Get Better Results for Jobseekers with AI: Workshops for Career Coaches
At a Glance
Join Jobs for the Future for hands-on workshops that help career coaches integrate generative AI into their practice to better support job seekers.This workshop is offered on multiple dates. Please see below for more details.
Today, career coaches are working at a promising intersection: artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, and the need for trusted human relationships in navigating career development has never been greater. When used thoughtfully, AI tools can enhance career coaching, such as:
- Reducing administrative and documentation burdens so coaches can focus on higher-value coaching conversations
- Use labor market data and AI tools to expand career exploration, skill-building, and application support for a wider range of job seekers
- Integrate AI in ways that center broad access to opportunity, mitigate bias and inaccuracies, and protect jobseeker privacy
Jobs for the Future (JFF)’s workshops for career coaches are designed for coaches who want to build confident, ethical, and practical AI habits in their daily work. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to deepen your skills and build custom tools, these sessions will help you use AI to extend your reach, strengthen your professional judgment, and augment your support to the job seekers and learners you serve.
Spring Sessions
AI 101: Introduction to Using Generative AI in Your Coaching Practice
In this hands-on workshop, built on the principles of Jobs for the Future’s “Generative AI: A How-To Guide for Career Coaches,” we will introduce you to the fundamentals of generative AI and show you how to integrate AI as a powerful partner in your practice thoughtfully. Through real-world examples, guided exercises, and peer-to-peer practice, you’ll learn practical strategies to support jobseeker needs and free up more time for the human-centric coaching where you shine brightest.
Who should attend? This session is best for those who are new to AI and/or just beginning to use AI in their practice.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Master the art of the prompt: Craft structured, effective prompts to instruct AI tools to act as expert career coaches, generate customized career plans, and tailor outputs for specific jobseeker needs.
- Apply AI to daily coaching tasks: Experiment with generative AI tools to support key jobseeker activities, including resume building, interview preparation, career exploration, and skills identification.
- Coach responsibly and ethically with AI: Identify and mitigate AI’s limitations, including bias, inaccuracy, and privacy risks, ensuring you maintain a human-centric, ethical approach in your practice.
- Develop a personal action plan to pilot AI use cases in your coaching practice.
Choose the virtual session that works best for you. All sessions will contain the same content.
Cost: $199 per individual
AI 201: Advanced Prompting and Building Custom Bots (two-part series)
Already use generative AI in your coaching practice and ready to learn more? This advanced workshop series will help you deepen and systematize your practice. Across two sessions, participants will explore concrete ways to move beyond ad hoc experimentation toward building durable AI-enabled workflows that better support job seekers and streamline coaching tasks.
We will focus on high-impact, coaching-specific use cases and guide participants in building their own custom bot on a safe, closed platform, so you can experiment confidently, bring real scenarios from your work, and leave with tools you can apply immediately.
Who should attend? This workshop is best for those who are regular users of generative AI and are looking to advance their use of AI in their coaching practice.
By the end of the workshop series, participants will be able to:
- Leverage advanced prompting strategies: Incorporate additional prompting methods (e.g., role prompting, chain-of-thought, style guides, reusable templates) into your regular AI practice.
- Prioritize key AI use cases: Identify pain points and bottlenecks in your current workflows, and determine where AI can add the most value to drive efficiencies and improve support for job seekers.
- Build a custom bot: Design and build a simple custom bot within a safe platform, tailored to one or more high-priority use cases in your coaching practice.
We are offering one session of this workshop, which will be a 2-part series. Attendance at both parts is required.
Cost: $399 per individual
Parts 1 & 2
Tuesday, April 7 & Tuesday, April 14
2:00—3:30 p.m. ET
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Questions?
Contact raa@jff.org with any questions about the workshops.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to attend the workshop?
The registration fee for the AI 101 workshop is $199 per person. The registration fee for the AI 201 workshop is $399 per person.
Who should attend this workshop?
Anyone who provides career coaching to people and is interested to learn more about how to integrate generative AI into their day-to-day work. This includes career coaches, advisors, counselors, mentors, and other education and workforce development practitioners.
What is the cancellation policy for this workshop?
Cancellation and refund requests must be submitted in writing to raa@jff.org at least 5 business days before the start of the workshop you registered for. A $25 cancellation fee will be applied to process the refund. If you wish to transfer your registration to a colleague at no cost, you must submit a written request to raa@jff.org at least 3 business days before the start of the workshop you registered for. Refunds will not be given for no-shows.
How do I pay the registration fee?
You must pay the fee with a credit card when you register for the workshop. You will receive a confirmation email with your payment details once your registration is complete.
How do I log into the workshop?
The workshop will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive the login information via email one week before the event. Please make sure you join the meeting with a Zoom account that matches the name and email address you provided at registration.
What do I need to participate in the workshop?
A laptop or tablet and reliable wi-fi are required to participate in the workshop. We recommended downloading Zoom and setting up an account before the workshop to make the login process smooth. The workshop is highly interactive and will use breakout rooms for small-group activities and discussion, so we recommend that you be in a quiet space that will enable you to participate fully with the other participants.
Does JFF offer continuing education units (CEUs) for attending the workshop?
No, JFF is unable to issue CEUs for attending the workshop. However, we can issue a certificate of participation. If you require a certificate of participation or have other attendance verification needs, please email us at raa@jff.org.