Speaking & Group Workshops

Practical Career Advice. Real-World Experience.

Give your audience useful strategies they can put into practice—whether they’re preparing a resume, getting ready for an interview, or learning how to build connections that lead to opportunity.

Available for educational, workforce, and community audiences. Topics and format can be tailored to your group.

Workshop Topics

Career skills, made practical.

Each session is built around clear ideas, relatable examples, and steps participants can use in their own job search.

Designed for Your Audience

Useful for people at different stages of their careers.

Whether your audience is preparing for its first job, navigating a career transition, or strengthening professional skills, the session can be shaped around its needs.

College & university students High school students Job seekers Career transitioners Community groups Workforce programs
Experience & Credibility

Experience sharing career strategies with real audiences.

Jeff Chu is an author and career development professional with firsthand experience in recruiting, hiring, and helping people navigate the employment process.

Virginia Tech
Brigham Young University
National Society of High School Scholars
Loudoun County Public Library
LDS Employment Center
320+attendees at an NSHSS Scholar’s Day resume workshop
70+participants at a Virginia Tech resume workshop
3 core topicsresumes, interviewing, and networking

Past speaking engagements include the organizations listed above. The attendance figures reflect specific past events, not typical or guaranteed attendance.

View past events and presentations
From Applicant to Hired book cover
Author of From Applicant to Hired

Practical guidance participants can keep using.

Workshop strategies draw on Jeff’s book, From Applicant to Hired: Unlocking the Secrets of Resumes, Interviews, and Employment, which brings resume, interview, and employment advice together in one approachable resource.

Learn about the book
Plan a Workshop

Let’s build a session for your audience.

Tell me about your organization, who you serve, and the career skills you want participants to strengthen. We can discuss the right topic, format, and availability.

Inquire About a Workshop

jeffchu@employmentplan.net · Northern Virginia / DC Metro Area and remote presentations