnership with IMFFA on a range of topics such as:
  • Storytelling in your job search
  • Executive Presence
  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator – Personality Testing Past
  • Social Media Workshop

To see details of upcoming programs, click here.

3. Career Coaching Program

•  This program offers additional coaching services to IMFFA members from coaches.  Five hours of coaching sessions are offered to a cohort of IMFFA members.  The spouses/partners work individually on an in-person or virtual basis with a qualified executive coach.
•  The Coaching Program is kicked off with the two-hour interactive workshop led by Sheila McKenna, IMF’s spouse career advisor.  Sheila outlines what career coaching is and the benefits plus participants have a chance to hear the other in their cohort, their stories and their job searching experiences.
•  Career coaching is not job search; if a spouse or partner is looking for a specific job, he/she should contact Sheila McKenna directly for that service.