Aiding individuals in academic & career development.
ICAD is dedicated to providing professional and academic services encompassing cover letters, resumes, salary negotiations, mock interviews, workshops, loss of earnings, vocational assessments, and various job readiness activities. Moreover, our expertise extends to assisting individuals in making informed decisions regarding their choice of major, college selection, personal statements, and navigating the higher education process.
Founded by Elisa Solomon Capello, M.S., our organization benefits from her extensive experience of 15++ years in career and academic counseling. Elisa possesses a profound commitment to professional development and education. Furthermore, she holds a Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance with an emphasis in College Student Personnel from California Lutheran University.
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“A dream written down becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan back by action makes your dreams reality. ”
Services Offered
Open one category at a time to see its services. Visit a service page: Academic Services, College Counseling, Career Counseling, Professional Development, Loss of Earnings & Vocational Assessment.
Academic Services (7 services)
- Academic goal setting: Identify educational goals and create a personalized action plan.
- High school academic planning: Review course choices and help students understand college preparation requirements.
- Academic progress reviews: Review student-provided academic records, identify potential gaps, and prepare questions for school or college advisors.
- Study skills and time management: Develop practical strategies for organization, studying, prioritization, and meeting deadlines.
- College transition support: Prepare students for greater independence, self-advocacy, and use of campus resources.
- Parent and family consultations: Clarify the planning process, expectations, responsibilities, and ways to support the student.
- Student resume development: Create resumes for college applications, scholarships, internships, and early work experiences.
College Counseling (11 services)
- College exploration and selection: Research colleges based on academic interests, location, campus environment, admissions requirements, and budget.
- Major and minor exploration: Connect students' interests, strengths, and career goals with potential areas of study.
- College application planning: Organize application requirements, deadlines, and next steps.
- Application guidance: Help students navigate UC, CSU, Common App, and other college applications.
- Personal statement and essay support: Guide brainstorming, organization, revision, and proofreading while preserving the student's voice and authorship.
- Activities and accomplishments: Help students present extracurricular activities, leadership, employment, and community involvement.
- Community college and transfer planning: Explore transfer pathways, prerequisite courses, and university admission requirements.
- Scholarship exploration: Identify potential scholarship opportunities and organize application materials and deadlines.
- Financial aid navigation: Explain general financial aid terminology and help families locate official resources and application support.
- College offer comparisons: Help students and families compare academic fit, campus resources, and reported attendance costs.
- College interview preparation: Practice responses and help students communicate their interests and accomplishments.
Career Counseling (17 services)
- Career exploration: Identify career possibilities that align with interests, strengths, values, and goals.
- Career assessments: Use appropriate interest and skills assessments to support exploration and informed decision-making.
- Transferable skills identification: Translate experience from employment, education, caregiving, and volunteer work into relevant professional strengths.
- Career action plans: Create realistic goals and manageable steps for entering, advancing in, or changing careers.
- Career transition support: Explore new directions and develop strategies for moving between roles or industries.
- Workforce reentry planning: Help clients present career gaps and prepare to return to employment.
- Job search strategy: Identify target roles, relevant employers, search platforms, and practical application goals.
- Remote work search guidance: Help clients identify suitable remote roles and present relevant communication, technology, and organizational skills.
- Job posting review: Assess how a client's experience aligns with a position and identify opportunities to strengthen application materials.
- Application organization: Build systems for tracking opportunities, submissions, contacts, interviews, and follow-up.
- Networking guidance: Develop outreach messages, professional introductions, and relationship-building strategies.
- Informational interview preparation: Help clients connect with professionals and ask useful questions about careers and industries.
- Interview coaching: Practice common, behavioral, and role-specific questions through personalized mock interviews.
- Interview follow-up: Prepare thank-you messages and professional follow-up communications.
- Internship and early career planning: Support students and recent graduates as they build experience and pursue entry-level opportunities.
- Professional communication: Strengthen workplace correspondence, introductions, and conversations with employers.
- Workshops and group presentations: Provide instruction on college planning, resume development, interviewing, job searching, and career readiness.
Professional Development (8 services)
- Resume writing and revision: Develop clear, targeted resumes that highlight relevant experience and accomplishments.
- Cover letter development: Create tailored letters that connect a client's qualifications with an employer's needs.
- LinkedIn profile development: Strengthen headlines, summaries, experience descriptions, and skills.
- Professional branding: Develop consistent messaging across resumes, online profiles, introductions, and interviews.
- Salary negotiation preparation: Research relevant compensation information and practice communicating salary expectations.
- Job offer evaluation: Compare compensation, benefits, responsibilities, flexibility, and growth opportunities.
- Professional development planning: Identify training, certifications, and skill-building opportunities relevant to career goals.
- Career advancement support: Help clients communicate accomplishments and prepare for promotion or expanded responsibilities.
A personal note from Elisa Solomon Capello
Services are personalized to each client's goals and stage of life. Whether you are planning for college, starting your career, returning to work, or exploring a new direction, we work together to create clear, practical next steps.
Founded by Elisa Solomon Capello, M.S., ICAD draws on 15+ years in career and academic counseling. Elisa holds a Master's in Counseling and Guidance with an emphasis in College Student Personnel from California Lutheran University. ICAD was developed to help individuals personally, academically, and professionally grow. We value the person as a whole and understand that each one of us has different needs, desires, and objectives. Our goal is to provide resources, tools, motivation, knowledge, and encouragement, so the individual can succeed and reach his or her fullest potential.
Please note: independent advising
Independent advising complements guidance from schools and colleges. Admission decisions, official academic approvals, financial aid awards, and hiring decisions remain with the relevant institutions and employers.
Loss of Earnings & Vocational Assessment
We conduct evaluations of an individual's skills and capabilities both before and after an injury to ascertain suitability for returning to a previous job, transitioning to a new position, or determining employability. We calculate income loss resulting from an incident by reviewing medical records, tax forms, and pay stubs, and researching inflation rates for future projections. Our expertise spans labor, education, office environments, and other relevant areas.
Contact
- Email: Elisa.icad@gmail.com
- Phone: 818-515-9686
- Location: Woodland Hills, CA