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How To Help ( and when not to ) with Job Search Assistance. ALA’s CDF Training Program. Career Development Facilitator completed the CDF Training Program, provided by a nationally trained & qualified instructor 2 full days of face-to-face training
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ALA’s CDF Training Program • Career Development Facilitator • completed the CDF Training Program, provided by a nationally trained & qualified instructor • 2 full days of face-to-face training • 12 weeks of online training, assignments, Skype sessions and conference calls and a final project • incorporates career development information or skills in their work with students, adults, clients, employees or the public
As the NJLA representative . . . • Work with Leadership & Education subcommittee and/or the Professional Development committee • Present a program at the NJLA Annual Conference
A Mattering Climate • Provide a safe place to explore options • Listen to all aspects of the person’s story • Enquire through questions – be curious • Acknowledge – notice and greet • Support – express encouragement & provide feedback • Exchange – self disclose when appropriate & in a genuine way
Listening & Attending • SOLER Attending Skills • S- Face the client squarely • O – Adopt an open posture • L – Lean toward the client • E – Maintain good eye contact • R – Try to be relatively relaxed • Be aware of: • Age • Gender • Culture/Ethnicity • Setting
Resources to Consider • Formal vs. Informal Assessments • SDS (Self Directed Search) • Holland Code (John L. Holland) • 4-S Model (Nancy Schlossberg) • O*Net Profiler and My Next Move (https://www.onetcenter.org/IP.html and http://www.mynextmove.org/)
Ethical Decision Making • Define the problem and ethical issues involved • Review relevant codes & standards • Identify & outline options • Consider your feelings & emotional responses • Seek consultation • Take action
Scope • Important to know what is within your role and outside of your role when providing career assistance • Must look at level of skill, training and ability
Ally Blumenfeld Paterson Public Library
Job Help at PFPL Job Search Handout Resume Packet Drop-In Resume Clinic (once a month) Tech Skill Share: one-on-one, by-appointment computer class Career Connections Grant (Department of Labor) Your Career @ Your LibrarySeries: presentations to local work experience programs
Lindsey Meyer Edison Public Library
What we offer at Edison Public Library: • Classes in job searching, résumés, cover letters, and interviewing • I offer one-on-one résumé reviews • appointments are for residents only • limit of 3 sessions, up to one hour / session Our special population: many immigrant job seekers need guidance in the U.S. job market
My Approach • Help the seeker to think like an employer and to construct their job search and résumé with the employer’s needs in mind • Collaborate by teaching skills so that seekers can improve their own résumés. • Teach and push networking skills. • My role: A combination of potential employer, job counselor, and cheerleader
What I DO with résumés: • Interview the seeker, then evaluate & edit their résumé • Give advice about information organization • Give formatting advice • Teach relevant U.S. employment law • Yes, you need to do this, especially for immigrants! Just don’t give legal advice.
What I DON’T do: • I don’t compose résumé text if it’s outside my area of expertise. • I don’t type the text for the seeker, although I may offer to format it quickly. • I don’t give legal advice. • I don’t provide detailed career counseling. Instead, I refer them to a professional counselor.
Tonya Garcia Long Branch Public Library
Long Branch Public LibraryBack to Work Initiative • Back to Work Services (Virtual Career Center) • Youth Ambassador (Teen)Program • Fresh Start Program
Back to Work • Examined Community Needs • NJSL Literacy Grant, CJRLC etc. • Virtual Career Center • Technology & Career Center • 16 Week Transition Courses
Youth Ambassador Teen Program • Incentives • Practice Interviews • Job Searching Assistance • Resume Reviews
Fresh Start Program • Technology training, career coaching & resume reviews • Pre- assessments • 11 ½ hour private sessions • Transition to the open lab sessions • 150 participants per year 2014 (avg.) • Grants and Community Assistance (NJSL, Monmouth University Interns, etc.)
Contact Info Karen Klapperstuck, Head of Reference and Virtual Services Monroe Township Public Library librarykar@gmail.com Tonya Garcia, Library Director Long Branch Public Library tgarcia.lbpl@gmail.com Ally Blumenfeld, Library Associate Paterson Public Library blumenfeld@patersonpl.org Lindsey Meyer, Reference Librarian Edison Public Library lmeyer@lmxac.org